United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Experience: 3 to 5 Years
Skill Required: Project and Program Management
Apply By: 23-09-2022
This position is based in the Section for Inclusive Quality Education (IQE) at the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Bangkok. The IQE Section is one of the two education sections of UNESCO Bangkok that aims to enhance UNESCO Member States’ capacity to provide equitable, inclusive and quality basic education for all in the Asia-Pacific region. IQE is responsible for six programme areas, namely (i) Education 2030 regional coordination, (ii) education planning and finance, (iii) basic education from early childhood to the secondary level, (iv) inclusive education and gender equality, (v) quality of education, and (vi) HIV prevention and health promotion. In line with UNESCO's global strategy, IQE is emphasizing gender mainstreaming in all of its programmes.
The Section for Inclusive Quality Education (IQE) also provides capacity development support in teacher education in Lao PDR under the framework of the “Capacity Development for Education (CapED) in Lao PDR: Capacity Development Support for Teacher Education in Lao PDR” programme. Launched in January 2017, the CapED in Lao PDR aims at strengthening individual and institutional capacities to enhance the quality of pre-service and in-service teacher training, with a view to improving the quality of the teaching force from preschool up to secondary education and increasing the supply of qualified teachers in Lao PDR. Interventions involve both (i) upstream level through policy support to better recruit, train, deploy, manage and retain teaching personnel, and improvement of teacher-related data, and (ii) midstream level through capacity development support to pre-service and in-service teacher training.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
Under the authority of the Director of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education and under the supervision of the Chief of Inclusive Quality Education (IQE) Section at UNESCO Bangkok, and daily guidance by the Programme Officer, the incumbent will provide administrative, coordination and communication support to ensure smooth, timely and successful implementation of the Capacity Development for Education (CapED) in Lao PDR: Capacity Development Support for Teacher Education in Lao PDR Programme. The incumbent may also be involved in a range of IQE work across programme areas as appropriate and required. Specific tasks foreseen include the following:
Required Qualifications
Education
Work Experience
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Source: https://careers.unesco.org/job/Bangkok-Programme-Assistant,-Ref_-JA-02-2022/753983302/