Under the overall authority of the Director-General, the direct supervision of the Assistant Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relations (ADG/PAX) as regards the overall functioning of the office and representational functions, and of the Programme Assistant Directors-General as regards to the programmatic aspects related to the functions of the office as Regional multisectoral Office, the incumbent acts as Director of the UNESCO Regional Multisectoral Office in Beirut, covering Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic, Jordan, Iraq and Palestine, and as UNESCO Representative to Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic.
The incumbent will expand and manage the multidisciplinary programme of the Office and provide intellectual, strategic and operational leadership in planning and implementing activities, responding to the priority needs of Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic in UNESCO’s fields of competence, participating in the activities of the UN at the national level in Lebanon and Syria, and managing external relations and partnerships. The incumbent also ensures backstopping as regards national programme activities of the National Offices in Amman (Jordan), Baghdad (Iraq) and Ramallah (Palestine).
The incumbent will also act as the Regional Representative in the United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG) and therefore serve as the regional coordinator, ensuring UNESCO’s contribution to the UN reform for the Arab States region.
The incumbent works within the framework of UNESCO’s Medium-Term Strategies (C/4s), approved Programmes and Budgets (C/5s), the Priority Gender Equality Action Plan and international agreed development agendas such as Agenda 2030.
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“Since wars begin in the minds of men and women, it is in the minds of men and women that the defences of peace must be constructed.” (UNESCO Constitution)
UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture. UNESCO's programmes contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in Agenda 2030, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015.
Our vision
Political and economic arrangements of governments are not enough to secure the lasting and sincere support of the peoples. Peace must be founded upon dialogue and mutual understanding. Peace must be built upon the intellectual and moral solidarity of humanity.
In this spirit, UNESCO develops educational tools to help people live as global citizens free of hate and intolerance. UNESCO works so that each child and citizen has access to quality education. By promoting cultural heritage and the equal dignity of all cultures, UNESCO strengthens bonds among nations. UNESCO fosters scientific programmes and policies as platforms for development and cooperation. UNESCO stands up for freedom of expression, as a fundamental right and a key condition for democracy and development. Serving as a laboratory of ideas, UNESCO helps countries adopt international standards and manages programmes that foster the free flow of ideas and knowledge sharing.
UNESCO's founding vision was born in response to a world war that was marked by racist and anti-Semitic violence. Seventy years on and many liberation struggles later, UNESCO’s mandate is as relevant as ever. Cultural diversity is under attack and new forms of intolerance, rejection of scientific facts and threats to freedom of expression challenge peace and human rights. In response, UNESCO's duty remains to reaffirm the humanist missions of education, science and culture.