Mr. Hervé Huot-Marchand has been working at UNESCO Headquarters since October 2019 as Chief of the Section for Youth, Literacy and Skills Development (YLS) in the Education Sector.

Mr. Hervé Huot-Marchand has nearly 19 years of international experience in the field, notably in Sub-Saharan Africa in the domain of education and training. He has worked for UNESCO and other bilateral partners for the past 13 years. He was responsible for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) at the regional Bureau in Dakar (BREDA), acting first as an expert and then as the Regional adviser for Sub-Saharan Africa from 2006 to 2016. In this capacity, he was actively involved in research, publications, policy support and continuous development, monitoring, evaluation and coordination of TVET programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa.

From 2016 until his appointment to UNESCO Headquarters, he served as the Head of Office and UNESCO Representative to Mali.