Digital Analyst (Home based)

Background

At UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), we are on a mission to end poverty, build democratic governance, rule of law, and inclusive institutions around the world. UNDP is the United Nations' global sustainable development organization working across 170 countries with 17,000 staff. 

Digital technology is one of the most fundamental drivers of change this century. Digital not only provides new opportunities and challenges for development, but it is also fundamentally changing the context in which development is taking place. Since the launch of its first Digital Strategy in 2019, UNDP has been on an ambitious transformation journey to harness the potential of digital technology for development. We are now in the next phase of our digital transformation, implementing the Digital Strategy 2022-2025, which puts forth a vision to create a world in which digital is an empowering force for people and planet.   

The Chief Digital Office (CDO) at UNDP is leading this effort with the goal of embedding digital technology in the development projects that we implement, supporting government partners to build inclusive digital eco-systems, and transforming the organization internally to enable these changes.  

CDO is looking for Digital Analysts to contribute to the digital programming initiatives within its portfolio through research, stakeholder engagement, capacity building and monitoring and evaluation. This job advertisement is an open recruitment that may be used to fill future vacancies in the CDO. As such, candidates with relevant experience in one or more of the areas listed below in the Scope of Work are encouraged to apply, if they are interested in potentially working for the CDO.

Duties and Responsibilities

Contribute to CDO’s Digital Transformation and Ecosystem portfolio

• Lead the implementation of digital/AI readiness assessments for governments and member states, and present recommendations to relevant stakeholders.
• Create policy briefs and reports on rights-based and inclusive digital ecosystem best practices and standards to support CDO’s digital portfolio.
• Identify countries to participate in digital/AI readiness assessments, Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) implementations, Data Governance and/or other digital initiatives, including coordinating initial outreach and facilitating in-country activities
• Contribute to the continuous development of digital transformation, governance and/or inclusion frameworks to guide countries and governments in their digital transformation efforts.
• Work closely with various programming teams across UNDP to support the implementation of digital programming.
• Develop compelling presentations, briefing notes, and reports to communicate project progress and insights to stakeholders, in collaboration with the Communications team.
• Synthesise lessons learned from ongoing digital projects and implementations in countries for relevant stakeholders.
• Develop digital guides and knowledge-sharing resources for organizational use.

Facilitate digital capacity building efforts within the UN ecosystem

• Liaise with UNDP Country Offices and other relevant units to develop and curate relevant digital capacity building content.
• Undertake user research to identify learning needs, inform training design, and ensure alignment with stakeholders' objectives.
• Contribute to the creation, organization, and coordination of digital and data training resources tailored for diverse audiences, including UNDP staff, UN agencies, and external partners
• Facilitate digital and data training workshops for relevant stakeholders within UNDP, the UN ecosystem and governments.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to promote knowledge-sharing, ensure the accessibility of learning resources, and enhance the effectiveness of digital transformation initiatives.
• Contribute to the management and outreach efforts of Digital communities of practice.

Contribute to partnerships and product development for digital initiatives and products

• Identify and research potential partnership opportunities and draft partnership outreach plans, donor proposals and/or concept notes related CDO’s digital portfolio.
• Organise high-profile events including governments, development agencies, private sector partners, and civil society organisations.
• Support broader partnership, outreach and engagement efforts by CDO in areas such as resource mobilization, inter-agency and multilateral engagement, joint collaborations and stakeholder outreach.

Product development for digital tools