DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

In particular, the incumbent will:

• Assists IIEP-UNESCO Director in identifying, developing and implementing priority research themes.
• Provide support in the design and elaboration of the 12th Medium-Term Strategy.
• Ensures timely preparation of various institutional Reports and papers as well as to draft chapters  as required.
• Coordinate the IIEP Report’s contribution to the international education monitoring (e.g., SDG 4 benchmarking, GPE monitoring, Education Finance Watch, etc).
• Stay in touch with relevant developments in research on education.
• In collaboration with the Programme specialists, contributes to the design, implementation, management and dissemination of the research and TC programmes.
• Give support to the Program Monitoring Office.
• Ensure commitment to innovating IIEP’s existing approaches, tools and capacity development activities.
• Produce complex reports, papers and prepare high-level presentations and other resources/materials for the Director.
• Participates in and contributes to cross IIEP Teams’ work and performs other assigned duties as required.
• Contributes to fund raising for the research in coordination with partnership officer.
• Manages desk review research, writes synthesis reports on research.
• Additional activities that may be required by the Director of IIEP-UNESCO to ensure the success of the work deliveries for the team.

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COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in education, public administration, economics, politics, development studies or other relevant social science discipline.

Work Experience

• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional work experience in educational research, educational policies, comparative or international education or any other development issues.
• Publications in the field of educational policies.

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Skills & Competencies

• Broad understanding of a wide range of public policy issues in education in different countries/regions.
• Ability to write for specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Ability to prepare and deliver high level presentations and reporting.
• Ability to apply rules, regulations, policies and guidelines in work situations and prepare reports with respect to key decisions.
• Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results.
• Ability to work innovatively to tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Excellent IT skills, including knowledge of MS software (Word, Excel etc.).
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.

Languages

•  Excellent knowledge (spoken and written) of French or English and a very good knowledge of the other language.