Team Leader

OVERVIEW
**Post Number**: IEP 824
**Grade**: P-5
**Parent Sector**: Education Sector (ED)
**Duty Station**: Paris
**Job Family**: Education
**Type of contract**: Fixed Term
**Duration of contract**: 2 years, renewable
**Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time)**: 29-AUG-2025
**UNESCO Core Values**: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism
OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST
As the only specialized organization with the mandate to support educational policy, planning and management, the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) plays a unique role within the United Nations system. IIEP was established in 1963 as an integral part of UNESCO. IIEP has offices in Paris, Dakar, and Buenos Aires. IIEP draws on voluntary contributions from core donors and project funding to achieve its goals and objectives.
Under the overall authority and direct supervision of the IIEP Director and within the framework of IIEP’s Medium-Term Strategy, the incumbent will lead IIEP’s program of Knowledge Generation and Mobilization (KGeM). He/She will also coordinate IIEP’s foresight function and will provide technical support in his/her areas of expertise.
More specifically, the incumbent will undertake the following responsibilities:
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1. Setting clear objectives to IIEP’s programme of work related to research, publications, knowledge curation, communication and reporting.
Formalizing IIEP’s quality assurance standards and operating procedures for its research projects and knowledge products across the three offices, ensuring quality assurance and evaluation for all related deliverables.
Providing advice and assistance to all IIEP Programme Specialists contributing to research activities, projects and programmes.
Coordinating the visiting researcher’s programme.
2. In coordination with the Director, develop IIEP’s foresight function, explore new topics, and promote innovations, by:
Coordinating the production of flagship publications or reports.
Commissioning papers in preparation of the publication of working papers and other publications related to the Institute’s foresight function.
Coordinating the work of the Innovation task force.
Organizing Strategic Debates.
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3. Lead IIEP’s research, technical assistance and capacity development work in the area of digital governance, transparency and accountability in education, by:
Documenting new trends in the area, coordinating international surveys, commissioning country papers, and writing synthesis reports and briefs summarizing the main outcomes of the research.
Presenting the results of the research and other activities undertaken in international and national arenas.
Facilitating exchange and policy dialogue in the area, with a focus on Ministries of Education.
Providing technical support to countries to help them design and implement integrity tools and policies in practice.
4. Advocates convincingly for IIEP’s mission externally, seeking to improve the profile and impact of the organization, by:
Strengthening academic partnerships with universities and international networks around evidence-based policy, as well as governmental or non-governmental, international or national institutions.
Organizing and attending high level events, forums, workshops, seminars, meetings, or other capacity building activities organized by IIEP or at the Invitation of Member States, partner organizations, research networks, universities, CSOs, or donor agencies.
**5. Ensure a performance management culture, by**:
Supervising and motivating personnel.
Monitoring progress and development, providing regular feedback and following up in line with the performance management cycle.
Managing budget and ensuring other administrative tasks, such as oversight of documents in line with existing rules and regulations.
Participating as a member of the IIEP management team and contributing as needed to overall IIEP management activities.
6. Additional activities that may be required to ensure the success of the work team. COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial) Communication (C) Accountability (C) Innovation (C) Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement (C) Planning and organizing (C) Results focus (C) Teamwork (C) Professionalism (C) Building partnerships (M) Driving and managing change (M) Leading and empowering others (M) Making quality decisions (M) Managing performance (M) Strategic thinking (M) - For detailed information, please consult the UNESCO Competency Framework.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) Education, Economics of Education, Public Policy or Public Administration, Sociology, Political Sciences, or Development Studies or other relevant fields.
Work Experience
Minimum ten (10) years of progressively responsible relevant professional experience in research and development in the field of education, of which preferably five (5) years acquired at inter