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Mission and objectives
Anchored in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and in line with the priorities outlined in the UNDP Strategic Plan, the Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS) supports the Arab States region to achieve sustainable development by eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, accelerating structural transformations for sustainable development, and building resilience to crises and shocks. In addition to its presence in New York, RBAS has its main office in the Regional Hub based in Amman, Jordan with some staff based in Beirut (Lebanon) and Dubai (UAE). The Amman Regional Hub hosts regional initiatives under the Regional Programme for Arab States 2022-2025 which touches upon the following areas of work: governance and anti-corruption, regional cooperation for the reduction of poverty and inequality, knowledge economy, conflict prevention and peacebuilding, climate security, youth engagement and empowerment, gender equality, resilience building, among others.
Context
As part of UNDP’s global policy teams and country offices, the Accelerator Lab in Jordan is seeking a national UN Youth Volunteer, Solutions Mapping and Research Assistant, to aid in various aspects of its operations. The assigned UN Volunteer responsibilities include translating field research findings into actionable insights, offering technical guidance for experiment design and implementation, conducting workshops to harness community intelligence, and assisting in project delivery according to established plans. He/she will also be tasked with creating communication materials, documenting lessons learned, and supporting the Heads of Explorations and Experimentations in research and development efforts. Additionally, the assigned UN Volunteer will help in designing criteria for evaluating local solutions, conducting field research to identify effective transfer methods, and building media relations. As well as some administrative tasks such as managing logistics, recruitment, and payments are also part of the role. National UN Youth Volunteers in Jordan are entitled to: - Monthly Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) at the amount of JOD 854.8; - Annual and learning leaves; - Free Medical and life insurance; and - Free access to different learning platforms. For more information on UN Volunteer benefits, entitlements and support, please visit: https://www.unv.org/volunteer-your-country-conditions-service
Task description
Under the direct supervision of Communications Analyst, the UN Volunteer will: ● Translate of field research findings into learning and action points for the Accelerator Lab activities. ● Provide technical guidance for experiment design, roll-out and validation based on the experiment conditions, resources available, and requirements. ● Design and deliver workshops, tools, or platforms that tap into the collective intelligence of communities and mobilise action. ● Participate in delivering the project’s outcomes and activities following the Lab requirements and agreed work plan. ● Draft and design high-quality communication materials such as blogs, human stories, weekly reflections, short reports, social media posts, and newsletters. ● Document and disseminate lessons learned and best practices from the project in various outreach tools. ● Support the Head of Explorations and Head of Experimentations in Research and Development. ● Support designing criteria for consolidating incoming local solutions. ● Support designing specific field research and participatory methods to focus on the most vulnerable populations and those not usually engaged in public policy debates on development methods. ● Analyse system-level issues that local solutions address (and those that they don’t address, therefore creating insights into the gaps) ● Support designing methods for integrating collective intelligence into UNDP programmes and engage with programme and project managers to translate ideas into concrete practice. ● Design and deliver engaging and meaningful methods for reflection on learning from field research and grassroots innovation. ● Conduct field research to determine the best methods for making solutions transferable. Design methods to test and stretch ideas for their applicability and diffusion as part of a portfolio approach. ● Support building relations with editors, journalists, and key media focal persons in Jordan and prepare any materials related to this task, such as briefing notes, PR packages, etc. ● Support the lab's administrative work, such as managing field trip logistics, booking cars and hotels, preparing Terms of Reference, following up on recruitments, following up on consultants’ payments, and managing the Lab’s archive. ● Support the Accelerator Lab with any other tasks as needed.
