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<div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div>Parent Sector : Education Sector (ED)

Duty Station: Geneva

Classification of duty station: [[filter12]]

Standard Duration of Assignement: [[filter13]]

Job Family: Documentation and Library

Type of contract : Non Staff

Duration of contract : From 7 to 11 months

Recruitment open to : External candidates

Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 05-AUG-2022

UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism

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</div><div>As
 a specialized Category 1 Institute, the International Bureau of 
Education (IBE) is an integral part of UNESCO and enjoys considerable 
autonomy. It is the International Centre of Excellence in Curriculum and
 Learning and is valued for its specialist knowledge, expertise and 
networks, and for providing curriculum support services that include 
up-to-date, evidence-based information and technical assistance to 
UNESCO Member States.

The
 IBE Documentation Center is home to one of the most significant 
historical libraries of textbooks in the world. It is also home to its 
invaluable historical archives collection (1925-1969). The IBE is 
looking for an experienced documentalist, with ample hands-on experience
 of digitization projects, preferably in an international organizations 
context.

The
 incumbent should articulate, develop, and implement a vision for the 
Documentation Centerâ€™s sustainable future. (S)he will build strong 
relationships with International Geneva, community partners, and 
education research institutions that deepen both collection and 
community knowledge, promote learning and wellbeing through inspiring 
and creative engagement with culture and heritage, and affect positive 
societal change.

Under
 the overall authority of the Assistant Director-General for Education 
(ADG/ED), and the direct supervision of the Director of the IBE, the incumbent will :
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</div><div>Implement an Action Plan for the IBE Digitization Project:

<ul><li style="text-align:justify">Manage
 the IBE Digitization Project: provide development, implementation, and 
evaluation of the digitization project; monitor and analyse project 
development and implementation; analyse and establish project workflows,
 processes, and tasks for pre- and post-digitization teams, with an 
emphasis on adherence to accepted international archival standards on 
physical and digital preservation, and archival description and 
indexing, including International Standard for Archival Description 
(General), ISAD(G) and International Standard Archival Authority Record 
(Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families), ISAAR(CPF).</li><li style="text-align:justify">Support
 day-to-day digitization work, including: design and supervise 
workflows, ensure smooth processes and materials preparations; review 
files and metadata, analysing content of documents to be described, 
extract information useful for historic research; ensure that correct 
international archiving standards are adhered to; enter data into the 
archives management system according to the archival description 
standard, prepare database to go live, etc.</li><li style="text-align:justify">Research,
 analyse, and evaluate new applications of information technology to 
archives and records management and makes recommendations for their 
deployment. </li><li style="text-align:justify">Participate
 in archives digitization improvement projects, contributing to 
feasibility studies, systems analysis, design, development and 
implementation and in the evaluation and testing of archives application
 improvements and new systems; provide user support.</li></ul>
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</div><div><ul><li style="text-align:justify">Develop
 programs of outreach, including presentations appropriate to various 
client audience; publicity materials to facilitate outreach; on-site and
 virtual exhibitions. </li><li>Provide
 advisory services on archives digitization practices, including: needs 
process analysis; organization and maintenance of information assets; 
records preservation and disposition; and information management 
policies and procedures, with an emphasis on technological applications.</li></ul>

Management of the Archives and Documentation Center:

<ul><li style="text-align:justify">Manage the publications database, archives, and images.</li><li style="text-align:justify">Update the archive data and inventory.</li><li style="text-align:justify">Assist researchers and respond to information requests.</li><li style="text-align:justify">Define and implement a documentation and development policy (acquisition, partnerships).â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹</li></ul>
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</div><div><ul><li style="text-align:justify">Define an archiving policy and provide guidelines for the IBE on archiving procedures.</li><li style="text-align:justify">Develop training materials and user manuals; train staff in use of the archives systems assigned.</li><li style="text-align:justify">Understand,
 keep current with, and apply preservation techniques and strategies for
 records in all media. Ensure that the IBEâ€™s storage facilities meet 
environmental standards.</li><li style="text-align:justify">Manage
 archival processing activities by overseeing adherence to preservation,
 international bibliographic, description and database standards; 
produce descriptive inventories; prepare mark-up of descriptive 
inventories for electronic dissemination; and make recommendations 
regarding the planning and prioritization of preservation and 
description program requirements.</li></ul>
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<ul><li style="text-align:justify">Evaluate
 adequacy of existing archives management and reference tools. Implement
 new technologies in information management to ensure that tools 
developed for efficient access to information are accessible to staff 
throughout the Organization.</li><li style="text-align:justify">Participate
 in developing client outreach strategies and in their implementation. 
Conduct programs of outreach and user education to improve client use of
 desktop information resources.</li></ul>

General Tasks:

<ul><li style="text-align:justify">Support publications, articles, reports, and other IBE documents related to the Documentation Center activities. </li><li style="text-align:justify">Develop information products (alerts, digests, etc.).</li><li style="text-align:justify">Enrich the online IBE Collection of Curricular Resources.</li></ul>
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</div><div><div>Accountability (C)</div><div>Communication (C)</div><div>Innovation (C)</div><div>Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement (C)</div><div>Planning and organizing (C)</div><div>Results focus (C)</div><div>Teamwork (C)</div><div>Professionalism (C)</div></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><h2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</h2>
</div><div>Education : Advanced
 university degree (Masterâ€™s degree or equivalent) in archival science, 
information science, information systems, or related field.

Work Experience: A
 minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible experience in modern 
archives management, record keeping, library, information management or 
related area, of which preferably at least 2 years of experience 
acquired in an international context .Experience of working with 
delicate and historical materials. Experience
 in the administration of an Archives Management System, archival 
indexing and description standards, such as ISAD(G) and ISAAR(CPF).

Languages : Excellent knowledge of English (oral and written) and good knowledge of French.

Skills and competencies 
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</div><div><ul><li style="text-align:justify">Excellent knowledge of information management, archives, digitization of archives, record keeping, and record disposition.</li><li style="text-align:justify">Excellent
 knowledge of archival indexing and description standards, such as 
ISAD(G) and ISAAR(CPF). Demonstrated knowledge of history and archives 
of the Interwar Era. Knowledge of digital preservation and related 
standards, including OAIS, PREMIS, METS, and Trusted Digital 
Repositories.</li><li style="text-align:justify">Ability
 to conduct research and provide recommendations on information 
management trends. Ability to demonstrate conceptual, analytical and 
evaluative skills and conduct independent research and analysis, 
identifying and assessing issues, formulating options and making 
conclusions and recommendations. Demonstrated professional competence 
and mastery of subject matter. </li><li style="text-align:justify">Strong IT skills, including knowledge of MS software (Word, Excel etc.).</li></ul>
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</div><div>Work Experience

<ul><li style="text-align:justify">Experience in working with UN partners, including UNESCO National Commissions, Ministries of Education, UN agencies, inter-governmental organizations, development banks,
 teacher education and higher education institutions, and civil society 
organisations on similar teacher education reform projects.</li></ul>

Skills and competencies

<ul><li>Knowledge of UNESCOâ€™s education conventions and global priorities and UN administrative procedures;</li></ul>

Languages

<ul><li>Knowledge of another official language of UNESCO (Arabic, Chinese, Russian and/or Spanish). </li></ul>
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Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application 
and provide complete and accurate information. To apply, please visit 
the <a href="https://careers.unesco.org/careersection/2/joblist.ftl" target="_blank">UNESCO careers website.</a> No modifications can be made to the application submitted.

Interested candidates should click on â€œApply Nowâ€ and download and 
complete the Employment History form (Word document) in â€˜Employment 
History Form / My Documentsâ€™. The position requires the presence of the consultant on site.

Before uploading, at the end of the word document, please insert the extra pages with the following required information:

<ul><li>An up-to-date CV stating details of educational qualifications, work experience, including prior experience of similar work. </li><li>A brief proposal (1-2 pages) discussing the approach/methodology to undertake the assignment and the proposed fee.</li></ul>
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