Project Officer (Culture Sector)
UNESCO
- New Delhi
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assist the Culture Sector to implement the above-mentioned "World Heritage and Sustainable Development for Local Communities" project by coordinating various activities with concerned local communities, civil society and local governing bodies including municipalities and development authorities involved in the implementation of similar projects.
- Assist the Culture Sector in coordinating and liaising activities with the public stakeholders notably the government entities both at the level of the Union and state governments of India.
- Liaise with the various agencies, experts and organizations working in the field of culture and tourism for collection of data according to requirements.
- Ensure adequate reporting of the aforementioned project that need to be prepared on a regular basis in line with UNESCO established practices for funds-in-trust projects.
- Assist the Culture Sector in various sustainable tourism related activities, notably various workshops planned to increase capacity that ameliorate protection of heritage sites, alignment of current tourism towards community-based, sustainable and responsible tourism.
- Perform any task requested either by Program Specialist or Director of the Office.
- Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in the relevant field
- A minimum of 9 years of work experience in social sector
- Experience in tourism, data management or related areas in tourism sector in India can be an asset.
- Good knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and database packages.
- Excellent knowledge (written and spoken) of English.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills; strong service orientation and ability to deal efficiently with partners at different levels.
- Ability to manage heavy workloads and meet tight deadlines, paying close attention to detail and quality of work.
- Ability to analyze and interpret data to generate reports.
- Good organizational and coordination skills.
- Ability to take initiatives, establish priorities and monitor own work plans.
- Ability to work as part of a team, and provide efficient, quality, and timely support.
- Capacity to work efficiently with complex and sensitive situations.
- Sense of integrity and confidentiality.
- Any degree or diploma in management or social entrepreneurship.
- Experience of working with government organization like Tourism department or Ministry in India.
- Prior experience in collection and analysis of data
- Experience in advanced excel and power BI for data analysis.
- Good knowledge of Hindi (written and spoken)