Innovation Specialist

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the M&E advisor or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer Innovation Specialist will:

• Support the country office (CO) at central and provincial level for the identification, development and implementation of innovative products and services.
• Support the Country Office in development and implementation of new data collection methods and real time monitoring systems and analysis by using technology, such as geo-referenced data or satellite imagery to map and address inequalities within the context of UNFPA programmes
• Think creatively about best fitting technology for each project, understanding currently available technology and trends, to develop effective solutions
• Provide technical support on existing innovation projects launched by UNFPA with a focus on testing, learning and refining
• Coordinate the involvement of adolescents and young people and other relevant stakeholders in the assessment of existing projects using human-centred design approaches
• Provide research, monitoring and evaluation and knowledge management support regarding existing innovative initiatives to promote learning and continuous improvement
• Support Country Offices and Regional Offices in scanning/mapping the ecosystem to identify potential partners and/or existing solutions outside of UNFPA that can help accelerate the achievement of our mandate.
• Interact with the local youth community; networking and building relationships with local organizations, groups or individuals

Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:

• Academic: Tertiary education with qualifications in development, human rights, statistics, data/computer science, Information Technology, design, project management or a related field
• Essential: 2 years of relevant experience

Required experience: 24 Months Experience remark:

• Demonstrated interest and dedication to development issues in areas of UNFPA’s mandate through either volunteer experience, work experience, or youth network affiliations
• Ability to identify and propose innovative solutions to problems and/or the ability to apply different data methods to solve an identified research question of interest
• Professional experience preferably with expertise in the area of adolescents sexual and reproductive health and rights, as well as youth and gender
• Demonstrated, or clear idea of, delivery of UNFPA’s mandate in an innovative way
• Ability to identify and propose innovative solutions to problems and/or the ability to apply different data methods to solve an identified research question of interest
• Exposure to topics such as data privacy, security and ethics is an asset
• Experience working with the mHealth/eHealth community is an asset

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Portuguese(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise: Other information and telecommunications technology experience, Other health related experience Driving license: No Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Creativity, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Judgement and Decision-making, Knowledge Sharing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup.
Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call for to which you would like to apply.

Application deadline: 27-07-2020