PROGRAMME SPECIALIST (AFRICAN WORLD HERITAGE FUND)

The World Heritage Committee adopted the African Periodic Report at its 26th session held in 2002 in Budapest, Hungary, which report dealt with the challenges encountered by many African countries regarding the identification, conservation, protection and preservation of the World Heritage Sites on the African continent and the implementation of the Convention’s principles and tenets in general. In general, the African Periodic Report states that given her cultural and natural diversity, Africa is grossly under-represented in the World Heritage list and a few of her countries have not ratified the Convention. Further, a significant number of the World Heritage Sites that are listed on the World Heritage List in danger are on the African Continent.

The mandate of the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) is generally to assist African countries that are signatories to the Convention in their heritage conservation efforts through financing the identification and listing of African Heritage sites in the World Heritage List.

This position is specific to the AWHF reporting to the Head of Programmes. The role is responsible for the design, development and implementation of the programmes and activities of the African World Heritage Fund.