Associate Project Officer coordinating global learning assessments at UNESCO. Supporting data management, research, project implementation, and knowledge sharing for education indicators.
Responsibilities
Support implementation of the learning assessment work programme, including production of the global learning indicator (Sustainable Development Goal 4.1.1), application of data eligibility criteria, and related technical workflows.
Assist in tracking workplans, deliverables and milestones, and coordinating with internal teams and external partners (implementing agencies, technical partners and countries).
Maintain documentation of programme processes, decisions and technical guidance.
Support management of learning assessment datasets and databases, including data ingestion, validation, version control, metadata documentation and harmonization, and tracking of country submissions and assessment cycles.
Assist in maintaining structured repositories of datasets, code and technical documentation.
Contribute to data quality assurance processes that safeguard the accuracy and credibility of learning assessment reporting.
Requirements
Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in statistics, economics, data science or a closely related quantitative discipline (such as demography or applied mathematics), or in a social science with a substantial applied-statistics component.
A minimum of two (2) years of experience in data management, research, or programme/project support.
Demonstrated experience in database management and data processing, and in supporting multi-component projects or programmes.
Solid understanding of education and assessment concepts, statistical methods, data-processing workflows and database-management principles.
Ability to synthesize research and technical information into clear documentation.
Ability to support several work streams in parallel, including workplan tracking and task coordination.
Strong written and spoken communication, including the ability to draft technical and operational documents and to support the preparation of governance materials.
Excellent command of English (written and spoken).
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