Project Coordinator
at UNESCO, Kuwait
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- Not given in the advert
- Closing date
- 10 December 2026
- Start
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- Type of post
- Administration and business
A support post, not a teaching post. - Contract
- SB4
- First seen
- 9 November 2026, on UNESCO
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JOB DETAILS Type of contract : Service Contract Level : SB4 Hiring Unit : Sciences Sector (SCS) Duty Station : Kuwait Work location : On site Duration of contract : 12 months Hiring open to : External candidates Application deadline (Midnight UTC+3 Time) : 30/11/2026 UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, ProfessionalismORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT The United Nations in Kuwait is implementing a joint programme entitled “Promoting Inclusive Employment and Empowerment” under the One UN approach and in alignment with Kuwait’s national development priorities.• The project brings together two complementary programme components implemented by multiple UN agencies: A joint UNESCO–ILO component focused on strengthening the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the world of work through improved policies, inclusive education and training, employer engagement, media inclusion, and data systems.• A WHO–UNODC component focused on strengthening Kuwait’s national response to substance use through rehabilitation and reintegration services. The UNESCO–ILO component is implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA), the Public Authority for Persons with Disabilities (PADA), the Human Capacity Building Society for Social Development (HCBSSD) and other relevant civil society organizations, employers’ organizations, training institutions, media institutions, and other national stakeholders. The project aims to strengthen institutional capacities, improve enabling environments for inclusive employment, and enhance evidence-based policymaking through improved disability-inclusive data systems.To support the implementation of the project, UNESCO seeks to recruit a Project Coordinator to provide strategic, technical, operational, coordination, communication, and donor liaison support to ensure effective implementation of the UNESCO component in Kuwait.MAIN TASKS AND SERVICES Under the overall authority of the Director of the UNESCO Regional Office for the Gulf States and Yemen, the general supervision of the Social and Human Sciences (SHS) Programme Specialist, and in close coordination with the joint UNESCO–ILO project management team, the incumbent shall support the implementation of the joint project on disability inclusion and empowerment in Kuwait. In particular, the incumbent will undertake the following responsibilities: Provide strategic and operational coordination for the effective implementation of UNESCO-led project activities and workplans:• Develop, update, and monitor annual workplans, implementation schedules, and results frameworks for UNESCO activities.• Ensure timely and quality delivery of all project outputs under UNESCO responsibility.• Coordinate closely with the ILO project team to ensure coherence, complementarity, and joint delivery of results. Provide technical oversight of project implementation across all UNESCO-led components, including:• Strengthening the capacity of the National CRPD Committee in substantively contributing to the workshops content and facilitation• Supporting development of TVET-to-work transition tools and guidelines.• Overseeing establishment of the disability inclusion clinic.• Coordinating employability skills curriculum development.• Supervising disability-inclusive media and communication interventions.• Supporting OPD-led awareness campaigns.• Coordinating employer engagement initiatives and partnerships.• Overseeing situational analysis studies and research outputs.• Coordinating development of AI-enabled disability inclusion data systems. Coordinate stakeholder engagement and partnership building, including:• Liaising with government entities (including MoSA and PADA) and coordinating with HCBSSD, in accordance with its role within the project governance and partnership framework.• Engaging organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs).• Coordinating with TVET institutions, media organizations, employers, and business asso