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Quality Improvement in Tourism Education and Training - Middle East

Quality Improvement in Tourism Education

Position: Tourism Education Expert

Location: Homebase and Middle East

Duration: 8 months

Responsibilities

The Tourism Education Expert will be responsible for leading the Quality Improvement in Tourism Education Project for one country in the Middle East. The responsibilities of this position will be:

  • Organise and deliver (together with other experts) a workshop on the UNWTO.TedQual Methodology
  • Support education and training institutions participating in the process of preparing for the UNWTO.TedQual self-assessment
  • Prepare a situation report with detailed information on each education and training programme, quality gaps, as well as an improvement plan based on training and mentoring activities, and coordinate the implementation of these mentioned actions
  • Coordinate the work of external UNWTO.TedQual Auditors who will perform the onsite audit for a minimum of 5 selected Institutions
  • Elaborate a cooperation programme between recently certified institutions and members of the TedQual Network world wide
  • Preparing status reports by gathering, analyzing, and summarizing relevant information.
  • Conducting post-project evaluation and identifying successful and unsuccessful project elements.
  • Prepare a final report, evaluating the overall activity and proposing adjustments for future editions of this programme
  • Carry out any other project-related duties as required by the project.

Eligibility Criteria for Tourism Education Expert 

The interested Tourism Education Expert must demonstrate the following qualifications:

  • Have at least 15 years of work experience in the area of tourism human resources, and a proven track record in leading projects and project teams.
  • Deep understanding of tourism human capital development issues in the MENA Region as well as internationally are a must.
  • Capacity for Interactive and Practical Teaching: Demonstrated ability to deliver engaging, practice-oriented, interactive educational sessions.
  • UN Tourism Knowledge: Familiarity with the UN Tourism´s objectives, initiatives, and methodologies is an advantage.
  • Fluency and report writing skills in English are essential.

If you wish to apply, please fill out the application (https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/LhD9DB) form before 20th July 2025.

If you have any queries, do not hesitate to write to capacity@unwtoacademy.org .

Please be aware that ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED AND EVALUATED, BUT ONLY SHORT-LISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.