UNESCO Director of Office and UNESCO Representative to the Pacific States Job Vacancy in Apia, Samoa

Job Description – DIRECTOR OF OFFICE AND UNESCO
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE PACIFIC STATES* (4WSBFC0001RP)

Vacancy notice

Title: DIRECTOR
OF OFFICE AND UNESCO REPRESENTATIVE TO THE PACIFIC STATES* *(detailed in the
Vacancy Announcement)

Domain: Field
Operations Coordination – Management

Post Number:
4WSBFC0001RP

Grade: D-1

Organizational Unit: FIELD OFFICES

Primary Location: WS-Apia

Recruitment open to: Internal and external candidates

Type of contract: Fixed Term

Annual Salary: 154443 US
Dollar (USD)

Deadline (Midnight Paris Time): June 4, 2013

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST

Under the overall authority of the Director-General
and the direct supervision of the Director of the Bureau for Field Coordination
(DIR/BFC) as regards house-wide coordination (including management,
administration and reporting), as well as the Assistant Director-General for
External Relations and Public Information (ADG/ERI) as regards representational
functions, and in close consultation with Assistant Directors-General (ADGs) of
Programme Sectors, the Director of the UNESCO Office in Apia will manage the
multidisciplinary programme of this Cluster Office and provide intellectual,
strategic and operational leadership in planning and implementing activities,
responding to the priority needs of the Member States and Associate Member
State of the Cluster (Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati,
Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, New Zealand, Niue,
Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Tokelau)
in all UNESCOâ€™s fields of competence (education, sciences, culture and
communication and information). This will include the effective and
efficient management of the Officeâ€™s human resources, administration and
operations, in line with the Organizationâ€™s policies and procedures,
including the application of effective internal controls. The incumbent also
will participate in or ensure the participation of the Office in all meetings
and activities of the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in the host country.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

University degree in a domain of relevance for
UNESCO.

Work Experience

At least ten (10) years of progressive
professional experience at the appropriate management level within the
United Nations system or within other international or national
institutions, including a wide experience in development issues related to
UNESCO’s areas of competence, in association with national and
international organizations.
Experience in advocacy, resources and
partnership mobilization.
Experience in the field of international
relations and diplomacy.

Skills/Competencies

Commitment to the Organization’s mandate,
vision, strategic direction and priorities.
Institutional leadership capacity, high sense
of objectivity, professional integrity, diplomacy, tact and political
astuteness.
Proven skills in administration and the
management of financial and human resources.
Demonstrated strategic planning and management
abilities, including capacity to administer extensive programmes,
financial resources and exercise appropriate supervision and control.
Organizational skills, including in
establishing plans and priorities and implementing them effectively, as
well as devising implementation plans.
Ability to interact with a wide range of
high-level partners and demonstrated partnership development and
fundraising experience.
Capacity to provide intellectual leadership to
guide staff, as well as ability to build trust, manage, lead and motivate
a large and diversified body of staff in a multicultural environment,
motivate teams in a multicultural environment with sensitivity and respect
for diversity, and exercise supervision and control, as well as ensure
continuous training and development of staff.
Ability to communicate effectively and
persuasively, both orally and in writing.
Basic computer skills.

Languages

Excellent knowledge and drafting skills in one
of the working languages (English or French) of the Organization. A good
knowledge of the second one is strongly desirable. Language training will
be mandatory in order to acquire the required level of the second working
language in a reasonable time frame.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Courses/degree in a management-related field
would be an asset.

Skills/Competencies

Broad general culture, good geopolitical
knowledge of the region and sound analytic capacities.
Proven leadership and demonstrated managerial
skills combined with flexibility.
Sound judgment and decision-making skills.
Ability to identify key strategic issues,
objectives, opportunities and risks.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to
take initiatives and maintain effective working relationships with
partners of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.