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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Senior Project Officer (Strategic Foresight, Research and Country Insights) Montreal, Canada Professional P-4 18/9/2026
Research Scientist (Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics) Trieste, Italy Professional P-3 21/9/2026
Project Officer (Culture)
Project Officer (Culture) Paris, France 16 Sept 2026
Paris, France Professional P-3 30/9/2026
Programme Specialist (Sciences)
Programme Specialist (Sciences) Apia, Samoa 11 Sept 2026
Apia, Samoa Professional P-4 12/10/2026
Head of the UNESCO-IOC Secretariat for the ICG/IOTWMS Perth, Australia Professional P-4 28/9/2026
Finance & Administrative Officer
Finance & Administrative Officer Apia, Samoa 10 Sept 2026
Apia, Samoa Professional P-3 12/10/2026
Executive Director, The World Academy of Sciences Trieste, Italy Director D-1 20/9/2026
Director, UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Montreal, Canada Director D-2 10/10/2026
Director, Bureau of Human Resources Management Paris, France Director D-1 25/9/2026
Director of Office and UNESCO Representative to Central African States Yaounde, Cameroon Director D-1 21/9/2026
Digitization Project Coordinator
Digitization Project Coordinator Paris, France 16 Sept 2026
Paris, France Professional P-2 7/10/2026
Associate Research Officer
Associate Research Officer Trieste, Italy 14 Sept 2026
Trieste, Italy Professional P-1 14/10/2026
Associate Project Officer (Culture)
Associate Project Officer (Culture) Paris, France 16 Sept 2026
Paris, France Professional P-2 30/9/2026
Associate Partnerships Officer (Due Diligence) Paris, France Professional P-1/P-2 2/10/2026