Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Chief Digital Officer or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV Programme Coordination Assistant will:

• Provide administrative and meeting support to the DT Subprogramme coordination function; • Develop and maintain a database for the DT programme performance tracking and populate this with historical data as well as new data;

• Collect, analyze and interpret on a regular basis data related to the implementation of the programme to support monitoring and reporting of higher-level results;

Monitor and analyze specific aspects of Digital Transformations programme/project development and implementation and follow-up with project teams on their reporting requirements as necessary; • Develop and maintain the project portfolio databases, including status of project development and approvals, revisions, evaluations and closures;

• Assist in analyzing and visualizing project data, including the mapping of project presence, and maintain the Intranet and programmatic websites;

• Undertake research on current and emerging trends and prepare analytical summaries that can support strategic planning, implementation and communication of UNEP’s Medium-Term Strategy and the biennial Programmes of Work;

• Review draft project proposals prepared by offices that contribute to the programme with a view to ensuring consistency with the programme manual and Project Review Committee checklist, to improve project design quality prior to project submission for approval;

• Contribute to the preparation of contracts, terms of reference, proofing of drafts and selected inputs, such as success stories and lessons learnt, draft background papers, analytical notes, websites and social media networks, etc...;

• Liaise between the Office of Chief Digital Officer, the Policy and Programme Division, other Divisions and Sub-programmes, designers and others in the pro-duction of the performance report and other reports and communication materials.

• Provide flexible and ad hoc support the DT Sub-programme coordinator in various duties, as and when required.

• Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor. Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work.

Requirements:

Bachelor degree or equivalent in a field related to environment and/or Digital Transformation, international development, project management, data science and/or AI, digital strategy and innovation. An advanced university degree in one of the above fields is advantageous

3 years of professional experience in the field of project management related to digital transformation, data science, digital strategy, and/or innovation is required.