Great Opportunity: UNESCO Associate Project Officer Vacancy with an Annual Starting Salary of $86, 881. Apply!
Great Opportunity: UNESCO Associate Project Officer Vacancy with an Annual Starting Salary of $86, 881. Apply!
- Post Number: SHS/PA 049
- Grade: P-2
- Parent Sector: Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS)
- Duty Station: Paris
- Job Family: Social and Human Sciences
- Type of contract: Project Appointment
- Duration of contract: 1 year
- Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 12-NOV-2025
UNESCO invites qualified professionals to apply for the Associate Project Officer position. This role supports impactful global initiatives in education, science, and culture, fostering international collaboration and sustainable development across diverse regions. Under the overall authority of the Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences Sector (ADG/SHS), guidance of the Director for Social Policies and direct supervision of the Senior Project Officer. The incumbent will support the coordination of the country project teams put in place by UNESCO for the participating Member States. The Associate Project Officer will support the scale up and replication of the work in other UNESCO Member States, with its full integration in the UNESCO RP programme. The incumbent will equally support engagement with internal actors and external stakeholders to be involved in the work, as well as the individual and institutional suppliers required for the implementation of the project in accordance with the approved Description of Action (DoA)/Project Document.
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Responsibilities
- Support coordination and implementation of the project at the global and national outcome levels, as defined in the Description of Action (DoA)/project document;
- Conduct high-quality research and draft substantive documentation required under the project, including policy- and action-oriented analysis related to as-is situations, to-be models, technical support and capacity building, EU expert network and reform blueprint;
- Maintain regular contact with and support coordination of the on-site project teams and the beneficiary authorities in the 6 participating Member States and other jurisdictions replicating the work;
- Organize and support the running project events, including the workings of the Project Advisory Group, National Coordination Groups, horizontal workshops, kick off meetings and missions;
- Assist in the monitoring, reporting and regular communication on project implementation both internally and externally;
- Establish and maintain professional contacts with relevant external organizations and individuals;
- Assist in resource mobilization and scale-up of the project within and beyond the participating Member States;
- Support the UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab and the integration of the Project outcomes and scale up into the Lab, MOST and SHS-wide strategies;
- Create and support the curation of Project’s EU expert network through UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab, as well as expansion of the network to other UNESCO Member States in which the work is to be replicated.
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Requirements
- Advanced University degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Social and Human Sciences International Relations, Social and Public sector innovation.
- Post-graduate specialization in Social and Human Sciences International Relations, Social and Public sector innovation.
- Minimum 2 years of experience, of which preferably 1 year acquired at international level, of relevant professional experience in the area of Social Sciences, knowledge-policy nexus or evidence-based policy making, with part of it acquired at the multi-lateral level.
- Experience in supporting programme design and implementation, including multi-country and EC-funded interventions.
- Experience liaising and collaborating with stakeholders.
Benefits
- UNESCO’s salaries consist of a basic salary and other benefits which may include if applicable: 30 days annual leave, family allowance, medical insurance, pension plan etc.
- The approximate annual starting salary for this post is 86, 881 US $.
