Programme Specialist

OVERVIEW
**Post Number**: 3CLSC0001RP
**Grade**: P-3
**Parent Sector**: Field Office
**Duty Station**: Santiago
**Classification of duty station**: filter12
**Standard Duration of Assignement**: filter13
**Job Family**: Natural Sciences
**Type of contract**: Fixed Term
**Duration of contract**: 2 years
**Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time)**: 30-SEP-2024
**UNESCO Core Values**: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism
OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST
Under the overall authority of the Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences (ADG/SC) and the direct supervision of the Director of the UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office in Santiago, the incumbent will participate in identifying needs, developing, planning, organising, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and providing technical support for UNESCO's programmes and activities in Natural Sciences. The focus will be on ecological earth sciences, water sciences, science policy, capacity building, and disaster risk reduction within the Santiago Regional Office.
The incumbent will support member states within the regional coverage in implementing Regional and National Development Plans and the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks (UNSDCF), contributing to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. As part of the interdisciplinary team at UNESCO Santiago, the incumbent will collaborate with relevant stakeholders and receive technical guidance from the SC Programme Divisions at UNESCO Headquarters and Natural Sciences Programme Specialists in other regional offices in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Long Description
Contribute to the design, planning, implementation and monitoring of the programme and activities related to UNESCO's Natural Sciences Sector funded under Regular and Extra Budgetary resources; and build human and institutional capacities for the region's different Natural Science programme activities.
Maintain close contacts with the concerned regional/national/local authorities and contribute to developing national science policies. The incumbent will maintain and ensure relations with relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations in this context.
Support developing and implementing science-related programmes and activities in partnership with the Member States within the UNESCO Santiago Region.
Long Description
Interacts with Programme Specialists within UNESCO, donors, NGOs, the National Commissions and UNCTs, Natural Sciences related Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, tertiary education as well as research and development (R&D) institutions in the region regularly for programme, project and joint administrative matters.
Identify, design and implement extrabudgetary projects to reinforce the Office's Regular Programme activities and contribute to resource mobilisation in support of interdisciplinary programme activities in Natural Sciences to implement national, regional and Global strategies for sustainable development in the UNESCO Santiago Office mobilising funding for global initiatives from HQs.
Participate in joint programming and Delivery as One exercise within the framework of the UN Reform such as Common Country Assessment (CCA), the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks (UNSDCFs), and Regional OIBC.
Prepare inputs for the Programme and Budget documents (C/5) and related work plans and contribute to the Director-General's report on organisational activities (C/3) and the Medium-Term Strategy document (C/4).
Long Description 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) - For detailed information, please consult the UNESCO Competency Framework.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Advanced University degree (Master's or equivalent) in the field of Natural Sciences (Environment, Ecology, Hydrology, Earth Sciences and Basic Sciences) and Engineering.
Work Experience
A minimum of four years of progressively responsible and relevant professional experience in the field of Natural Science, of which preferably two years acquired at international level.
Experience in planning, designing, managing, implementing and evaluating programmes and projects related to the field of Natural Sciences.
Proven resource mobilization experiences and partnership building for international science programmes.
Skills and Competencies
Proven resource mobilization skills.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbally and in writing).
Ability to build and maintain working relations with national/local authorities, institutions and relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations.
Ability to maintain effective working relationships in a multicultural environment.
Discretion and maturity of judgement.
Good knowledge of standard office software