Office/Unit/Project Descriptionย
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.ย
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
In todayโs interconnected world, data has the power to drive human-centred innovation and growth, to enable transparency and accountability in public governance and to support the digital empowerment of people. Many countries in the Global Majority are aware of the importance of data, are driven to strengthen their data ecosystems and are exploring innovative approaches. Yet, they are not yet able to fully leverage the potential of data and mitigate all associated risks.
In line with this, the Chief Digital Office (CDO) is looking for a Data Capability Manager to manage the unitโs data projects and associated workstreams, contributing strategic expertise, thought leadership and stakeholder management.
Scope of Work
Reporting into the Head of Digital Programmes at the Chief Digital Office, the incumbent will be responsible for below:
Responsibilities:
The Data Capability Manager will be responsible for the following duties:
Lead the Strategy for Data
Contribute to the design of and leading execution for UNDP Digital Transformation leading to successful delivery of our digital transformation strategic objectives Lead strategy for Data, while contributing to AI, Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and Digital Transformation Journeys of countries.ย This includes ongoing development of critical frameworks, models, guides related to Data.ย Build UNDPโs ability to spot trends across our network to help UNDP stay ahead of the frontier issues of digital and data development.ย Collaborate with other capability leads to support the development of cohesive offers, proposals, programmes, and projects. Accountability for a coherent suite of offers delivering to the capabilityโs objectivesLead the strategic development of digital programme capabilities
Develop and execute the digital transformation priorities, establishing touchpoints and processes for sourcing & implementing new ideas, tracking existing workstreams, and ongoing team management.ย Design and pilot new approaches for connecting countries and stakeholders to harness digital development opportunities and mitigate risks and challenges, playing to UNDPโs strengths and value proposition.ย Contribute to the digital transformation network to scale and support thematic, regional and country teams in co-designing impactful digital development programmes.ย Lead the strategic development of the digital programme capabilities at UNDP to create a cohesive and/or coordinated approach where necessary.ยEnsure Effective Talent Management
Refining, streamlining, and scaling our talent for digital programmes.ย Manage projects/programmes funded by donors, ensuring timely reporting and results.ย Ensure excellent talent pipeline and hiring, including resource optimization working with other parts of digital transformation areas which prioritizes utilisation of existing resources. Manage the current pipeline and work with other teams to ensure the overall financial sustainability of the capability.ย Lead the iteration and success of the specific offers within Digital Transformation.ยAdvocacy, Thought Leadership and Knowledge Management
Design creative approaches to identifying target audiences, and devising grassroots and/or digital campaigns to communicate UNDPโs work.ย Lead on frontier issues, distilling uncovered trends to shape the future of digital development.ย Manage stakeholder events to spotlight attention to the opportunities and challenges of digital development and set directions for the future.ย Lead the process of knowledge capture of national and international know-how in relevant thematic areas and document lessons, experiences, and best practices that may be useful in design and implementation of similar projects for organizational and external sharing and learning.ยBuild Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization
Support in the co-designing digital programmes with funders and partners.ย Develop and manage partnerships relevant to the digital transformation, ensuring UNDPโs value-add and value proposition of partners to contribute to scale support to countriesย The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Competencies Coreย
Achieve Results: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impactย Think Innovatively: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problemsย Learn Continuously: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences Adapt with Agility: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demandsย Act with Determination:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results Engage and Partner: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration Enable Diversity and Inclusion: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivityCross-Functional & Technical competencies
Business Direction & Strategyย
System Thinking: Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system.Digitalย
Digital ecosystems: Knowledge of how they work, understanding of the opportunities and challenges for governments and society Data privacy and digital ethics: Knowledge of ethical usage of digital technology (e.g. AI, robotics, automation) and data. Ability to assess ethical implications when using, combining or sharing data, when building or implementing AI systems, and when advising on robotisation and automation etc. Ability to design privacy protocols to ensure data is protected and used for legitimate purposes without unnecessary privacy risks. Data governance: Knowledge of data science, skills to develop data management tools, organize and maintain databases and operate data visualization technologies.Business Management
Project management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals Partnerships management: Build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies Communication: Communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience. Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channelsMinimum Qualifications of the Successful IPSA
Min. Education requirements
Advanced university degree (Masterโs degree or equivalent) in Data Science, Public Administration, International Management, Law, Economics, or a related field is required, or A first-level university degree (bachelorโs degree) in the areas stated above in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degreeMin. years of relevant work experience
ย A minimum of 7 years (with masterโs degree) or 9 years (with bachelorโs degree) of experience in managing digital and/or data projects in the private or non-profit sector.ยRequired skills
Demonstrated experience in project and team management. Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of digital transformation and data policy. Demonstrated experience working with donors, private sector partners and international organizations.Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section
Demonstrated experience in engaging with policymakers in public and/or private sector within the scope of data is desired. Demonstrated experience in data for sustainable development, or data analysis is desired. Demonstrated experience of successful leadership in a high growth environment is desired. Experience working with the UN or other large scale development organizations is desired. Experience in resource mobilization is desired.ยRequired Language(s)ย
ย Fluency in English is required.ย Working knowledge of another official UN language, or a local language, is advantageous.ยEqual opportunity
As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination.ย
UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.
Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority
UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles.ย
Right to select multiple candidates
UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement.ย 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.
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