HEAD OF OFFICE AND UNESCO REPRESENTATIVE TO SOUTH SUDAN, Juba 148 views0 applications

Domain

Field Operations Coordination – Management

Post Number: 6SSFSC0001RP

Grade: P-5

Organizational Unit: FIELD OFFICES

Primary Location: SS-Juba

Recruitment open to: Internal and external candidates

Type of Contract: Fixed Term

Salary: 131 993 USD

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Under the overall authority of the Director of the Division of Field Support and Coordination (FSC) and the direct supervision of the Director of the Multisectoral Regional Office for East Africa in Nairobi (Kenya), the Head of the UNESCO Office in Juba will manage, in collaboration with the Multisectoral Regional Office for East Africa, the multidisciplinary programme of this National Office and provide intellectual, strategic and operational leadership in planning and implementing activities, responding to the priority needs of the Republic of South Sudan in all UNESCO’s fields of competence (education, the sciences, culture and communication and information).

This also will include the effective and efficient management of the Office’s human resources, administration and operations, in line with the Organization’s policies and procedures, including the application of effective internal controls. Moreover, the incumbent also will participate, or ensure the participation of the Office, in all meetings and activities of the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in South Sudan.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS