Assistant Director-General for Education (re-advertisement)

OVERVIEW

Position Number: ED 001

Grade: ADG

Parent Sector: Education Sector (ED)

Duty Station: Paris

Job Family: Education

Duration of contract: 2 years, renewable

Recruitment open to: Internal and external candidates

Application deadline (Midnight Paris Time): 03-MAR-2026

UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism

https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000386038

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The mission of the Education Sector plays a central role in advancing UNESCO’s mission to promote inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all and to ensure that these principles are inherent in all its programmes and operations. As the lead United Nations agency for education, UNESCO serves as the global coordinator of the Education 2030 Framework for Action. It supports Member States in strengthening education systems, transforming teaching and learning and ensuring that every learner – regardless of background – acquires the knowledge, skills, values and competencies needed to shape a just, peaceful and sustainable future.

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST

Under the authority of the Director-General, the Assistant Director-General for Education provides strategic leadership, intellectual vision and overall managerial oversight for UNESCO’s Education Programme (Major Programme I).

The incumbent leads UNESCO’s work to reimagine and transform education systems, mobilize partnerships and drive innovation to ensure learning is accessible, inclusive, relevant and future-ready. The incumbent will also oversee the education-related category 1 institutes (such as UIS, IIEP, IICBA, UIL and MGIEP) and work in close collaboration with other Assistant Directors-General to strengthen cross-sectoral linkages between education, science, culture, communication and social inclusion.

KEY ROLE