UNESCO Project Officer (Education Finance) Paris 2025

About UNESCO Project Officer

Under the overall authority of the IIEP Director, and under the direct supervision of the Lead of the Education Finance Senior Programme Specialist, the Education Project Officer will be responsible for the implementation of a variety of funded projects and activities that support the capacity of Ministries of Education and other partners to better plan and manage education sectors.

The incumbents UNESCO Project Officer

will support the implementation of a portfolio of technical cooperation, research and development and training activities related to education financing, costing and budgeting.

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Post Number : IEP/PA/164

Grade : P-3

Parent Sector : Education Sector (ED)

Duty Station: Paris

Job Family: Education

Type of contract : Project Appointment

Duration of contract : 1 year

Recruitment open to : Internal and external candidates

Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 16-OCT-2025

UNESCO Project Officer Roles

In particular, the incumbents will be responsible for:

Support the implementation of a portfolio of projects in educational planning and management, and/or the implementation of reforms in the educational sector with a strong focus on education financing and budgeting.
Contribute to the identification of strategic priorities and provides technical inputs on IIEP’s core technical offer to countries in support of their planning and implementation management capacities.
Support regular consultation across IIEP’s Offices and with IIEP partners (Member States, Donors, external institutes, etc.) about IIEP’s country facing research and development, capacity development and technical cooperation activities, by adopting a problem-driven and collaborative approaches to improving IIEP’s line of activities in education finance.
UNESCO Project Officer will Work with the Education Finance lead to ensure alignment of IIEP’s research and development, training, and capacity development activities, and maintain a strong corporate focus on programme effectiveness, resource mobilization and strategic impact.
Take ownership of specific strategic objectives and quantified targets thematically, geographically, according to her/his portfolio and missions.
Contribute to public debates and establish network with relevant actors and organizations in education finance.
Contribute to and support IIEPs internal budgeting and costing processes, including on financial reporting to donors, the Governing Board and UNESCO HQ.
The UNESCO Project Officer will Contribute to mentoring of colleagues in areas related to costing, budgeting, and financial management.

UNESCO Project Officer 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)

UNESCO Project Officer Required Qualifications

Education

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in economics, statistics, public policy, public finance, or related fields.

Professional experience

A minimum of four (4) years of relevant professional experience in the field education financing and public financial management, including budget planning and reporting, education financing diagnostics, financial costing and simulation.
Working experience in one or more of the following areas of expertise:
a. Analyses of education costs, finances and budget, costing and projections
b. Public Financial Management (PFM) in Education.
Experience in providing technical assistance in support of national or subnational entities in the analysis of education financing
Experience in the functioning of public administration and education systems including experience with PFM reforms in developing countries.
Experience in the field of public finance (budget preparation, execution, and reporting); with a strong command of texts and guidelines for the preparation and execution of the budget (budget laws, public finance governance framework, manual of procedures, etc.).

UNESCO Project Officer Skills and Competencies

Demonstrated knowledge of issues related to education and education financing in the context of developing and/or emerging countries.
Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary developments in the field of global education and effective strategies to improve education planning and management, including in crisis-affected contexts.
Proven ability to design and implement training materials and courses
Proven ability to design and implement action research.
Strong analytical and synthetic skills and good ability to undertake analytical and synthetic writing, including preparation of training materials and policy briefs.
Ability and willingness to travel regularly on missions in complex environments.
Ability to develop coalitions and partnerships with a wide range of relevant actors within and outside IIEP-UNESCO.
Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Excel and statistical packages such as STATA, R, Python, etc.
Excellent project management skills, with the ability to support the implementation of complex and multi-component projects.

Language

Excellent knowledge of English or French (written and spoken), with working proficiency in the other.

UNESCO Project Officer Desirable Qualifications

Skills and Competencies

Proven knowledge in public financial management diagnostic tools or expertise in supporting governments to build capacities in budget formulation, execution, monitoring and reporting.

UNESCO Project Officer 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.

The approximate annual starting salary for this post is 111 707 US $.

For full information on benefits and entitlements, please consult our Guide to Staff Benefits.

UNESCO Project Officer 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. 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 an 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.

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