OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST

The UNESCO Institute for
Statistics (UIS) is the statistical office of UNESCO and is the UN
depository for global statistics in the fields of education, science,
technology and innovation, culture and communication.

The UIS is the official source of internationally comparable data used
to monitor progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal on
education. The UIS is the official source of SDG 4 Global and Thematic
Frameworks, SDG target 9.5 and SDG 11.4.1. and hosts and co-chairs the
Technical Cooperation Group on the indicators for SDG 4. 

The UIS was established to improve
UNESCO's statistical programme and to develop and deliver timely,
accurate and policy-relevant statistics needed in today’s increasingly
complex and rapidly changing social, political and economic
environments. The UIS collects, collates and curates education, science
and culture data and provides free access to data for UNESCO countries
and regional groupings from 1970 to the most recent year available.
Within the mandate of strengthening SDG reporting, the UIS has supported
regions and countries in developing benchmarks for selected SDG 4
indicators and region-specific education indicators; and, under the
leadership of the African Union, is responsible for reporting against
the CESA framework.  The UIS has launched a Global Education Observatory
(GEO), with the vision of providing Member States and the international
community with a gateway to education-related data that fulfils the
need of national, regional and global stakeholders for easy access to
information for decision making, which responds flexibly to short,
medium and long-term priorities. 

As part of its strategy for collaboration,
brokerage and the generation of public goods the UIS has worked with
UNICEF, World Bank, OECD and the GEMR on the Joint Survey of national
education responses to COVID 19 and is developing resources to support
the monitoring of commitments for Mission: Recovering Education 2021.  

 

Long Description

PURPOSE 

Under the overall authority of the UIS Director and the direct
supervision of the Communication Officer,  the incumbent will support
the implementation of the UIS communication strategy with a specific
focus on print and electronic publications, support the production and
maintenance of selected data dissemination tools and social media. 

 

Long Description

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Coordinate all activities related to the
  publication process; establish publication plan with input from teams;
  establish production plans, budgets and timelines; manage contractors
  such as editors, translators, graphic artists, printers, etc.; draft
  technical specifications, support the negotiation of fees and guide work
  of contractors; coordinate across programme teams to ensure deadlines
  are met; update electronic archive of UIS publications; manage stocks of
  printed copies. 
• Actively promote the UIS on social media
  by: developing content aimed at target audiences, establishing
  partnerships with other organizations and main influencers, tracking
  daily trends to identify opportunities and improve impact, prepare
  social media packages for internal and external use. 
• Update distribution lists for UIS
  publications and communications and send out periodic eAlerts to promote
  new UIS publications and statistical products. 
• Maintain UIS branding and quality control of institutional products; update and apply publishing guidelines as needed. 
• Support the production of data
  dissemination tools in collaboration with the UIS Dissemination Unit and
  other programme teams.   This includes drafting, editing and updating
  text; creating interactive maps and charts; testing and bug reporting;
  coordinating translations and proposing ideas for new features.  
• Edit and proofread publications, fact
  sheets, web articles, blogs and institutional reports. Prepare flyers
  and news articles to promote UIS products. 
• Perform any additional activities that
  may be required in support of the UIS’s mandate and to ensure the
  success of the team’s work programme. 
  
   

COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial)

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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education 

• Completed secondary, technical and/or
  vocational education preferably with a degree in literature, social
  sciences, education, information technology, publishing or
  communications.

Work experience

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in publishing or publication coordination and/or communications is required. 
• Knowledge of web-communication technologies is a strong asset. 
• Experience in digital product
  development, including content and requirements analysis, and project
  definition documents, is desirable. 
• Knowledge of statistics will be an advantage.

Skills/competencies

• Established track record in publications, communications and outreach. 
• The incumbent must demonstrate a
  sufficient level of understanding regarding emerging communication and
  information technologies and their potential uses.
• Demonstrated high quality writing, editing and proofreading skills.
• Self-motivation and ability to take initiative while still working collaboratively as part of a team. 
• Ability to work under deadlines and multitask. 
• Knowledge of UNESCO and/or UN communications, outreach, knowledge dissemination and management practices are a plus.

Languages

• Excellent knowledge (oral and written) of English.

 

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• University degree in literature, social sciences, education, information technology, publishing or communications.

Languages

• Very good working knowledge of French and/or Spanish.
• Good knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese or Russian).

BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS

SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS

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