Senior Policy Analyst (P5), EFA Global Monitoring Report

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Post number: Appointment Limited Duration (ALD-P5)
Post Title: Senior Policy Analyst, EFA Global Monitoring Report
Duty station: Paris
Duration: 1 year with possibility for extension
 

Main responsibilities:
The annual Education for All Global Monitoring Report (GMR) is the world’s foremost publication on education. It monitors progress towards the Education for All (EFA) goals agreed at the World Education Forum in Dakar (Senegal) in 2000, identifies promising education policies, and analyzes a major theme.

The GMR is seeking to recruit a Senior Policy Analyst. The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for managing the thematic part of the Report

Under the supervision of the Director of the EFA Global Monitoring Report, he/she will:
• Contribute to the overall development of the GMR
• Develop innovative ideas and methodologies for the thematic part of the Report
• Advise the Director on approaches to research and data analysis
• Undertake relevant statistical and analytic work on a wide range of issues
• Draft an outline for part of the Report
• Draft chapters of the Report
• Directly manage team members and provide research supervision
• Commission external researchers in agreed areas
• Support the editing of the final Report
• Stay in touch with relevant developments in research on education
• Represent the GMR in public events

Profile:
• PhD (in exceptional cases a Master’s Degree with relevant experience may be considered) in one of the following fields: education, economics, politics, development studies or other social science discipline
• Minimum of 10 years work experience of research on international education
• Broad general understanding of a wide range of public policy issues in education
• Excellent analytical, quantitative and drafting skills in English
• Proven track-record of publications
• Demonstrated ability to write for specialist and non-specialist audiences
• Demonstrated ability to work innovatively to tight deadlines with minimal supervision and in a self-motivated manner
• Ability to manage policy analysts, researchers and consultants
• Excellent knowledge of English; good knowledge of other UN working language is an asset
• Excellent IT skills to carry on the work

Remuneration: UNESCO salaries are calculated in US dollars. They consist of a basic salary and a post adjustment which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station and exchange rates. It corresponds to an estimated annual salary of approximately 154,679 USD with dependant and 144,326 USD without dependant.

Proposed date of commencement: As soon as possible
 

How to apply: To apply please send your application letter and UNESCO CV with resume in English addressed to Martina Simeti, Education Sector, UNESCO, 7 place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07-SP, France, or by Email gmrpost@unesco.org before 26 August 2011. The UNESCO CV is available for download at http://bit.ly/GMRVac

Women candidates are strongly encouraged to apply, as well as nationals from developing countries.

For more information on the EFA Global Monitoring Report, consult our website: http://www.efareport.unesco.org