Individual Consultant Contract Women for Bees Community Manager)

  • Organisation: UNESCO
  • Location: Paris, France
  • Deadline: 10 November 2026

JOB DETAILS

Type of contract : Consultant Contract

Level :   Level 2 - Middle

Hiring Unit :   Sciences Sector (SCS)

Duty Station : Paris

Work location : Remote

Duration of contract : 11 months

Hiring open to : External candidates

Application deadline (Midnight UTC+2 Time) : 10/11/2026

UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism

BACKGROUND

The Women for Bees initiative, implemented by UNESCO's MAB Programme, empowers women beekeepers in biosphere reserves globally through training, networking, and research. Its first phase trained women across nine countries (Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, France, India, Peru, the Russian Federation, Rwanda and Slovenia) and yielded knowledge products as well as a consolidated network of beekeepers. A second phase of the project is now being launched.

PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

We are seeking a Community Manager Consultant to carry the project's knowledge products through their final stages and to maintain the momentum of the women beekeepers' network during the second phase. The assignment is structured around two flagship deliverables: voluntary guidelines on sustainable beekeeping in biosphere reserves, and international beekeeping masterclass for project participants. It also includes follow-up with local partners and continuity of community engagement across project sites.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Key responsibilities:

• Sustainable Beekeeping Guidelines: provide technical inputs to the review cycle

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• Finalize the Guidelines manuscript to a review-ready standard and conduct outreach to reviewers and co-authors, setting out a clear review process, including working meetings with co-authors and reviewers and input integration

• Work with the UNESCO publications and web teams on a web-ready graphic publication and executive summary.

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• Follow up with local partners

• Contribute to activities (training and provision of equipment, sales activities) with inputs on collaboration agreements with beekeeping cooperatives and other institutions.

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• Enhance communication outputs

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• Improve communication tools and materials to support community activities, including using digital assets.

CONTRACT DURATION

11 Months

COMPETENCIES - Core (C) & Managerial (M)

• Communication (C)

• Accountability (C)

• Innovation (C)

• Knowlegde sharing and continuous improvement (C)

• Planning and organizing (C)

• Results focus (C)

• Teamwork (C)

For detailed information, please consult the UNESCO Competency Framework .

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent)  in environmental studies, social sciences, communications, international development, or a related field.