UNESCO Jobs: Director of Office and UNESCO Representative to Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic

UNESCO is offering a job opportunity as a Director of Office and UNESCO Representative to Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic in Beirut, Lebanon.

• The incumbent will expand and manage the multidisciplinary programme of the Office and provide intellectual, strategic and operational leadership in planning and implementing activities, responding to the priority needs of Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic in UNESCO's fields of competence, participating in the activities of the UN at the national level in Lebanon and Syria, and managing external relations and partnerships. The incumbent also ensures backstopping as regards national programme activities of the National Offices in Amman (Jordan), Baghdad (Iraq) and Ramallah (Palestine).
• The incumbent will also act as the Regional Representative in the United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG) and therefore serve as the regional coordinator, ensuring UNESCO’s contribution to the UN reform for the Arab States region.

• Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in a discipline related to UNESCO’s mandate, public or business administration or international relations.
• Work Experience:

1. At least fifteen (15) years of progressive professional experience at the appropriate management level within the United Nations system, other international, national or private sector institutions, including a wide experience in diplomatic work or development issues related to UNESCO’s areas of competence, in association with national and international organizations.
2. Demonstrated experience in advocacy and resources mobilization.
3. Proven partnership experience with successful implementation of partners at global, local and community levels.
4. Professional experience in the field of education, sciences, culture, social sciences or communication.

• Skills & Competencies:

1. Commitment to the Organization’s mandate, vision, strategic direction and priorities.
2. Institutional leadership capacity, high sense of objectivity and professional integrity, diplomacy, tact and political astuteness.
3. Demonstrated strategic planning and management abilities, including capacity to administer extensive programmes and projects, financial and human resources, as well as to exercise appropriate supervision and control.
4. Capacity to provide intellectual leadership to guide staff, as well as ability to build trust, manage, lead and motivate a large and diversified body of staff in a multicultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity, as well as exercise supervision and control and ensure continuous training and development of staff.
5. Ability to identify key strategic issues, objectives, opportunities, and risks.
6. Organizational skills, including in establishing plans and priorities, and in implementing them effectively, as well as in devising implementation plans.
7. Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, both orally and in writing; demonstrated ability to interact with a wide range of high-level partners.

• Languages: Excellent knowledge and drafting skills in one of the working languages (English or French) of the Organization and working knowledge of the second language.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Courses/degree/training in a management-related field.
• Work experience: Experience in the field of international relations and diplomacy, multilateral cooperation, development. Five (5) to eight (8) years of experience in post-crisis/post-disaster situations.
• Skills & Competencies:

1. Broad general culture, good geopolitical knowledge of the region, sound analytic capacities.
2. Proven leadership and demonstrated managerial skills combined with flexibility.
3. Sound judgment and decision-making skills.
4. Ability to identify key strategic issues, objectives, opportunities and risks.
5. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to take initiative and maintain effective working relationships with partners of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.
6. Good knowledge of the United Nations system.

• Languages: Knowledge of Arabic. Knowledge of other official languages of UNESCO (Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

About UNESCO:

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris. Founded in 1945. Its declared purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through educational, scientific, and cultural reforms in order to increase universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and human rights along with fundamental freedom proclaimed in the United Nations Charter. UNESCO pursues its objectives through five major programs: education, natural sciences, social/human sciences, culture and communication/information.

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