JOB DETAILS
- Organization: UNDP – United Nations Development Programme
- Location: Ulaanbaatar
- Grade: Level not specified – Level not specified
- Occupational Groups:
- Engineering
- Urban Development, planning and design
- Scientist and Researcher
- Project and Programme Management
- Innovations for Sustainable Development
- Managerial positions
- Design (digital, product, graphics or visual design)
- Closing Date: 2023-05-12
ABOUT UNDP
UNDP Programe is well arranged and manifestly image Albania’s improvement priorities articulated in the National Strategy for Development and Integration as well as in the Albania-United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2022-2026. Our Programme is alike with the UNDP Global Strategic Plan. It is contributed towards the European Union Integration Agenda through several European Union acquis chapters. The Programme contributes to the goals of several Sustainable Development Goals. Furthermore, Drawing on its reputation and strength as a UN system integrator for Agenda 2030 and trusted impartial partner, UNDP will set economic transformation and eradication of multidimensional poverty and establish systems that address risks disasters and social injustice within the SDGs. In addition ,The key component of UNDP’s means will be integration and innovation.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Experimentation portfolio strategy:
- Works with UNDP and members in mapping the context and nature of development challenges, with a precise focus on understanding systemic issues beyond traditional silos and classifications and identifying drivers of change, and levers for intervention
- Mapping systems and support, identifying levers and logic for intervention, building hypotheses of change that are a fit to the system-level challenges recognised
Administration of tests and investigations for sustainable development challenges:
- Team with UNDP colleagues and stakeholders on the design of experiments across to validate the hypotheses and test the effectiveness of identified prototypes, including (but not limit to) defining variables, formulating hypotheses, and coordinating experimental protocols
- Create a framework to capture the learning from the experiments in such a way that it favours critical reflection and rapid adaptation over static reporting
Operating out Loud:
- Proactively use blog and sociable media to share findings from the experiments and portfolio implementation
Corporate learning and interface with the core business of UNDP:
- Help implant a portfolio logic in clients’ work including the existing UNDP Country Programme (as determined and agreed with the senior management)
- Working with clients to inspire reflection and capturing of insights from individual experiments, as they related to the overall portfolio logic
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QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree in Social Science, International Development, Environmental Science, Transition or Complexity Science, Engineering, Design (e.g. industrial or service design, architecture, urban planning), Psychology or a corresponding area and a minimum of 2 years of professional experience in product programming or policy; social innovation; partnership building; engagement (public and private sector) and/or resource mobilization
- OR Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, International Development, Environment Science, Engineering, Design (e.g. industrial or service design, architecture, urban planning), Psychology or corresponding area and a minimum of 4 years of professional background in development programming or policy; social innovation; partnership building; engagement (public and private sector) and/or resource mobilization
- Illustrated ability to design experiments, validate hypotheses and test prototypes;
- Professional background in development programming or policy and social innovation.
- Outstanding command in English and Mongolian, both spoken and written.