Position Number: SCS 001
Grade: ADG
Parent Sector: Sciences Sector (SCS)
Duty Station: Paris
Job Family: Sciences
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Duration of contract: 2 years, renewable
Recruitment open to: Internal and external candidates
Application deadline (Midnight Paris Time): 26/05/2026
UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism
In response to the increasing interdependence of environmental, technological and societal systems, UNESCO will pursue a forward-looking process aimed at strengthening the coherence and positioning of its scientific mandate. The evolving global landscape for sciences, characterized by accelerated technological change, complex sustainability challenges and growing demands for science-informed responsible governance, calls for closer alignment between natural, basic, and social and human sciences.
The Sciences Sector will enhance UNESCO’s capacity to deliver science-based, integrated, policy-relevant and ethically grounded solutions, while advancing action on innovation and capacity building. This will be done with full respect and preservation of the mandates, intergovernmental programmes and normative instruments adopted by Member States.
The Sciences Sector plays a central role in advancing UNESCO’s mission to build peace and sustainable development through promotion of sciences, knowledge and innovation. Its mandate is to strengthen science, technology and innovation (STI) systems at national, regional, and global levels, promote international scientific cooperation across scientific fields, and harness the transformative power of social and human sciences, technologies and innovation to address the world’s most pressing challenges and the complexity of social transformations – from climate change and biodiversity loss to water security and disaster resilience, from promotion of human rights and social inclusion to equitable access to knowledge and ethical technological advancements, including artificial intelligence.
Through major intergovernmental programmes, committees and standard-setting instruments – including inter alia Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme, the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC) and related scientific committees, the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP), the Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), the International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme (IGGP), the International Convention for the Elimination of Doping in Sport, and the International Basic Sciences Programme (IBSP) – the Sector mobilizes global scientific networks and knowledge to shape and inform policy and action.
Under the authority of the Director-General, the Assistant Director-General for Sciences is responsible for providing intellectual leadership and strategic vision for the Sciences Sector in line with the Organization’s Medium-Term Strategy for 2022–2029 document (41 C/4) and the decisions of the governing bodies. To this end, the Assistant Director-General for Sciences is responsible for the overall implementation of Major Programme II (Natural Sciences) and Major Programme III (Social and Human Sciences), approved by UNESCO’s governing bodies, including for its category 1 institute (the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics).
The mission of the Sciences Sector is to harness natural, basic, social and human sciences as a transformative force for sustainability, human rights, gender equality, peace, and equity by integrating the best and all available forms of knowledge, technology, ethical reflection, governance, and inclusive, intercultural dialogue across disciplines, knowledge systems and worldviews, and strengthening the link between scientific frontiers and societal relevance underpinned by research and supported by evidence-based policy for development.
The Assistant Director-General for Sciences will:
For further information on the specific above-mentioned programmes, candidates may consult our website: https://www.unesco.org/en, and/or the following documents: 41 C/4 (UNESCO’s Medium-Term Strategy for 2022–2029) and 43 C/5 (Draft UNESCO’s Programme and Budget for 2026–2029 quadrennium).
For detailed information, please consult the UNESCO Competency Framework.
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UNESCO’s salaries consist of a basic salary and other benefits which may include if applicable: 30 days annual leave, family allowance, medical insurance, pension plan etc.
The approximate annual starting salary for this post is US$ 249,178.
For full information on benefits and entitlements, please consult our Guide to Staff Benefits.
Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application and provide complete and accurate information, by the above deadline.
To apply, please visit the UNESCO Careers website. No modifications can be made to the application once submitted.
The process may include pre-recorded video interviews and/or written assessments, interviews with a Panel, as well as reference checks. In addition, candidates may be requested to provide additional information which may be pertinent to the position’s qualifications.
Please note that all candidates, whether selected or not, will be informed of the outcome of their application in due course.
Short-listed candidates may also be added to Talent Pools; subject to their consent (i.e. Data Privacy Statement).
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