Domain:    Education - Lifelong Learning
Post number:    1DEED0001UI
Grade:    D-2
Organizational Unit:    EDUCATION SECTOR
Primary Location:    Hamburg, Germany
Recruitment open to:    Internal and external candidates
Type of contract:    Fixed Term
Salary:    132,419 USD
Deadline (Midnight Paris Time):    December 30, 2016

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is an integral part of UNESCO's Education Sector, operating with statutory institutional autonomy under the guidance of its Governing Board. UIL promotes an integrated approach to policy development, research and training, capacity building, networking and partnership building in the field of lifelong learning, literacy and non-formal education of adult and continuing education. The mission of UIL is to ensure that all forms of education and learning – formal, non-formal and informal - are recognized, valued and available for meeting the demands of individuals and communities throughout the world. UIL responds to these demands and helps meet the challenges facing humanity with policy-driven research, publications and technical services for Member States and non-governmental and civil society organizations as well as private providers at their request.

Under the authority of UNESCO’s Director-General, and the direct supervision of the Assistant Director-General for Education, the incumbent provides intellectual leadership and strategic vision to UIL’s programme and staff.  He/she proposes to the UIL’s Governing Board for its approval, the Institute’s Medium-Term Strategies, operational plans and associated budgets. The incumbent will also ensure that UIL fully contributes to the achievement of UNESCO’s Education programme objectives in the context of implementation of the Goal 4 (Education) of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. The incumbent is responsible for administering the Institute and for planning, executing and reporting on its programme and budget. The incumbent’s responsibilities also include human resource planning, recruitment, and performance management in order to develop motivated and effective teams with appropriate competencies to achieve UIL’s objectives, resource mobilization, and acting as the external advocate for UIL, liaising with financial partners, and with UIL’s other stakeholders. More...

UNESCO is calling for applications for the position of Director of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL). UIL promotes an integrated approach to policy development, research and training, capacity building, networking and publication in the field of lifelong learning. Its focus is on adult and continuing education, literacy and non-formal basic education. As Director, you will provide overall strategic management and be responsible for the Institute’s planning, executing and reporting on its programmes and budget. More...

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), through the CONFINTEA Fellowship Programme, seeks to build capacities of government officials in the field of adult learning and education (ALE). Global leaders agree that ALE empowers individuals and brings lasting benefits to societies, which is why they have committed to improve their countries’ ALE policies and practices in a series of international declarations since 2009, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. More...

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has long promoted family learning as a bridge between formal, non-formal and informal learning to effectively engage communities in lifelong learning and improve literacy skills. As the first step towards a new family learning project with a focus on gender equality and the sub-Saharan Africa region, a three-day international workshop took place at the Institute in Hamburg, Germany, from 23 to 25 November 2016. More...

Action Research to Improve Youth and Adult Literacy, an action research guidebook published by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), is being used to change curricula and develop new training courses for adult educators in Senegal and Uganda. More...