Underwater Cultural Heritage Consultant

Advance UNESCO’s 2001 Convention on underwater cultural heritage through scientific advice, multilateral project coordination and climate-resilience work. The consultant will support regional initiatives, research, policy documents, fundraising, stakeholder consultations and major meetings from a home-based arrangement.

• Serve as scientific focal point and underwater archaeology expert for the 2001 Convention
• Coordinate implementation activities in South and East Asia with UNESCO field offices
• Develop a Baltic Sea cooperation project covering research protection education capacity building and communications
• Integrate underwater and coastal heritage into climate action resilience strategies and ocean policy
• Support meetings conferences anniversary events and statutory-body sessions

• Hold an advanced university degree in a culture-related discipline
• Have at least ten years of professional experience in culture including five years in international cultural policy
• Demonstrate expertise in underwater archaeology and protection of underwater cultural heritage
• Demonstrate excellent English and French across speaking reading and writing
• Show experience coordinating global consultations multilateral projects and diverse stakeholders

• United Nations system experience
• Experience organising global multi-stakeholder consultations
• Expert knowledge of UNESCO culture programmes
• Knowledge of another official UN language

• Underwater Archaeology
• Cultural Heritage Protection
• Climate Resilience
• Multilateral Cooperation
• Stakeholder Consultation
• Policy Research
• Event Coordination
• Fundraising

• Geographic Information Systems

• Monthly progress reports are required
• The assignment is home based despite Paris being the administrative duty station
• Applicants must submit a technical proposal and proposed monthly fee