International Professional and Higher Categories

International Professionals and Higher Categories

International Professionals are recruited internationally and are expected to serve at different duty stations throughout their career within the Organization. There is a wide range of jobs in this category requiring a high degree of educational, substantive expertise, analytical and communication skills, and/or managerial leadership ability.

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We also provide opportunities for young graduates from non- and under-represented countries to work with us through a competitive recruitment programme. If you recently graduated from university and have limited or no working experience, you may qualify to participate in our Young Professional Programme.                                                 

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Title Location Type of post Grade Closing date
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Deputy Director for Coordination of Programmes Beirut, Lebanon Director D-1 11-AUG-2025
Programme Specialist (Social and Human Sciences) Paris, France Professional P-4 11-AUG-2025
Senior Operations Officer (Readvertisement)
Senior Operations Officer (Readvertisement) Yaounde, Cameroon 7 Aug 2025
Yaounde, Cameroon Professional P-4 4-AUG-2025
Programme Specialist (TVET Education)
Programme Specialist (TVET Education) Baghdad, Iraq 7 Aug 2025
Baghdad, Iraq Professional P-3 14-Aug-2025
Programme Specialist (Quality Education)
Programme Specialist (Quality Education) Baghdad, Iraq 7 Aug 2025
Baghdad, Iraq Professional P-3 14-Aug-2025
Finance and Administrative Officer
Finance and Administrative Officer Phnom Penh, Cambodia 6 Aug 2025
Phnom Penh, Cambodia Professional P-1 / P-2 08-SEP-2025
Director of Office and UNESCO Representative to Central African States* Yaounde, Cameroon Director D-1 30-AUG-2025
Team Leader
Team Leader Paris, France 29 Jul 2025
Paris, France Professional P-5 29-AUG-2025
Associate Educational Policy Specialist
Associate Educational Policy Specialist Dakar, Senegal 29 Jul 2025
Dakar, Senegal Professional P-2 29-AUG-2025
Accountant (Financial Reporting and Accounting) Paris, France Professional P-3 28 AUG 2025
Programme Specialist (Culture)
Programme Specialist (Culture) Beirut, Lebanon 24 Jul 2025
Beirut, Lebanon Professional P-4 25-AUG-2025 (re-advertisement)
Senior Project Officer
Senior Project Officer Paris, France 24 Jul 2025
Paris, France Professional P-4 25-AUG-2025
Head of Office and UNESCO Representative to Nigeria Abuja, Nigeria Professional P-5 25-AUG-2025
Senior Research Scientist
Senior Research Scientist Trieste, Italy 22 Jul 2025
Trieste, Italy Professional P-4 22-AUG-2025
Associate Programme Specialist (Learning Design and Innovation) Paris, France Professional P-2 22-AUG-2025
Associate Coordination Officer (Communications and Public Engagement) Paris, France Professional P-1 / P-2 18-AUG-2025
Communication Officer
Communication Officer Paris, France 18 Jul 2025
Paris, France Professional P-3 18-AUG-2025
Deputy Chief of Section, Senior Field Security Advisor Paris, France Professional P-4 18-AUG-2025
Associate Project Officer (Education)
Associate Project Officer (Education) Paris, France 15 Jul 2025
Paris, France Professional P-2 15-AUG-2025