The Natural Sciences Sector’s mission is to use science to build peace, to eradicate poverty and to promote sustainable development through leveraging scientific knowledge for the benefit of the environment and the management of natural resources, foster policies and capacity-building in science, technology and innovation and contribute to disaster preparedness and mitigation.
Qualifications:
Doctorat
Expérience:
10 ans +
Langues:
Français : Bien Anglais : Courant
Type d’emploi:
indéterminé
Rémunération:
120`000 - 160`000 (Annual salary) EUR
Type de permis:
International
Région:
Paris
- Advanced university degree, preferably at the PhD level, in the relevant field. - Extensive relevant professional experience in senior leadership positions including substantial assignments at regional and/or international level. - Several years of exposure to the requirements of international cooperation. - Demonstrated ability to direct change processes at the management level within large institutions of national or international scope. - Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a team of senior managers and staff at all levels in a multicultural environment. - Demonstrated ability to conduct high-level negotiations at international level. - Demonstrated ability for resources mobilization. - Working knowledge with excellent drafting skills in one of the working languages (English and French). 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. - Proven senior leadership and managerial skills. - Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing. - Ability to develop and communicate a clear strategic direction including inter-disciplinary dimensions and set clear programme priorities. - Ability to translate strategy into action and effectively plan, mobilize and manage resources to deliver expected results. - Demonstrated ability to build efficient partnerships and be a team player.
UNESCO promotes international co-operation among its 193 Member States and six Associate Members in the fields of education, science, culture and communication.
