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 changes 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 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.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Like roads and bridges, Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) is made of digital building blocks that allow governments to provide safe and inclusive services to people at scale.
Some governments are already deploying DPI at incredible speed and scale, while others are at the beginning of their digital journeys. Regardless of what stage they are in their journey, the necessary safeguards ought to be in place to ensure DPI is safe, trusted, and inclusive for all.
This is where the DPI Safeguards initiative comes in. It is an opportunity for everyone, including from the public and private sectors and civil society, to share lessons learned, create guidance and shape the world’s collective digital future.
The DPI Safeguards Initiative, co-led by UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET) and UNDP aims to minimize risks across all layers of digital transformation—technical, normative, and organizational—while ensuring maximum adherence to standards and regulations. This strategic focus creates an environment where DPI implementation is secure, inclusive, practical, and adaptable, thereby safeguarding the integrity of DPI and fostering a secure and trustworthy environment for all stakeholders.

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in International Relations, Public Administration, Communications, Media, Journalism, or a related field is required, OR
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas stated above in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

MINIMUM YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of experience in project management is required.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Demonstrated experience in project coordination.
• Demonstrated experience in multi-stakeholder engagement.

DESIRED SKILLS IN ADDITION TO THE COMPETENCIES COVERED IN THE COMPETENCIES SECTION:

• Demonstrated experience with editorial and multimedia production.
• Demonstrated understanding of data and/or digital innovation.
• Experience working with the UN or other large scale development organizations.

RIGHT TO SELECT MULTIPLE CANDIDATES

UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

The Project Analyst, Digital Public Infrastructure Safeguards will support the implementation of DPI Safeguards in-country strategy, coordinating and engaging with 25 implementers across local ecosystems to cover all stakeholders such as governments, DPGs, the private sector, and civil society organizations.

The role will be responsible for the following duties:

• Support in designing and maintaining systems and processes that support the end-to-end delivery of key outputs and work with prioritized countries and implementers
• Support in project managing key country-based convenings spread across the Safeguards adoption lifecycle with implementers.
• Measure outcomes of Safeguards adoption cycle and capture moments to highlight in interesting formats like journals or case studies with a focus should be on identifying evidence of impact.
• Draft presentations for key audiences, ensuring that presentations and key insights support the achievement of DPI Safeguards implementation goals.
• Leverage analytics of the Safeguards Hub to identify improvements, grow community engagement, and boost click rates
• Support in crafting messages, research, and advocacy actions for the DPI Safeguards initiative, including support in coordination and delivery of thought leadership, communication, and advocacy, including through multimedia outputs, working closely with the DT Communications Manager.
• Participate in regular meetings with the DPI Safeguards Secretariat team and stakeholders, supporting alignment of shared goals and outputs, and follow-up.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.