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Exciting Opportunity: Join UNESCO as an Associate Project Officer with USD 84,123 Salary!
Exciting Opportunity: Join UNESCO as an Associate Project Officer with USD 84,123 Salary!
- Post Number : IOC/PA 038
- Grade : P-2
- Parent Sector : Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
- Duty Station : Paris
- Job Family : Programme Coordination
- Type of contract : Project Appointment
- Duration of contract : 1 year
- Recruitment open to : Internal and external candidates
- Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 26-JUN-2025
Are you passionate about making a difference in education and culture? UNESCO is looking for an Associate Project Officer to join our team. With a starting salary of USD 84,123, you can truly impact the world—apply today! The Associate Project Officer will work under the overall authority of the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, the overall supervision of the Head of the Marine Policy and Regional Coordination Section, and the immediate supervision of MSPglobal Coordinator.
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Responsibilities
- Support the MSPglobal Coordinator in the day-to-day implementation of the MSPglobal Programme based on Projects’ Documents;
- Support the organisation of meetings and ensure effective communication and exchange of information with donors, beneficiary countries and collaborators (internal and external to UNESCO);
- Ensure that the projects’ outputs are delivered as identified in the Projects’ Documents by:
- Supporting the MSPglobal Coordinator to plan, coordinate and monitor the projects’ workplans with the MSPglobal Team and contracted services
- Guiding, reviewing and providing technical inputs to the development of MSP guidelines/tools and training materials as well as communication and outreach products
- Co-organising and delivering national, regional and global MSP events
- Contribute to the systematic documentation, monitoring and reporting of projects’ activities to the donors as well as other reports (as requested) on IOC work on MSP;
- Engage with MSP practitioners and authorities from around the world;
- Support the development of project proposals associated to MSPglobal;
- Support other UNESCO-IOC activities related to the MSP, such as those in the context of the draft IOC-wide Strategy on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management, and Ocean Decade Programme on Sustainable Ocean Planning.
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Requirements
Education
- Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in the field of marine/coastal resources management, environmental sciences or equivalent.
Experience
- A minimum of two years of experience in the development of technical reports and trainings related to marine policies such as marine spatial planning, integrated coastal zone management, and sustainable blue economy.
- Experience in project implementation, including co-leading activities and support to information/knowledge management and project reporting.
- Demonstrated experience with organisation and facilitation of online and face-to-face events (preferably at international level).
Skills / Competencies
- Familiarity with UNESCO-IOC’s guides on MSP.
- Demonstrated ability to conceptualize issues, compile and analyse data as well as synthesise information in coherent and succinct formats.
- Ability in basic web design (minor use of HTML), web content, etc.
- Excellent coordination and organisational skills, high attention to details and ability to multi-task.
- Flexibility and ability to work under tight deadlines and with a certain degree of autonomy following the directions and guidance of the supervisor.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-cultural environment, to engage effectively with existing and potential institutional partners/collaborators as well as team spirit.
Language
- Excellent knowledge of English.
