Mission and objectivesIICPSD supports the private sector and foundations to become transformative partners in development through research, advocacy for inclusive business, facilitation of public-private dialogue and brokering partnerships. IICPSD, established in 2011, is one of UNDP's six Global Policy Centres. It leads UNDPโs global work on private sector and foundations and supports UNDPโs offices all over the world. The Center focuses on four thematic areas: 1. Inclusive Business; 2. Private Sector Engagement in Skills Development; 3. Impact investing; 4. Resilience and Crisis Response. The Center also hosts four global initiatives: Business Call to Action, SDG Philanthropy Platform, Global Islamic Finance and Impact Investing Platform and Connecting Business Initiative. Through the Tech Volunteers for Resilience (Tech4R) programme, UNDP mobilizes skilled volunteers worldwide to co-create open-source digital solutions for disaster preparedness and response. This role focuses on leveraging geospatial intelligence and remote sensing for Armeniaโs disaster data system.
ContextUNDP Armenia and Tech4R are developing an integrated disaster risk data platform. To ensure it supports effective emergency response, GIS and remote sensing are essential to map hazards, monitor impacts, and visualize risks. Volunteers (GIS team) will contribute to building layered maps, processing drone and satellite imagery, and integrating spatial data into decision-support tools, Dashboard volunteers will form the technical development team, responsible for building and testing these solutions and Data volunteers will support field testing, ensuring usability, data quality, and multilingual accessibility.
Task DescriptionThe volunteers will provide support to their respective teams with: GIS & Remote Sensing team: โข Integrate GIS outputs with field-collected data and dashboards. โข Provide technical guidance to national GIS officers and emergency teams. The Digital Tool & Dashboard Development Support team: โข Integrate AI or automation features and ensure dashboards are user-friendly, multilingual, and accessible to diverse stakeholders. โข Conduct functionality testing, troubleshoot bugs, and refine workflows. The Data Collection Support Volunteer will: โข Conduct data quality checks, troubleshooting, and basic digital literacy. โข Support translation and localization of forms and training materials into Armenian and Russian. 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 support the Tech4R programme. The Tech Volunteers for Resilience (Tech4R) programme mobilizes skilled digital volunteers to co-create open-source solutions that strengthen disaster resilience. This assignment focuses on building digital tools and dashboards that support real-time decision-making in disaster contexts. UN Volunteers for this particular assignment are governed by the particular conditions set out in their offers and contracts.