Parent Sector : Education Sector (ED)
Duty Station: Bangkok
Job Family: Education
Type of contract : Non Staff
Duration of contract : From 7 to 11 months
Recruitment open to : External candidates
Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 07-May-2025
UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism
UNESCO Bangkok covers Afghanistan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Vietnam, Singapore and Thailand. The office represents UNESCO in the United Nations regional architecture, namely the Regional Collaborative Platform for the Asia-Pacific, co-leading its Learning and Education 2030+ Networking Group (LE2030+), covering 46 Member States and three Associate Members in the region, and within a network of 14 UNESCO Field Offices.
The Education Section at the UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok (UNESCO Bangkok) is dedicated to strengthening the capacities of the Member States to provide equitable, inclusive, and quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all in line with Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4).
The Section is responsible for a wide range of programme areas, related to inclusive, equitable, safe and healthy schools; learning and skills for life, work and sustainable development; teachers, teaching and the teaching profession; and digital learning and transformation. To increase communication, advocacy and knowledge sharing, the Section is responsible for different knowledge management platforms as outlined below.
The LE2030+ Networking Group facilitates regional advocacy and technical capacity building; undertakes knowledge-sharing and information exchange; provides support to Member States in all aspects of the implementation and monitoring of SDG4 in the region; coordinates actions between partners; and ensures harmonization between efforts at the global and national levels, to advance the Education 2030 agenda and achieve the SDG4 targets by 2030. UNESCO Bangkok as its Secretariat manages the regional SDG4 knowledge portal, which was launched in October 2019 and includes knowledge management for the LE2030+ regional working groups such as the Asia-Pacific Multilingual Education Working Group; the Disability-Inclusive Education in Asia Pacific Working Group; the Asia-Pacific Interagency Digital Transformation in Learning and Education Thematic Working Group; the School Health Nutrition and Wellbeing Asia-Pacific Technical Working Group; and the Asia-Pacific Thematic Working Group on Adolescent and Youth Education, Learning and Skills Development.
UNESCO Bangkok is also Secretariat of the Asia-Pacific Regional Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education (known as the \"Tokyo Convention\") and as such supports knowledge management of the Asia Pacific Network of National Information Centers (APNNIC). In its efforts to advance implementation and monitoring of SDG4, UNESCO Bangkok also supports knowledge management of the Learning Big Platform, a multi-language platform developed as part of the UNESCO initiative “Mobile Literacy for Out-of-School Children”. Furthermore, UNESCO Bangkok supports knowledge management of the Equitable Education Hub, as Secretariat of the Equitable Education Alliance (EEA).
2. PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The individual consultant will support the knowledge management of UNESCO Bangkok’s education activities. This includes, but not limited to, knowledge management (KM) of the LE2030+ Networking Group and its thematic working groups, the Learning Big Platform, the Equitable Education Hub Platform and the Asia-Pacific Network of National Information Centres Platform. The consultant will play a key role in developing and promoting advocacy materials, enhancing visibility of key initiatives, and ensuring strategic communication aligned with the ED Section objectives.
3. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the overall authority of the Regional Director of the UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok, the guidance of the Chief of Education Section and the direct supervision of the Programme Specialist leading the portfolio on Education Policy and Planning Management/SDG 4 Coordination, and liaising closely with other programme specialists and the Communication and Public Engagement Team, the Consultant will undertake the work assignments as follows:
3.1 Knowledge Management (KM)
3.1.1 Conduct a mapping of the ED Section KM plans and needs for 2025, and develop a compiled workplan;
3.1.2 Conduct a review of knowledge platforms managed by UNESCO Bangkok such as:
3.1.3 Manage content of the different platforms (frequency for updates to be define in the workplan after the review exercise and in agreement with UNESCO), coordinate with programme specialists for content and monitor the web analytics (reach: number of visitors and impact: resource(s) downloads); this includes contributing to the LE2030+ Secretariat’s knowledge management by designing and maintaining the database of knowledge existing products from the region and the countries in liaison with its members, UNESCO Education programme units and external partners to gather relevant resources (policy papers, reports, case studies, etc.);
3.1.4 Develop knowledge management products in close collaboration with programme/project teams and relevant UNESCO field offices, including the documentation of best practices, lessons learned, and success stories from the region, as well as other advocacy materials. This includes the development of interactive infographics, graphs, charts, one-pager snapshots, summaries of findings and presentations.
3.1.5 Strategically disseminate these products through a range of channels, such as the SDG 4 regional newsletter, the SDG 4 regional coordination page, and at global, regional, or national levels, as well as via social media and webinars, while also maintaining and enhancing the LE2030+ and sub-working group webpages and Facebook pages.
3.1.6 Lead the coordination and design of the LE2030+ monthly newsletter, ensuring timely delivery according to the set schedule.
3.1.7 Serves as a focal point of UNESCO Bangkok-Education Section responsible for compiling and uploading the latest regional knowledge resources available on SDG 4 on to the UN Asia-Pacific Knowledge management Hub;
3.1.8 Lead the launch the LE2030+ Communications and Advocacy Strategy, coordinate visibility and outreach activities for major events/meetings, webinars, key international days and develop visual assets, templates, and other resources to support ongoing communications and advocacy in collaboration with sub-working groups.
3.1.9 Maintain and update the ED internal knowledge repository to enhance information and knowledge sharing and management within the section;
3.1.10 Deliver information sessions for Regional Office (RO) and Field Offices (FOs) colleagues to enhance digital knowledge-sharing skills and promote the utilization of digital workspace for knowledge management;
3.1.11 Provide coordination support for communications and public engagement for UNESCO Bangkok’s education activities by working closely with the Communications and Public Engagement (CPE) Team at UNESCO Bangkok and the Communications team within the Education Sector (ED/COM) specifically on media outreach for knowledge product launches and events, liaising also with the HQ SDG 4 Communications team to ensure alignment of advocacy materials and messages, adapting them to the regional context.
3.2 Coordination of development, production, and dissemination of Education Section publications
3.2.1 Support in overseeing the management of the Education Section publications, including liaison with the HQ Communications Team on the publication plan and
other concerned services.