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Head of Learning Assessment and Policy Data

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139479.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

The Head of Learning Assessment and Policy Data serves as the Institute’s senior authority and strategic lead on the measurement of learning outcomes and of the policies to achieve them. The incumbent provides overall vision, leadership, and technical oversight for UIS’s global portfolio covering learning and its policy determinants, ensuring methodological rigor, international comparability, and strategic relevance to SDG 4.

Job Responsibility:

  • Define and lead the strategic vision, priorities, and work programme for learning assessment and Policy Data at UIS
  • Provide senior technical and managerial leadership to the Learning Assessment and Policy Data team
  • Oversee planning, budgeting, performance monitoring, and reporting for the learning assessment and policy data portfolio
  • Provide authoritative oversight of global frameworks and standards for learning assessment
  • Guide the development of innovative statistical and psychometric approaches
  • Lead the integration and streamlining of policy data relevant to learning and its determinants
  • Provide overall governance and oversight of validation and quality assurance mechanisms for learning and policy data
  • Lead high-level engagement with Member States, UN agencies, development partners, donors, assessment organizations, and academic institutions
  • Represent UIS as the global technical authority on learning assessment and policy determinants
  • Set and oversee a strategic research agenda focused on the measurement of policies for learning, psychometric innovation, benchmarking methodologies, and emerging domains of skills
  • Oversee the development of innovative approaches to learning-related SDG 4 policy indicators
  • Provide strategic oversight of capacity development initiatives
  • Advise UIS senior management and UNESCO leadership on trends, risks, and strategic opportunities in learning assessment, policy indicators, and SDG 4 monitoring

Requirements:

  • Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in statistics, psychometrics, education measurement, economics, or a closely related quantitative discipline
  • A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible professional experience in learning assessment, education measurement, or related fields, including leadership of complex international programmes
  • Extensive experience across the full learning assessment cycle, including framework development, standard setting, psychometric analysis, reporting, and policy use
  • Proven experience in leading global or multi-country initiatives involving diverse stakeholders
  • Demonstrated ability to translate advanced technical concepts into strategic guidance, policy-relevant outputs, and operational tools
  • Demonstrated ability to engage with text-as-data statistical methods
  • Experience in resource mobilization, donor engagement, and programme governance
  • Recognized senior expert knowledge of learning assessment methodologies, curriculum and education policy analysis
  • Strong strategic leadership, people management, and decision-making skills
  • Ability to operate effectively at both technical and policy levels in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
  • Excellent analytical, drafting, and communication skills
  • High level of integrity, sound judgment, and diplomatic skills
  • Fluency in either English or French and working proficiency in the other

Nice to have:

  • Doctorate degree or equivalent
  • Experience working with low- and middle-income countries and familiarity with capacity constraints in national assessment systems
  • Experience with innovative assessment approaches or computational methods applied to textual data
  • Knowledge of another official UNESCO language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, or Spanish)
What we offer:
  • 30 days annual leave
  • family allowance
  • medical insurance
  • pension plan

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 19, 2026

Expiration:
February 27, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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