Project Officer (Data Integration and Dissemination), Montreal

OVERVIEW

Position Number : 1CAUIS0105PA

Grade : P-3

Parent Sector : Institute for Statistics (UIS)

Duty Station : Montreal

Job Family : Education

Contract Type: Project Appointment

Duration of contract : 1 year

Recruitment open to : Internal and external candidates

Application deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 17/06/2026

UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism

Duration of contract: 1 years with possibility of extension subject to availability of funds and satisfactory performance

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

Established in 1999, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) serves as UNESCO’s statistical agency for its 193 Member States and 12 Associate Members. Its mandate focuses on producing cross-nationally comparable data to support global, regional and national development agendas across the fields of education, science, culture, and communication and information. The UIS is the official statistical agency of UNESCO and serves as the custodian agency for several indicators under the Sustainable Development Goals.

The UIS provides technical support to Member States to help them generate high-quality, transformative data, guided by three core pillars: standards and methodologies, data production, and brokering and outreach. As outlined in its 2022–2029 Medium-Term Strategy, the UIS envisions a world in which countries’ policies and decision-making are grounded in robust statistical information, enabling them to benchmark progress toward national and international goals and to learn from the experiences of others.

The UIS provides data and technical inputs for global, regional and funding mechanisms supporting education, including the UN Transforming Education Summit, the Global Education Cooperation Mechanism (GCM), the G7, the G20, and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Results Framework. As part of its mandate to strengthen data reporting, the UIS, in partnership with the Global Education Monitoring Report (GEMR), achieved global consensus on the adoption of an SDG 4 benchmarking process. As co-leaders of the data and monitoring function of the GCM, the UIS supports countries in setting and monitoring their national targets for 2025 and 2030.

Within this framework, the UIS is responsible for:

The growing diversity of data sources — including administrative systems, surveys, learning assessments and emerging data streams — requires enhanced capacity in data integration, metadata governance and the application of advanced analytics, including artificial intelligence (AI).

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST

Under the authority of the Director of the UIS and the direct supervision of the Chief of the Education Section, the Project Officer will contribute to the development, implementation and maintenance of data integration and dissemination processes within the UIS. The incumbent will support the production of high-quality, timely and comparable education data and contribute to the update and dissemination of the global education indicator database. The role focuses on technical implementation, data processing, data validation, metadata management, data dissemination, and operational support to standards and interoperability initiatives.

KEY ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Data Integration and Interoperability

2. Metadata, Data Quality and Governance

3. Statistical Software, Innovation and AI-Supported Processes

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4. Support to SDG Monitoring and Reporting

5. Capacity Development and Technical Assistance

6. Partnerships and Representation

Expected Results

COMPETENCIES - Core (C) & Managerial (M)

Short Description

For detailed information, please consult the UNESCO Competency Framework.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

WORK EXPERIENCE

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SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES