Call for Consultancy: Communication and Information Statistics Strategy

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JOB DETAILS: Type of contract : Consultant Contract Level : Level 3 - Senior Hiring Unit : Institute for Statistics (UIS) Duty Station : Montreal: Work location : Remote: Duration of contract : 6 months Hiring open to : External candidates Application deadline (Midnight UTC−4 Time) : 27/03/2026 UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism OVERVIEW: Background: The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is the United Nations’ specialized agency for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating internationally comparable statistics in education, science, culture, and communication. UIS is undertaking a strategic review of its Communication and Information Statistics Programme, which forms part of its broader Medium Term Strategy (MTS) 2022–2029. Objective of the Consultancy: The consultant will conduct a comprehensive review of the CI Statistics Programme to provide actionable recommendations for a renewed UIS Communication and Information Statistics Strategy. This strategy will guide UIS’s future work on data collection, analysis, and dissemination in the communication and information domain, aligned with UNESCO’s overall strategic...