Under the overall authority of the Director-General, the direct supervision of the Assistant Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relations (ADG/PAX) as regards the overall functioning of the office and representational functions, and of the Programme Assistant Directors-General as regards to the programmatic aspects related to the functions of the office as Regional multisectoral Office, the incumbent acts as Director of the UNESCO Regional Multisectoral Office in Beirut, covering Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic, Jordan, Iraq and Palestine, and as UNESCO Representative to Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic.

The incumbent will expand and manage the multidisciplinary programme of the Office and provide intellectual, strategic and operational leadership in planning and implementing activities, responding to the priority needs of Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic in UNESCO's fields of competence, participating in the activities of the UN at the national level in Lebanon and Syria, and managing external relations and partnerships. The incumbent also ensures backstopping as regards national programme activities of the National Offices in Amman (Jordan), Baghdad (Iraq) and Ramallah (Palestine).

The incumbent will also act as the Regional Representative in the United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG) and therefore serve as the regional coordinator, ensuring UNESCO’s contribution to the UN reform for the Arab States region.

The incumbent works within the framework of UNESCO’s Medium-Term Strategies (C/4s), approved Programmes and Budgets (C/5s), the Priority Gender Equality Action Plan and international agreed development agendas such as Agenda 2030.