Senior Project Officer (Education for Health and Wellbeing)

Contract

This is a P-4 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 90,970 USD and 117,287 USD.

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**OVERVIEW** ------------ Post Number : 6ZAED0017PA Grade : P-4 Parent Sector : Field Office Duty Station: Johannesburg 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) : 29-APR-2022 UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism ***Duration of contract: 1 year with possibility of extension subject to availability of funds and satisfactory performance.*** **OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST** ----------------------------------------- Under the overall authority of the Director of UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa, the Senior Project Officer will head the UNESCO Education for Health and Wellbeing (EHW) Project Office in Johannesburg; and will represent the UNESCO Regional Director and Representative on all UN coordination mechanisms in South Africa. Specifically, the incumbent will undertake the following tasks and responsibilities: **1. Management and Supervision of UNESCO Project Office** - Head and manage the UNESCO Project Office in Johannesburg and provide oversight and day-to-day supervision to international and local staff and consultants. - Deputize the UNESCO Focal Point to the Republic of South Africa, and represent the Regional Director on the UN Country Team and the UN Security Management Team, and liaise with Programme Specialists at ROSA to ensure that UNESCO continues to contribute to the South Africa’s UNDSCF as a non-resident agency. - Provide supervision, mentorship and technical support to the South African National Programme Officer, to ensure that UNESCO’s education for health and well-being work is visible and strategically placed in South Africa’s domestic development programs. - Deputize the Education for Health and Well-being team leader, and provide technical support in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Our Rights Our Lives Our Future (O3), O3 PLUS programs and the UBRAF activities across east and southern Africa (ESA). Long Description ---------------- **2. Technical support and programme implementation for EHW across ESA region** - Lead the provision of technical support in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Our Rights Our Lives Our Future (O3), O3 PLUS programs and the UBRAF activities across 21 countries in East and Southern Africa. - Provide leadership for the coordination of UNESCO’s Eastern and Southern Africa Education for Health and Well-being portfolio, and implementation of UNESCO’s regional responsibilities as a UNAIDS Cosponsor. - Technical lead on the following thematic areas: the ESA Ministerial Commitment on education, health and well-being of adolescents and young people, gender (including gender transformative programming, school safety and prevention/response to gender-based violence), early and unintended pregnancy, and parent-child communication. - Provide technical support to UNESCO offices and ESA National Program officers to plan, implement and report on programmes funded by the regular programme and extra budgetary sources, and prepare proposals for submission for nationally available extra budgetary funding. - Provide high quality technical support to ESA Member States and other national partners while identifying opportunities for UNESCO engagement in policy development, standard setting and programming for HIV, sexuality education and other areas of health education. - Support the South African National Programme Officer in setting up and accelerating implementation of the O3 PLUS project. Long Description ---------------- **3. Orientation training, support and professional development** - Take a lead role in mentoring national and regional project officers, including through supporting with recruitment, orientation of new staff, identification of capacity needs and the implementation of capacity development in line with project and programmatic needs. - Lead the provision of technical support for UNESCO field staff working on education for health and well-being across the ESA region. - Deputize the Education for Health and Well-being team leader in management of the EHW portfolio, and carry out other tasks as may be prescribed from time to time. **4. Planning, M&E, Reporting and Learning** - Lead the strategic planning for UNESCO engagement in HIV programming in ESA, in line with the UNAIDS Unified Budget, Results and Accountability Framework (UBRAF), ensuring timely country contributions to regular budget, UBRAF and other extra-budgetary reporting requirements. - Identify opportunities for UNESCO, and planning for in-house capacity building as necessary to take advantage of these opportunities. - Coordinate the development of action plans and concrete mechanisms of collaboration with the Regional Economic Communities, such as SADC and the EAC. - Ensure timely narrative and financial reporting on elements from the regional programme and budget portfolio falling under the incumbent's responsibility, both within UNESCO and to external donors as appropriate. - Lead on the coordination of annual review meetings with O3 and O3 Plus donors and partners in line with donor agreements. Long Description ---------------- **5. Representation and partner relations** - Represent UNESCO in appropriate regional forums and inter-agency meetings and thematic groupings as required. - Facilitate increased participation by UNESCO field colleagues in UN country teams and other national development processes. - Represent UNESCO in appropriate regional forums, including the Regional AIDS Team for East and Southern Africa (RATESA) and participate in strategic planning for UNESCO’s work to strengthen comprehensive sexuality education that includes HIV education, and to ensure that all children and young people have access to safe, inclusive, health-promoting learning environments. - Support the team leader in developing new and strengthening existing strategic partnerships with both UNESCO’s traditional and non-traditional partners in the ESA region. **6. Resource mobilization** - Advance the ESA region's resource mobilization efforts, collaborate efforts for country and regional proposal development processes and maintain partner relations with donors and regional bodies (e.g. AU, EAC. SADC, COMESA), and civil society partners. **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) Building partnerships (M) Driving and managing change (M) Leading and empowering others (M) Making quality decisions (M) Managing performance (M) Strategic thinking (M) **-** ----- For detailed information, please consult the [UNESCO Competency Framework](https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/competency_framework_e.pdf). **REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS** --------------------------- EDUCATION - Advanced university degree (equivalent to Masters) in public health, education, social sciences, or closely related fields. WORK EXPERIENCE - Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience in the field of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) with particular expertise in UNESCO’s key leadership and main partner responsibilities within the UNAIDS division of labour. - Experience in resource mobilization, support for programme implementation, budget management and programme reporting. - Experience in monitoring and evaluation. SKILLS/COMPETENCIES - Excellent understanding of country contexts in different regions and a clear understanding of development work and of the education sector. - Excellent organisational, networking and partnership building skills. - Strong strategic and analytical skills. - Good communication skills including excellent writing skills. - Excellent interpersonal skills, tact and diplomacy. - Ability to multi-task, prioritize and deliver to deadline, as well as work under pressure. LANGUAGES - Excellent knowledge (oral and written) of English. **DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS** -------------------------- EDUCATION - Additional academic or professional qualifications in the fields of HIV and sexuality education, health education and closely related areas. WORK EXPERIENCE - Experience working with UNESCO, other UN Agency or an international organization in public health and education. SKILLS/COMPETENCIES - Knowledge and high technical skill on issues related to sexual and reproductive health rights, HIV prevention programming for young people, comprehensive sexuality education, gender equality and gender-based violence in the context of East and Southern Africa (ESA). **BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS** ----------------------------- UNESCO’s salaries consist of a basic salary and other benefits which may include if applicable: 30 days annual leave, family allowance, medical insurance, pension plan etc. For full information on benefits and entitlements, please consult our [Guide to Staff Benefits.](https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/unesco-staff-compensation-booklet_en.pdf) **SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS** ------------------------------------- Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application and provide complete and accurate information. To apply, please visit the [ UNESCO careers website.](https://careers.unesco.org/careersection/2/joblist.ftl) No modifications can be made to the application submitted. The evaluation of candidates is based on the criteria in the vacancy notice, and may include tests and/or assessments, as well as a competency-based interview. UNESCO uses communication technologies such as video or teleconference, e-mail correspondence, etc. for the assessment and evaluation of candidates. Please note that only selected candidates will be further contacted and candidates in the final selection step will be subject to reference checks based on the information provided. **Footer** ---------- *UNESCO recalls that paramount consideration in the appointment of staff members shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, technical competence and integrity. UNESCO applies a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of harassment. UNESCO is committed to achieving and sustaining equitable and diverse geographical distribution, as well as gender parity among its staff members in all categories and at all grades. Furthermore, UNESCO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Candidates from non- and under-represented Member States ([last update here](https://en.unesco.org/careers/geographicaldistribution)) are particularly welcome and strongly encouraged to apply. Individuals from minority groups and indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the highest level of confidentiality. Worldwide mobility is required for staff members appointed to international posts.* *UNESCO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.*