Programme Specialist

hace 2 meses

Santiago de Chile UNESCO A tiempo completo

OVERVIEW
**Post Number**: 3CLSHS0001RP
**Grade**: P-3
**Parent Sector**: Field Office
**Duty Station**: Santiago
**Job Family**: Social and Human Sciences
**Type of contract**: Fixed Term
**Duration of contract**: 2 years
**Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time)**: 04-NOV-2024
**UNESCO Core Values**: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism
OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) contributes to peace and security by promoting international cooperation in education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information. UNESCO promotes knowledge sharing and the free flow of ideas to accelerate mutual understanding and a more perfect knowledge of each other's lives. The Organization comprises 194 Member States and 12 Associate Members and employs over 2,300 staff members from 170+ nationalities at its Headquarters and 54 field offices worldwide.
This position is located in UNESCO’s Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS), which strives to accomplish a fundamental humanist mission by enhancing efforts against violence, racism and discrimination, combatting gender stereotypes, deploying the power of sports for social inclusion, promoting intercultural dialogue and supporting youth, women and people with disabilities. SHS collaborates with Member States to protect scientists and trust in science through UNESCO's 2017 Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers, and enhance the science-policy nexus via the Management of Social Transformation (MOST) Programme.
SHS also focuses on fostering inclusive societies and ensuring the ethical development of emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), in line with UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of AI. This global standard aims to leverage the positive impact of AI while addressing its inherent risks. Getting AI governance right is one of the most consequential challenges of our time, and countries around the world are now in the process of implementing the Recommendation, with UNESCO supporting them through various capacity-building efforts.
Under the overall authority of the Assistant Director-General, Social and Human Sciences (ADG/SHS) and the direct supervision of the Director of Santiago Regional Office, the incumbent is responsible for developing and implementing projects and project proposals, providing advice, research and knowledge management expertise, partnership development and contributing to resource mobilization to the Field Office and Social and Human Sciences Sector work as well as to cross-country programmatic activities and initiatives with an emphasis on the social, ethical, and human rights implications of disruptive technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and neurotechnology, using UNESCO international recommendations, declarations and standards. He/She also implements and evaluates programme’s initiatives in social inclusion, combat against racism and discrimination, intercultural dialogue, sports and physical activity, gender empowerment, youth, and bioethics.
The incumbent works within the frameworks of UNESCO's Medium-Term Strategy (C/4s), the approved Programme and Budget (C/5) and according to global development plans such as the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He/she shall work as part of the Interdisciplinary team in the UNESCO Santiago Office, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, and with technical guidance from SHS Programme Divisions at UNESCO Headquarters.
In this context the incumbent will perform the following tasks:
Long Description
**Programme and Project work**:
Analyze, evaluate and contribute to the development, planning and implementation of the Field Office's SHS strategy and approach for harnessing the potential of Social and Human Sciences for development in the Region or Cluster countries in consultation with relevant stakeholders and SHS specialists in the Field Office and at HQ.
Identify and develop both internal and external collaborative project proposals based on needs as well as SHS Sector programmes, projects and activities. Identify focus areas within national priorities in the Region and when requested by national authorities, propose alignment of these priorities with UN SDGs and development partners priorities and strategies.
Propose linkages for UNESCO's Social and Human Sciences initiatives at the national and regional levels.
Manage and implement programme activities included in C/5s and This includes particular emphasis on the social, ethical, and human rights implications of emerging technologies, including AI and neurotechnology.
Plan and implement extrabudgetary funded projects. Ensure all reporting requirements are met including the use of Core Manager system. Identify, propose and participate in the development of joint programming/programme opportunities
**Advice and Knowledge Manageme

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