Senior Project Assistant (Education for Health and Well-being)

OVERVIEW

Position Number: 6ZAED 0019PA

Grade: G-6

Parent Sector: Education Sector (ED)

Duty Station: Johannesburg

Job Family: Education

Contract Type: Project Appointment

Duration of contract: 1 year

Recruitment open to: Internal and external candidates

Application deadline (Midnight Paris Time): 06/03/2026

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

Duration of contract: 1 year with possibility of extension subject to availability of funds and satisfactory performance.

INSTRUCTIONS

Only candidates who are entitled to work in South Africa may apply to this position.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

UNESCO’s new strategy, Education for Health and Well-being, provides the overarching framework for concerted action by UNESCO and its partners at global, regional and country levels during 2016-2021. While the strategy reflects UNESCO’s continued commitment to HIV, it also reflects the shift towards situating HIV within the framework of comprehensive sexuality education. Furthermore, UNESCO recognizes that the education sector cannot achieve better health and well-being alone and thus will also support education sector collaboration with other sectors and with the health sector in particular. UNESCO will engage political leaders and the Regional Economic Communities, especially Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) to sustain the response and provide a platform for collaboration and accountability.

The Senior Project Assistant will be responsible for providing programme and administrative support to ensure effective, planning, implementation, and monitoring of UNESCO’s work in the Education for Health and Wellbeing (EHW) unit.

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST

This position is under the overall authority of the Director of the Regional Office for Southern Africa and the direct supervision of the R