OVERVIEW

Parent Sector : Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS)

Duty Station: Paris

 

Job Family: Social and Human Sciences

Type of contract : Non Staff

Duration of contract : From 1 to 6 months

Recruitment open to : External candidates

Application Deadline (Midnight Duty Station Time) : 10-DEC-2025

 

UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism

 

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST

Greece is committed to improving the lives of persons with disabilities through national policies and international agreements. Following the successful implementation of the National Action Plan for the Rights of People with Disability 2020-2023, Greece will implement the National Strategy for the Rights of People with Disability 2024-2030 (the National Strategy). To deliver on such commitments and to operationalise the the National Strategy across different administrative levels, Greece has instituted through Law 4488/2017 a Coordinating Mechanism on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. To date, this Coordinating Mechanism shows a number of limitations with its operating model, chief amongst which are (i) lower levels of inter-agency coordination due to institution-specific mandates, priorities and procedures across the concerned agencies and levels of administration; (ii) capacity constraints within the decentralised governance operating model pertaining to data collection, management and analysis on disability issues; and (iii) ambiguities in the legal and policy framework concerning policies targeted towards persons with disabilities.

 

In this context, Greece has requested support from the European Commission in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of the Coordinating Mechanism with a view to backing the Government’s full and adequate implementation of the National Strategy.

 

Funded through the EU’s Technical Support Instrument, the ensuing Project will be implemented by UNESCO, in cooperation with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (SG REFORM), with the aim of achieving the following outcomes:

Long Description

i.The Greek authorities are equipped with a clear overview of the institutional state of play of the Coordinating Mechanism and with recommendations for improvement based on EU good practice;

ii.The Greek authorities are equipped with the necessary tools and strategies for the enhancement of the Coordinating Mechanism; and

iii.The Greek authorities have an increased knowledge and capacity to implement the proposed improvements of the Coordinating Mechanism.  

 

To this end, UNESCO is organising an on-site team of a senior and junior expert to support, in conjunction with the central Project team at UNESCO Headquarters, country-specific delivery in Greece.

SCOPE OF WORK

SCOPE OF WORK

Under the overall guidance of the UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences (ADG/SHS) and the Director for Social Policies, supervision by the Programme Specialist, and in close collaboration with the junior expert, the senior expert will complete the following set of tasks in Greece:

Task 1: Building on work that have already been done, preparation of a report with recommendations and action plan to improve the governance operating model of the Coordinating Mechanism, which will entail supporting the Project team at UNESCO Headquarters in:

• Developing a report with recommendations, drawing on insights generated through the analysis report and good practices report (previously prepared);
• Organising consultation dialogues to gather additional insights on the draft recommendations; and
• Developing an action plan to implement the recommendations, including the definition of a vision and goals for multi-level governance of the Coordinating Mechanism, minimum requirements for the operating model and key phases for implementation.

 

Task 2: Supporting the preparation of Frequently Asked Questions on disability-related legislation and ensuing rights, which will entail supporting the Project team at UNESCO Headquarters in:

• Collaborating with legal experts in collecting stakeholder feedback on a codification exercise conducted by the legal experts, aiming to identify common questions and concerns regarding disability-related legislation in Greece;
• Collaborating with legal experts