• Country: Kenya
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: UNV
• Gender: Both
• Deadline: 2024-01-18

Details
Mission and objectives
The UNDP Accelerator Labs are part of UNDP’s drive to be an incubator for the future. To accelerate progress towards the 2030 Agenda, we need to be fast and curious. The Accelerator Labs are designed to close the gap between the current practices of international development in an accelerated pace of change. They model a new capability to make breakthroughs on the future of development: inequality, decarbonization, the 4th industrial revolution and new forms of governance.

Context
We are seeking a team of volunteers to develop a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) platform that focuses on digitizing hard copy documents and leveraging AI for content analysis. The platform aims to present digitized content in a user-friendly format to facilitate efficient decision-making processes.

Task type
Web and Software Development

Task description
We are looking for a volunteer software developer to be a key contributor in building the foundation of our document digitization and AI analysis platform. Your responsibilities will include:
Developing a robust digitization framework to convert hard copy documents into digital format, ensuring accuracy and integrity of data during the digitization process.
Implementing backend functionalities to support AI-driven content analysis and data extraction
Collaborating with the AI/ML team for seamless integration of analysis algorithms
Ensuring data integrity, security, and scalability of the platform

Requirements
Required experience
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Java, or similar for backend development
• Experience in building systems for data conversion and handling large datasets
• Knowledge of APIs and integration methodologies for AI algorithm integration
• Familiarity with database management and storage systems
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a collaborative team environment

Languages
English, Level: Fluent, Required

Other information
Inclusivity statement
United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

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