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Job Summary

Job Title:
Sustainable Tourism Specialist
Employer:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Location:
Kampala
Country:
Uganda
Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
Number of Positions:
Deadline:
Friday, 6 March 2026

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, the sciences, and culture.

Full-time

Deadline: 

6 Mar 2026

Sustainable Tourism Specialist Job at United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Job Description

The UN Volunteer will be based under the UNESCO Uganda antenna office, with a primary focus on supporting the implementation of Output 2.2 consisting of the following planned sub-activities:

  • Community cultural mapping and business planning: Support communities and tourism circuits to document cultural and natural heritage, including Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), and to develop viable eco-tourism business plans and grant proposals.
  • Heritage- and biodiversity-sensitive tourism design guidelines: Support the development and application of guidelines for culturally appropriate and environmentally sustainable tourism infrastructure in selected circuits.
  • Youth heritage guide certification programme: Support the development and delivery of a certification programme to strengthen youth—particularly young women’s—skills in cultural and natural interpretation and responsible tourism.
  • Youth conservation corps for nature-based tourism: Support youth-led teams engaged in conservation activities and tourism services such as trail maintenance, wildlife monitoring, guiding, and destination stewardship.
  • Ugandan Green Flag Trails: Support the development and certification of low-impact community-based hiking, biking, and canoe trails linking conservation and cultural sites.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the head of the UNESCO Uganda antenna office in close coordination with the Regional Advisor for Culture at the UNESCO Regional office in Nairobi and project partners, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks, among others:

  • Contribute to the planning, development, and implementation of project activities related to conservancies, protected landscapes, cultural heritage, and sustainable tourism.
  • Support the administrative and operational management of project activities, including logistics planning, assistance at meetings, workshops, trainings, and missions.
  • Assist in the preparation of project materials, including briefing notes, presentations, background documents, agendas, and reports.
  • Participate in internal and external coordination meetings, briefings, and consultations with partners, stakeholders, and beneficiaries.
  • Support outreach, communication, and visibility activities, including the compilation of content for reports, presentations, and knowledge-sharing materials.
  • Assist with the collection, organisation, and analysis of project data, including gender- and youth-disaggregated information, to support monitoring and reporting for cultural heritage, eco-tourism, and conservation.
  • Carry out any other related tasks as requested by the head of the UNESCO Uganda antenna office

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.

All candidates who wish to join the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) should apply online at the link below. 

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Deadline: 6th March 2026

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