Director of World Heritage

Job Description

DIRECTOR OF WORLD HERITAGEPost Number: CLT 002Grade: D-2Duty Station: ParisJob Family: CultureType of contract: Fixed TermDuration of contract: 2 yearsApplication Deadline (Midnight Paris Time): 16-AUGUST-2021UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization,Integrity, Respect for Diversity, ProfessionalismOVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POSTUnder the overall authority of the Director-General of UNESCO, and the direct supervision of the Assistant Director-General for Culture (ADG/CLT), the incumbent shall provideintellectual leadership and strategic vision for cultural and natural heritage at large and World Heritage in particular, in line with the Organizations prevailing Medium-Term Strategy and Programme and Budget Document (C/5). The incumbent will develop effectiveprogrammatic and management strategies to enable the World Heritage Centre (WHC) to consolidate and further strengthen UNESCOs leadership in the field of cultural and natural Heritage and its contribution to the UN sustainable development agenda. As suchs/he is responsible for effectively managing the coordination, implementation and leading policy development and capacity building activities for the World Heritage Centre, the 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritageas well as the 2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape.As Director of World Heritage, the incumbent will lead the World Heritage Centres programmes to support Member States and strengthen UNESCOs leadership on the protection and promotion ofcultural and natural heritage and the 1972 Convention, as an international standard setting instrument. As member of the Senior Management Team of the Culture Sector, s/he will be responsible for ensuring effective reporting to the Governing Bodies of UNESCOas per the Sectors policy.As Secretary to the World Heritage Committee and to the General Assembly of States Parties to the 1972 Convention, the incumbent is responsible and accountable for performing the Secretariats main tasks and ensuring the consistencyof the programme in line with the decisions and strategic objectives of the World Heritage Committee and the resolutions of the General Assembly of the States Parties, and the use of the resources of the World Heritage Fund. As such, the incumbent is entrustedwith specific delegated authorities as regards this part of the work.In particular, the incumbent will: Provide strategic direction to the work of UNESCO in the area of cultural and natural heritage, intellectual leadership and guidance to the staff of theWorld Heritage Centre in line with UNESCOs prevailing Medium-Term Strategy, Programme and Budget; ensure reporting to UNESCOs Governing Bodies; lead the design, planning, implementation and evaluation of the World Heritage Centres programmes worldwide,including through the Field Offices network; oversee the effective and efficient management of the World Heritage Centres human and financial resources and operations; ensure related effective internal control and risk management; ensure overall supervisionof staff, allocation of duties and evaluation of their performance, including direct supervision of the Deputy Director and the Heads/Chiefs of Units, Regional Desks and Teams. As a key member of the Senior Management Team of the Culture Sector, advise ADG/CLTon strategic, operational, human resource and budgetary issues, participate in the meetings of the Culture Conventions Liaison Group, and represent ADG/CLT inside and outside the Organization as requested. Lead the Secretariat, whose functions are assumedby the World Heritage Centre, to the World Heritage Committee and to the General Assembly of States Parties in the implementation of the 1972 Convention; organize the statutory meetings of the 1972 Convention, such as the sessions of the General Assembly ofStates Parties, the sessions of the World Heritage Committee and its Bureau and any subsidiary organs; ensure the implementation of the decisions, resolutions and recommendations of the statutory organs and report to them on their execution, and ensure thatthe Secretariats tasks are carried out as per the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, be accountable to the World Heritage Committee for the use of the resources of the World Heritage Fund and manage the close cooperationwith the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee. In line with the Culture Sectors Resource Mobilisation Framework, identify, create opportunities for resource mobilisation and actively raise voluntary contributions from multilateral and bilateraldonors, propose partnerships, including with private sector and civil society organisations and build alliances to enhance and support the World Heritage Centres work and activities to achieve results and impact, giving guidance to staff members, encourageand advise Member States on taking specific actions to support activities of the World Heritage Centre and UNESCO in general. Be responsible for the coordination of UNESCO-wide activities related to cultural and natural heritage and World Heritage with a viewto producing synergies and avoid duplication, achieve synergy with other international conventions, organisations and related programmes, provide guidance to the Deputy Director on the 2011 Historic Urban Landscape Recommendation, the Cities Programme andthe Sustainable Development portfolio (including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development) in line with the World Heritage Sustainable Development Agenda and ensure the monitoring of its progress towards its achievement. Actively promote at the internationallevel greater awareness and understanding of the protection and promotion of cultural and natural heritage and the World Heritage Convention globally, including advocating the World Heritage Centres work within the UN System and through the biodiversity conventionsliaison group, with counterparts in think tanks, universities, research networks, private sector, NGOs, UNESCO Chairs, Category 2 Centres, governments and other external partners for effective cooperation; develop effective communication channels within theOrganization, including Field Offices and stakeholders; develop appropriate information and knowledge management systems; provide clearing house services to UNESCO Member States on matters pertaining to cultural and natural heritage; guide the developmentof the World Heritage Centres webpages, as well as social media, in close cooperation with the Sectors Communication, Cities and Events Unit (CLT/CCE) and the Executive Office (CLT/EO), as well as other sectors, in particular the Division for Public Information(DPI) and the Bureau for Digital Business Solutions (DBS).COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial) Communication (C) Accountability (C) Innovation (C) Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement (C) Planning and organizing (C) Results focus (C) Teamwork (C