Associate Research Officer,
Paris
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Closing date: Thursday, 12 July 2018
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Under the authority and the direct supervision of the Director of IIEP, and the immediate supervision of the Head of the Research and Development (R&D) Team, the incumbent will work mainly on the research project on the use of learning assessment data. The incumbent’s tasks will be to provide support to the implementation of this project and dissemination of its results. S/he will also contribute to other IIEP’s research, training and communication activities, as required. In particular, s/he will:
Support the implementation of IIEP’s research project on the use of learning assessment data in the planning cycle:
- Participate in the preparation of research tools.
- Liaise with various international partners (development agencies, international organizations, civil society institutions, etc.) as needed to build partnerships for the implementation of the project.
- Participate in the preparation of the terms of reference for the research and for case studies.
- Participate in the field work organized in the framework of this research project.
- Provide assistance in the quality control of activities and deliverables when carried out by national researchers or external consultants.
- Contribute to the preparation of synthesis, research briefs, articles, tools and guidelines based on the research findings.
- Support the organization of dissemination events (expert meetings, policy forums, workshops, etc.)
- Assist in the management of the project as needed.
Contribute to IIEP’s activities linked to the theme of teaching and learning:
- Provide assistance in the integration of the research findings into training materials for residential and distance courses.
- Contribute to identifying relevant news, articles and events to be included in the Learning Portal.
- Contribute to the regular update of IIEP webpage on the progress of the research and its results.
Support the design and implementation of other IIEP’s research programmes as needed:
- Assist in the design of programmes and development of research proposals.
- Contribute to their methodological design.