Associate Project Officer – Learning Assessments

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About the role

  • 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).

Benefits

  • 30 days annual leave
  • family allowance
  • medical insurance
  • pension plan

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

$75,325 per year

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Location requirements

OnsiteMontrealCanada

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