Mission and objectivesUNDP supports strategic capacity development initiatives to promote inclusive growth and sustainable human development. Together with national, regional and local authorities, civil societies, private sector, UNDP strives to support Ukraine in its efforts to eliminate poverty, develop peopleโs capacity, achieve equitable results, sustain the environment, and advance democratic governance. UNDP is in line with 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to achieve national strategic capacity development.
ContextThe Tech Volunteers for Resilience (Tech4R) programme, co-led by the United Nations Development Programmeโs Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development (UNDP ICPSD) and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, mobilizes skilled digital volunteers to co-develop open-source tools that strengthen resilience, recovery, and inclusion in development and crisis contexts. In collaboration with UNDP Ukraine, Tech4R is supporting the creation of a Digital Accessibility and Universal Design Assessment Tool for Youth Centers in Ukraine. Youth centers serve as crucial institutions for non-formal education, social inclusion, and civic engagement. The ongoing recovery and reconstruction process in Ukraine presents an opportunity to ensure that these spaces are rebuilt to be accessible and inclusive for all, including persons with disabilities. The project aims to develop a digital self-assessment tool that enables youth centers to measure accessibility based on universal design principles, identify gaps, and generate reports for improvement. The tool will build on UNDPโs โRecommendations on Universal Design Principles for Youth Centers,โ helping to standardize assessments and promote inclusive environments across the country. Accessibility & Content Volunteers will review, adapt, and digitize universal design recommendations into clear, inclusive, and localized digital content, ensuring usability, accuracy, and compliance with accessibility standards.
Task DescriptionThe Community Volunteer will be expected to: โข Review and adapt the โRecommendations on Universal Design Principles for Youth Centersโ into clear and concise digital content. โข Ensure that all written content is inclusive, accessible, and user-friendly. โข Apply gender-sensitive and inclusive language throughout the tool interface. โข Collaborate with UX/UI and QA teams to maintain consistency between visual and textual content. โข Support translation, proofreading, and localization into Ukrainian and English. โข Validate content clarity and readability for youth center representatives and local authorities. This is an unpaid volunteer assignment.
Competencies and valuesโข Accountability โข Adaptability and flexibility โข Creativity โข Judgement and decision-making โข Planning and organising โข Professionalism โข Self-management
Living conditions and remarksThis is a volunteer assignment, not an employment. By sharing your time, energy, and talents, you can support communities in need and become part of something greater than yourself โ a global movement for peace, development and humanitarian aid. Volunteering strengthens trust, solidarity, and reciprocity among citizens, and it can promote a sense of belonging and purpose. This is an unpaid volunteer assignment. UN Volunteer entitlement for this assignment: โข Private insurance for the duration of the assignment: Health, dental, life and dismemberment (coverage by CIGNA) Other benefits include: - International collaboration and mentorship - Skills development in real world, UN-driven projects - Certificate of Service and exposure to international work - Notes: This UN Volunteer assignment will be supporting the Tech4R programme. The Tech Volunteers for Resilience (Tech4R) programme mobilizes skilled digital volunteers to co-create open-source solutions that strengthen disaster resilience. UN Volunteers for this particular assignment are governed by the particular conditions set out in their offers and contracts.