Associate Project Officer

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST

Under the overall authority of the Assistant Director-General for Education, the overall guidance from the GEM Report Director and of the GEM Chief Education Monitoring and the immediate supervision of the Senior Project Officer (Data and Analysis), the Associate Project Officer (Research – Monitoring) will take responsibility for supporting the preparation of the Spotlight report 2025 and the monitoring part of the 2026 GEM Report.

Main duties and responsibilities

The incumbent’s major activities will include:

• Spotlight regional report on completion and foundational learning in Africa
• Support report development through quantitative and qualitative data analyses, drafting report sections, reviewing literature, and monitoring policies on foundational learning.
• Support background paper commissioning and review process and contract management.
• Support the Spotlight country research teams
• Support report logistics, e.g. organizing meetings setting timelines, calculating budgets, etc.

Overall support to GEM Report products

• Contribute research and drafting to various products developed by GEM Report.
• Contribute to product quality assurance process (e.g., fact-checking, referencing).

Organizational environment and partnerships

• The incumbent will work under the supervision of the GEM Report Senior Policy Analyst (Monitoring)

Expected results and duration of the assignment

The expected results are as follows:

• Draft sections / chapter of the Spotlight report on foundational learning in Africa
• Contribute to a database of policies on foundational learning in Africa
• Inputs to SDG 4 Scorecard products, online resources (SCOPE, VIEW, WIDE)
• Inputs to advocacy and communication materials for publications and presentations
• Support to quality assurance process of Spotlight and other FEM Report products.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education 

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in education, development studies, economics, sociology, social policy, or other related social science discipline.

Work Experience

• At least two years of professional experience as a researcher and/or analyst working on regional or global education issues.
• Experience with African education systems and specific regional challenges is an asset.

Skills/Competencies

• Strong research and analytical skills
• Good understanding of education policies
• Ability to draft good quality content at an international report level
• Ability to think critically and innovatively
• Demonstrated ability to deliver to tight deadlines
• Ability to maintain effective collegial relations in a multi-cultural setting and to work effectively and collaboratively in a team environment
• Excellent IT skills to carry out the work

Languages

• Excellent knowledge of English
• Good knowledge of French would be an asset.
• Knowledge of another UNESCO official language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish) is desirable.

Source: https://careers.unesco.org/job/Paris-Associate-Project-Officer-(Research-Monitoring)/800156702/