Senior Project Officer

<h2><b>OVERVIEW</b></h2> <p><span><span><span>Post Number : </span>ED/PA 253</span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Grade : </span>P-4</span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Parent Sector : </span>Education Sector (ED)</span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Duty Station: </span>Paris</span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Job Family: </span>Education</span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Type of contract : </span>Project Appointment</span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Duration of contract : </span>1 year</span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Recruitment open to : </span>Internal and external candidates</span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : </span>25-AUG-2025</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span><span><span>UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span><em><strong>Duration of contract: 1 year with possibility of extension subject to availability of funds and satisfactory performance.</strong></em></span></p> <p> </p><h2><b>OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST</b></h2> <p><span><strong>I.  BACKGROUND</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>UNESCO is the custodian agency for the monitoring of global progress in the implementation of Target 4.7 of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 on Education, which concerns, among others, Global Citizenship Education (GCED), Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), Education for Health and Wellbeing (EHW). The Section of Global Citizenship and Peace Education (ED/PSD/GCP), in close coordination with the Section of Education for Sustainable Development, (ED/PSD/ESD), and the Section of Health and Education (ED/PSD/HAE), is UNESCO’s focal point for the monitoring of Target 4.7. The Section develops survey tools, collects and analyses data regarding GCED, ESD and related fields, and communicates the analyses through various channels. In order to identify and analyse relevant data, the Section liaises with internal partners such as UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS) and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) and external ones such as the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievements (IEA). The Section, furthermore, ensures UNESCO’s input into global groups and processes, such as the Education Data and Statistics Commission (EDSC) and Global Alliance on Monitoring Learning (GAML), as well as the Interagency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs).</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>In November 2023, UNESCO’s Member States adopted the Recommendation on Education for Peace and Human Rights, International Understanding, Cooperation, Fundamental Freedoms, Global Citizenship and Sustainable Development. It aims to support Member States in leveraging the transformative power of education as a long-term investment to address the deep-rooted systemic drivers of violence and actively build peaceful, inclusive and healthy societies. The GCP Section coordinates the reporting mechanism for the 2023 Recommendation and analyses country responses with regard to progress towards Target 4.7, and has the ambition to further expand its work on the monitoring of Target 4.7 and the 2023 Recommendation, including through strengthening the use of a diversity of data sources.</span></p><h2>Long Description</h2> <p><span><strong>II.  DUTIES AND REQUIREMENTS</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>Under the overall authority of the Assistant Director-General for Education (ADG/ED), the guidance of the Director of the Division for Peace and Sustainable Development (ED/PSD), and the direct supervision of the Chief of the Section of Global Citizenship and Peace Education (ED/PSD/GCP), in close consultation with the Chiefs of the Section of Education for Sustainable Development and the Section on Health and Education, the incumbent will support UNESCO’s efforts in overseeing the reporting process on the 2023 Recommendation and related monitoring activities, and advise and support countries in their implementation efforts, notably as concerns monitoring and reporting.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>The incumbent will be the main specialist in the Division regarding the monitoring of Target 4.7 and the 2023 Recommendation, and will closely coordinate with the division’s team on ESD related programmes.</span></p> <p><span>More specifically, the incumbent will carry out the following tasks:</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>1. Data Identification &amp; Analysis for Target 4.7 Monitoring:</span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li><span>Gather and analyze relevant data partner organizations, UN frameworks, and other relevant sources to support the new monitoring mechanism for the 2023 Recommendation.</span></li> <li><span>Assess and integrate findings related to the greening curriculum indicator, an extension of SDG target 4.7.1.</span></li> <li><span>Identify additional relevant datasets in collab