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Under the overall authority of the Assistant Director General for Education and the Director of the Division for Peace and Sustainable Development, the overall guidance of the Chief of Section on Global Citizenship and Peace Education, and the direct supervision of the Programme Specialist/Team Leader for Memory and Non-discrimination, the incumbent is responsible for supporting the coordination of education programmes that deal with addressing racism, including EU-funded programmes to address antisemitism and racism through education, embedded in UNESCO’s wider programs on Global Citizenship Education and ensuring alignment with the 2023 Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development.
Job Responsibility:
Contribute to the design, development, and revision of technical guidance, policy briefs, training materials, and knowledge products addressing discrimination and racism in and through education
Provide analytical inputs to support the integration of anti-racism and anti-discrimination approaches across GCED initiatives
Support background research, literature reviews, and policy analysis to inform programme design and strategic positioning
Support the planning, organization, and delivery of workshops, expert meetings, consultations, and webinars aimed at strengthening Member States’ capacities to address racism through education
Support resource mobilization, partnership mapping and background research on potential partnerships and fundraising opportunities for anti-racism education work
Contribute to drafting briefing notes, agendas, background papers, project proposals, reports, communication materials
Assist in liaising with relevant civil society organizations and national and international bodies in charge of addressing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination within education systems
Contribute to monitoring programme implementation and tracking outputs against work plans and performance indicators
Provide support, as required, to broader Section’s initiatives related to education for peace, countering hate speech and disinformation, intercultural dialogue, and dealing with violent pasts
Support communication, outreach, advocacy on all above-mentioned activities
Requirements:
Advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in the field of History, Education, Social or Human Sciences, Political Science or related fields
Minimum two (2) years of relevant professional experience in the field of anti-racist education, discrimination policy, human rights education, or related research and programme development, of which preferably one (1) year of experience acquired at international level
Excellent drafting skills with the ability to produce clear, concise, and analytically rigorous documents
Strong research and analytical skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information
Proven organizational and coordination skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in multicultural and multidisciplinary teams
A strong sense of ethics, professional integrity, diplomacy, tact and discretion
Proven ability to work effectively under pressure, manage high workloads and tight deadlines and flexibility to adjust work schedules and priorities
Excellent IT skills (MS Office and digital collaboration tools)
Excellent knowledge (verbal and written) of English or French and good knowledge of the other language
Nice to have:
Knowledge of another official working language of UNESCO (Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Russian)
Experience in resource mobilization and partnership development
Specialization, and proven prior engagement, in anti-racism studies, intercultural education, or discrimination law/policy