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Background: ADVERTISEMENT Date Issue: 30 September 2014
Closing Date: 15 October 2014 Recruitment open to: Candidates with Sudanese Nationality. Type of contract : Temporary |
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Duties and responsibilities: The incumbent will serve as National Professional Officer for Sciences in the UNESCO Office in Khartoum. He/She will contribute to the design, implementation and coordination of activities carried out under Major Programme II - Natural Sciences in Sudan by preparing projects and in coordinating the implementation of all technical natural sciences cooperation projects in the Office funded through extrabudgetary resources. He/she will also participate in joint programming exercises within the framework of the UN reform, such as ‘Delivering as One’ in the country in the field of sciences, and to the development of strategies and projects for harnessing the potential of Natural Sciences in close cooperation with the responsible Ministries and relevant institutions in Sudan. He/She will work within the framework of UNESCO’s Medium-Term Strategy (C/4s) and global development plans such as the post-2015 MDGs. Particularly She/he will:
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Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required: REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Education Advanced university degree (Masters or equivalent) preferably in the field of sustainable environmental development or water resources management or earth sciences or in other natural sciences and engineering fields with a relevant combination of professional and academic qualifications.
Up to 2 years of professional experience in the area of Environment, Natural Sciences, Biology, or equivalent. Experience in working in the implementation of national and sub-regional projects in the area. Experience to work in a multicultural environment. Experience in fund-raising and resource mobilization through negotiation with financial donors.
Good analytical skills. Excellent organizational and coordination skills. Proven competency on project management; Excellent IT skills including use of main software for the purpose of the daily work in the office. Languages Excellent knowledge of English. Very good speaking and writing knowledge of Arabic.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS Professional Experience 2 years acquired at international level preferably in an international organization and/or at a relevant research institution. Experience working in the scientific community, and with government representatives and officials. Knowledge of UN reform, such as Delivering as One, Common Country Assessment (CCA), United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), Country Programme Document (CPDs), Country Programme Action Plan (CPAPs).
Knowledge of French would be an asset. |
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BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS UNESCO’s salaries in Khartoum are paid in Sudanese Pounds, exempt from income tax. The annual salary for this post will start from 133.960 SDG. Other benefits include: 30 days annual leave, family allowance, medical insurance and pension plan.
All the candidates should submit their application letter and CV using UNESCO CV Standard to be downloaded from UNESCO website to the address unesco.kha.job@unesco.org : please clearly indicate in the subject of your application message the post title and post number. Application with no such indication in the subject line or CV not provided in the UNESCO CV standard form (attached) will not be considered. |
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UNESCO DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITEMENT PROCESS
Please note that UNESCO is a non-smoking Organization. |
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