OVERVIEW
Parent Sector : Culture Sector (CLT)
Duty Station: San Jose
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Job Family: Culture
Type of contract : Non Staff
Level :
Duration of contract : From 7 to 11 months
Recruitment open to : External candidates
Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 05/04/2024
UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism
Only candidates who are entitled to work in Costa Rica can apply to this position.
OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST
Bajo la autoridad del Director de la Oficina Regional Multisectorial de la UNESCO en San Josรฉ, y bajo la supervisiรณn directa del Especialista de Programa de Cultura, la persona experta en polรญticas culturales proporcionarรก asistencia en el desarrollo e implementaciรณn de los siguientes objetivos del Programa de Cultura para el periodo 2024-2025:
โข Fortalecimiento de las capacidades de los Estados miembros y de la sociedad civil para proteger y promover la diversidad de las expresiones culturales mediante industrias culturales y creativas dinรกmicas e integradoras.
Mediante las siguientes acciones:
o Apoyar las actividades para relativas a la Red de Ciudades Creativas de la UNESCO en los paรญses cubiertos por la Oficina Regional.
o Asistir en la coordinaciรณn y ejecuciรณn de actividades relativas a la implementaciรณn de la Convenciรณn de 2005 sobre la Protecciรณn y Promociรณn de la Diversidad de Expresiones Culturales en los paรญses cubiertos por la Oficina Regional, incluyendo brindar el apoyo que sea requerido por los Estados miembros para la realizaciรณn de sus informes periรณdicos cuadrienales.
โข Fortalecimiento de las capacidades de los Estados miembros para promover, monitorear y medir la contribuciรณn de la cultura a la aplicaciรณn de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible a escala local, nacional y regional.
Mediante la ejecuciรณn de acciones de apoyo que la UNESCO brinda al Ministerio de Cultura y Juventud de Costa Rica en los siguientes procesos:
o Actualizaciรณn de la Polรญtica Nacional de Derechos Culturales y su Plan de Acciรณn
o Formulaciรณn de la Polรญtica de Fomento a la Economรญa Creativa y Cultural y su Plan de Acciรณn
o Formulaciรณn Polรญtica de Fomento a la Lectura, Libro y las Bibliotecas y su Plan de Acciรณn
o Toda otra actividad del Ministerio de Cultura y Juventud orientada a incorporar la creatividad como un factor de desarrollo sostenible.
โข Asistir al Programa de Cultura mediante la elaboraciรณn, identificaciรณn y/o estudio de documentos de trabajo relativos al รกmbito de la creatividad, segรบn sea requerido.
โข Apoyar, en coordinaciรณn con el equipo de Comunicaciรณn de la Oficina Regional de la UNESCO, las acciones de comunicaciรณn y visibilidad del segรบn sea requerido.
โข Realizar otras tareas de apoyo al sector de Cultura que sean asignadas por el Especialista del Programa.
COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial) Communication (C)Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement (C)Planning and organizing (C)Results focus (C)Teamwork (C)
- For detailed information, please consult the UNESCO Competency Framework.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Advanced university degree (Master or equivalent and above) in the field of culture, arts, cultural management, or related fields.
Work Experience
At least two years of relevant working experience in areas related to culture, of which at least one year acquired at international level.
Experience in the implementation, evaluation and advocacy of programmes and projects related to cultural policies, including coordinating with internal and external partners and networks.
Experience in designing, implementing and/or evaluating cultural policies.
Skills and Competencies
Good writing skills and ability to draft clear and concise reports.
Experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes/projects related to culture, including administrative and financial matters.
Ability to conduct analytical study and prepare presentations on project implementation.
Strong interpersonal skills, with proven ability to maintain effective working relations within a multicultural environment with colleagues and staff at all levels within and outside the Organization.
Ability to work in a multicultural environment and team cooperation.
Demonstrated capacity to work under tight deadlines.
Languages
Excellent knowledge of Spanish and English (written and spoken).
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
Work Experience
Experience with UNESCO and understanding of the organization, including its administrative procedures and financial process.
Specific professional and practical experience working with public institutions related to culture.
Languages
Working knowledge of French, or another UNESCO language (Arabic, Chinese or Russian).
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates are kindly requested to apply and submit the following documents (in English):
- A letter of interest explaining how your qualifications and experience make you suitable for the position.
- Curriculum Vitae or Resume.
- Technical and financial proposals indicating the monthly rate to undertake the terms of reference above, including travel and other related costs. (Applications submitted without a monthly rate will not be considered)
- The contact details of three references.
Your application should be submitted in just one file with all the documents required (pdf format) to be uploaded in the application section \"Employment History Form\"
SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application and provide complete and accurate information. To apply, please visit the UNESCO careers website. No modifications can be made to the application submitted.
The evaluation of candidates is based on the criteria in the vacancy notice, and may include tests and/or assessments, as well as a competency-based interview.
UNESCO uses communication technologies such as video or teleconference, e-mail correspondence, etc. for the assessment and evaluation of candidates.
Please note that only selected candidates will be further contacted and candidates in the final selection step will be subject to reference checks based on the information provided.
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