▁ ▁After ▁assuming ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Ass istant ▁Director ▁General ▁( AD G ) ▁for ▁Education ▁of ▁UN ES CO , ▁Smith ▁made ▁several ▁moves ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁mand ate ▁from ▁UN ES CO ' s ▁General ▁Conference ▁and ▁from ▁its ▁Director ▁General ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁reform ▁the ▁Education ▁S ector ▁of ▁the ▁institution . ▁These ▁included ▁developing ▁U NE SS , ▁a ▁simplified ▁national ▁education ▁support ▁strategy ; ▁a ▁Global ▁Action ▁Plan ; ▁invol vement ▁with ▁the ▁G 8 ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁Econom ic ▁Forum ; ▁rest ruct uring ▁the ▁head qu arter ' s ▁govern ance ▁structure ; ▁and ▁implementing ▁a ▁de - central ization ▁plan ▁for ▁UN ES CO ' s ▁Education ▁S ector . ▁After ▁an ▁int ensive ▁one - year ▁study ▁contract ed ▁out ▁to ▁N avig ant ▁Cons ult ing , ▁all ▁but ▁three ▁of ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁recommend ations ▁were ▁approved ▁for ▁implementation ▁by ▁the ▁Director ▁General ▁in ▁June , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Political ▁fall out ▁to ▁the ▁approved ▁re forms ▁led ▁to ▁anonymous ▁charges ▁of ▁financial ▁impro p ri eties ▁in ▁the ▁award ing ▁of ▁contract s ▁total ing ▁US D ▁$ 2 . 2 ▁million ▁to ▁N avig ant ▁Cons ult ing ▁without ▁proper ▁UN ES CO ▁o vers ight . ▁Smith ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁used ▁an ▁established , ▁but ▁alternative ▁b idd ing ▁procedure ▁in ▁the ▁UN ES CO ▁rules . ▁The ▁UN ES CO ▁Executive ▁Board ▁ultimately ▁resolved ▁to ▁clarify ▁and ▁strength en ▁the ▁bid