United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural…

       United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
                                         Deputy Director (D-1)
                       UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)

The International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) is an integral part of UNESCO and benefits from statutory institutional autonomy as
well as guidance from its Governing Board. The IIEP promotes training and research in educational planning, policy and administration in relation
to economic and social development, and provides training by organizing residential and distance training courses, seminars, workshops and
individually tailored programmes for senior civil servants, educational planning and managers or experts attached to institutions responsible for
the promotion of social and economic development. It also conducts and promotes research into new concepts and methods of educational
policy analysis, planning and management likely to further economic and social development and endeavours to disseminate, by various means,
existing knowledge and experience gained in this domain. The responsibilities of the Deputy Director are the following:

 Main responsibilities
 Under the authority and the direct supervision of the Director of the IIEP,    Programme execution
the incumbent will have responsibilities for representation, programme           His/her responsibilities also include carrying out approved research
coordination and programme execution as follows:
                                                                                related to the incumbent's professional academic specialization,
 Representation                                                                 conducting approved training, including in the Advanced Training
 As decided by the Director, to represent IIEP in meetings at, policy and       Programme (ATP), related to the incumbent's specialization, proposing
technical levels to which IIEP is invited, high-level meetings of the           to the Director means to extend IIEP's partnerships and, upon approval,
UNESCO Secretariat, and in meetings with IIEP's partners.                       negotiating and implementing cooperative ventures and advising the
                                                                                Director on advocacy messages for IIEP's partners and constituents.
 Programme Coordination
                                                                                 The incumbent will also be responsible for advising the Director on
 The incumbent is responsible for leading a specialist team in IIEP
                                                                                matters of staff development, supervising the implementation of
focusing on a domain in the Medium-Term Plan, promoting synergies
                                                                                initiatives in this domain, and assisting with personnel management as
between the different programmatic areas of the Institute, and report
                                                                                desired, seeking financial resources for IIEP, and ensuring the smooth
thereon to the Director, supervising and reporting on the cooperative
                                                                                operation of the annual Partners' Day and associated activities,
research and training arrangements between IIEP and its Network of
                                                                                representing the Director during his/her absence on mission or on leave
Associated Institutions in different regions and advising the Director on
                                                                                and carrying out any other related duties which the Director may assign
IIEP activities in the field, remaining informed of all planned staff
                                                                                from time to time.
missions to ensure coordination of IIEP field activities.


Qualifications and experience
      Advanced University degree which qualifies the incumbent to teach             Thorough knowledge of the theory and practical application of the
       in a domain related to educational planning and to carry out                 techniques used in planning and the social sciences.
       research in this field;                                                      Demonstrated ability to work with professional and clerical staff of
      Over 15 years of professional experience, part of which, preferably           different nationalities and of varying cultural backgrounds.
       in an international organization and/or in a developing country.             Familiarity with and competence in the use of micro-computers is
      Wide experience, at a high level, of the organization and                     essential for research, management and administration. Software
       administration of research and teaching programmes in the fields             for general and specialized application are used for data collection,
       of educational planning and management.                                      processing and analysis, and training.
      International experience of programmes in the field of education,             Excellent knowledge of English and/or French, and good
       and thorough knowledge of developing countries' education                    knowledge of the other language.
       systems.

 Competencies
                                                                                   Capacity to provide intellectual leadership to guide staff and
 The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following              motivate teams in a multicultural environment and ensure
 competencies:                                                                     continuous training and development of staff;
     Ability to strategically plan and manage extensive field programmes,          Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, both orally and
     including capacity to mobilize and administer financial resources,            in writing;
     and exercise appropriate supervision and control                              Possession of organizational skills, including ability to establish and
     Ability to take initiative and maintain effective working relationship        implement plans and priorities effectively.
     with partners of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds;
Terms and conditions
                                                                               exchange rate, totals approximately US $146,300 (without dependants) or US
 The post is at grade D-1 common to the United Nations system, with a salary
                                                                               $158,300 (with dependants) per annum, exempt from taxation. In addition, an
 composed of base salary and post adjustment, which, at the present dollar
                                                                               international benefits package is offered.

 How to apply
 Candidates wishing to apply for this post should do so through the following website: http://www.unesco.org/employment
 Candidates without easy access to the Internet may, exceptionally, apply by mail, by sending a full curriculum vitae in English or French, preferably
 on the official UNESCO curriculum vitae form, showing their nationality, date of birth and gender, to:
                                 Chief, Recruitment and Staffing Section, Bureau of Human Resources Management,
                                             UNESCO, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP, France.
                       Applications should reach UNESCO before 24 August 2008. Please quote post number "IEP-878".
                                 An assessment centre may be used in the recruitment process for this post.
                 THERE IS NO APPLICATION, PROCESSING OR OTHER FEE AT THIS OR AT ANY STAGE OF THE PROCESS.




UNESCO is committed to gender equality in its programming and to gender parity within the Secretariat. Therefore, women
candidates are strongly encouraged to apply, as well as nationals from non- and under-represented Member States.