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Posted Date

Oct, 22

Expire Date

Oct, 31

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The following documents shall be required from the applicants:

Personal CV
A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) indicating why the candidate considers him-/herself to be suitable for the position.

Office/Unit/Project Description:

Emerging and future digital technologies and the opportunities they offer will profoundly improve the lives of those furthest behind. Recognizing this potential, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched an organization-wide digital transformation that will splice digital into its DNA—harnessing its potential to do good for more people, better and faster. UNDP’s 2019-2021 Digital Strategy has created a new UNDP Digital Unit, charged with leading next wave of innovation in sustainable development.

UNDP Digital Strategy 2022 – 2025 aims to support our partner countries to unlock the power of digital to tackle these pressing issues. The strategy lays out UNDP’s ambition to use a rights-based approach to digital technologies to improve our development results and help build inclusive digital ecosystems globally that leave no one behind. These aims are supported by the transformation of our internal, and operational systems and building of an agile, digitally capable workforce.

This role will be in Chief Digital Office, and is designed to provide additional capacity to strengthen the thought leadership of UNDP in the digital development space. S/he will report to the Digital Transformation Specialist, who manages the thought leadership workstream under CDO

Institutional Arrangement:

The incumbent will report to the Head of Digital Policy and Global Partnerships in UNDP’s Chief Digital Office (Executive Office).

Duties and Responsibilities

Scope of Work:

The Research Manager – Digital Development is responsible for the following:

Develop UNDP's point of view on digital development issues such as digital for climate, digital for resilience, inclusive connectivity, AI for development, etc.

Identify latest trends and topics that UNDP needs to be aware and take lead
Strengthen and continue to develop existing pipeline of thought leadership products for digital
Contribute to the development of key emerging policy agendas in digital transformation and future of development contexts, in collaboration with policy teams at UNDP
Bring in perspectives and expertise from the Global South, via UNDP Country Offices and the Regional Bureaux as appropriate
Conduct and manage primary and/or secondary research with high quality, and distil relevant lessons from projects and programmes to inform policy formulation and guidance
Engage relevant partners on research or advocacy, hire and manage vendor and/or research partners as needed

Publish wide range of knowledge products to establish UNDP’s voice in the space:

Lead the identification of gaps and opportunities for the development of new digital thought leadership products and align them with overall team priorities and work plans
Work closely with the thought leadership team and the communications team within CDO team to identify the right product type for the right audience
Write, review, and provide feedback to thought leadership pieces as needed for UNDP senior management, including but not limited to op-ed/speech for the Administrator, CDO, and other UNDP representatives
Tailor existing materials for different audience, including but not limited to policy makers, UN agencies, ecosystem partners
Review publications from across UNDP and provide substantive feedback

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