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Director, UN Ocean Decade Coordination

UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), as the agency tasked with coordinating the Ocean Decade, is looking for a Director of the Decade Coordination Unit to provide strategic and operational leadership to the implementation of the Ocean Decade.

This includes leading and overseeing the implementation of activities and projects; assessing performance and guiding horizontal workflows; developing coordinated and cross-cutting strategies in response to the evolving ocean policy landscape, approaches and frameworks; implementing and managing change; directing the mobilization of extra-budgetary resources; and establishing key partnerships including with the private sector, civil society and other UN agencies.

Deadline for submissions: 31 October 2024, 23:59 CET

Ocean Decade Junior Consultant

UNESCO is inviting written proposals for an individual consultant to support UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) in its role as coordinating agency of the Ocean Decade.

This includes supporting and facilitating the coordination of the development and implementation of an Ocean Decade Capacity Development Facility; supporting the continuous evolution and implementation of the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (M&E) Framework of the Ocean Decade; supporting the organization of the First Ocean Decade International Coastal Cities Conference; and contributing to the development of initiatives to engage Small Island Developing States (SIDS) partners in the Ocean Decade, among others.

Deadline for submissions: 7 November 2024, 23:59 CET

Ocean Finance Expert (Ocean Decade)

UNESCO is inviting written proposals for an individual consultant to support activities related to ocean science financing and investment in the context of the Ocean Decade.

The Ocean Decade Coordination Unit is launching a new flagship initiative related to financing and investment for ocean science and ocean science infrastructure. The initiative aims to generate and communicate information to decision makers within governments, philanthropy and industry on the tangible benefits that accrue from sound investment in ocean science and ocean science infrastructure and provide information on tools and modalities for such investment.

The Decade Coordination Unit is seeking an expert to assist in shaping and supporting implementation of this initiative in the lead-up to its formal launch at the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference, happening in Nice, France in June 2025.

Deadline for submissions: 8 November 2024, 23:59 CET – EXTENDED

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Early Career Ocean Professionals

Call for Proposals: The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) invites researchers to submit proposals for its Program for the South Atlantic and Antarctica (PROASA)

With this call for proposals, FAPESP wants to bring in up to five researchers who are early in their careers and excel in their specific fields of knowledge.

The PROASA will consider initiatives focused on coastal and marine environments in the South Atlantic, under and beyond national jurisdiction, and on Antarctica, which includes the Antarctic continent and the Southern Ocean (or Antarctic Ocean). The PROASA aims to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and its application to confront planetary crises and promote sustainable development.

The call is open for proposals from researchers working abroad, Brazilian or not, who wish to start a research career at a research institution located in the State of São Paulo.

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