Consultancy to support the establishment and reinforcement of UIS regional presence in the Latin America and Caribbean Region (strategic planning and technical assistance) – Open to individuals only

United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics (UIS) hereby invites qualified individuals to apply as follows:

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) plays a critical role in the Education 2030 Agenda by producing cross-nationally-comparable education indicators and working with partners to develop new indicators, methodologies, statistical approaches and monitoring tools to better assess progress towards the international education targets. It is the designated lead agency for producing the indicators needed to track global progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4), while sharing responsibility for some targets with other agencies. 

The main objective of this assignment is to support the establishment and reinforcement of the UIS regional presence in the Latin America and Caribbean Region (strategic planning and technical assistance) within the framework of the UIS Medium Term Strategy and the annual programme. In this context, he/she will review and map existing focus areas that the UIS needs to provide specialized technical assistance, methodological guidance and develop partnerships/relations to build statistical capacity; make recommendations for a regional strategy and workplan and implement agreed activities. 

Please refer to attached procurement notice.