Project Officer

il y a 2 semaines

Bruxelles, Région de Bruxelles, Belgique UNESCO Temps plein

OVERVIEW

Post Number: 1BESC0002PA

Grade:
P-3

Parent Sector:
Natural Sciences Sector (SC)

Duty Station:
Brussels

Job Family:
Natural Sciences

Type of contract:
Project Appointment

Duration of contract: 1 year

Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time): 11-JUL-23

UNESCO Core Values:
Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST
Under the authority of the UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences ( ADG / SC ), the direct supervision of the Director of the UNESCO Liaison Office with the European Union (Brussels), in close consultation with the Chief of Unit on Disaster Risk Reduction, the Project Officer shall contribute to the development, management and implementation of activities in the field of disaster risk reduction (DRR) within the overall commitment of UNESCO towards the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction In particular, s/he will be responsible for the coordination and management of activities assigned to UNESCO under the following two extra-budgetary projects funded by European Union's (EU) Director-General for Research and Innovation:
Long Description


RESILIAGE's mission is to provide novel knowledge and impactful solutions for exploiting Europe ́s hidden and unused resource: community resilience.

RESILIAGE will enable a step-change in the way research and practice deal with variation in aspects of society like culture, risk awareness, socio-economic and geographical conditions by co-creating resilient communities through digital tools and soft solutions consolidated in a holistic and systemic approach.

SYNERGIES intends to promote preparedness different actors of disaster management.

SYNERGIES is an Innovation Action planning to make the best use and exploit the possible synergies of existing results, from past projects and practitioners.

These results will be integrated, improved, and validated increasing their level of maturity.

Long Description
The incumbent shall in particular be required to perform the following tasks:

Plan and participate in the overall coordination and monitoring of projects' activities assigned to UNESCO; liaise with UNESCO relevant units in HQ and projects' coordinators; identify problems and issues to be addressed and propose corrective actions; identify and track follow-up actions.

Supervise project consultants, service contracts and interns, hired for specific actions.

Provide technical support for the preparation and implementation of UNESCO tasks with a particular focus on strengthening resilience.


Remain aware of the Natural Sciences Sector (notably DRR and resilience), of advancements and best practices among EU, development partners and competitors in order to advise the Director of the Liaison Office in Brussels as well as exchange with external partners, including National Commissions, ministries and specialized institutes.


Leverage relationships with relevant scientific, technical and development institutions, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and European and international entities and networks.


Carry out project management for activities and prepare related documents/reports for progress reporting internally at UNESCO (inputs for SISTER elements) and to the donor (progress reports, deliverables, inputs for periodic reporting etc).

Long Description


Prepare inputs to various written outputs, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, draft background papers and policy evaluations etc., on the topic of nature-based solutions, disaster risk management and resilience.

Contribute to acquisition of knowledge from stakeholders to provide suitable input to the co-design, capacity building and dissemination tasks.


Provide advice, guidance, counselling, planning and make specific funding proposals on upscaling projects' tools and solutions in other UNESCO regions.


Contribute to the work of the Brussels Office and the Natural Sciences Sector, particularly in the facilitation of communication and exchanges and the development and implementation of join activities and reporting.

The project officer will work 70% on the project Resiliage and 30% on the project Synergies.

COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial) Communication (C) Accountability (C) Innovation (C) Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement (C) Planning and organizing (C) Results focus (C) Teamwork (C) Professionalism (C) - For detailed information, please consult the UNESCO Competency Framework.


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION
Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in the natural, environmental sciences, social sciences or a related field.

WORK EXPERIENCE
A minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible and relevant professional experience in the field of earth sciences or related field, of which preferably at least two years in an international environment/level (including the United Nations c

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