Support Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Initiatives
Organizational Context
The United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (UN ODET), established in January 2025, advises senior leadership on technology trends, advocates for digital cooperation, and facilitates multi-stakeholder dialogue. It strengthens system-wide coordination and supports the Global Digital Compact. UN ODET leads the implementation of the Secretary-General's vision on digital cooperation, working with various entities to leverage technology's opportunities while mitigating risks for the 2030 Goals. The office is preparing for major initiatives in 2027, including a UN Conference on Technologies and UN Open Source Week.
Job Purpose
This role supports UN ODET's upcoming initiatives, including the UN Conference on Technologies 2027 and the UN Open Source Workstream. The Online Volunteer will contribute to partnership development and resource mobilization by conducting stakeholder mapping, assisting with proposal and sponsorship package development, and supporting the creation of a partnership database. The objective is to prepare essential research outputs, templates, and information resources. These materials will empower UN ODET staff to effectively engage with potential partners from government, academia, industry, philanthropy, and civil society, thereby strengthening collaborations crucial for the successful delivery of these significant technological and digital cooperation events.
Responsibilities
The Online Volunteers will support partnership-related research and proposal development for the UN Conference on Technologies 2027 and the UN Open Source Workstream. Key responsibilities include researching and identifying potential partner organizations across various sectors (government, academia, industry, philanthropy, civil society) with an interest in digital and emerging technologies. This involves compiling information on their work, relevance, and contact details, and prioritizing them for engagement. Volunteers will also draft partnership proposal templates, sponsorship package templates, and partnership engagement materials. Additionally, they will research organizations active in open-source ecosystems and digital cooperation, compile partnership information, and support the creation and maintenance of a centralized partnership pipeline and contact database. Deliverables include research reports, stakeholder databases, recommendations notes, and partnership engagement toolkits.
Work Experience
While no specific work experience is mandated, candidates should possess strong communication, networking, and stakeholder engagement skills. Desirable experience includes stakeholder mapping, partnership research, research and analysis, report writing, development of partnership and sponsorship materials, information management, database organization, and familiarity with international development, technology policy, or digital cooperation.
Skills
Required skills include strong communication, networking, and stakeholder engagement abilities. Desirable competencies encompass stakeholder mapping, partnership research, analytical and report writing skills, experience in developing partnership and sponsorship materials, information management, database organization, and knowledge of international development, technology policy, or digital cooperation. Professionalism, organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently in a multicultural environment are also valued.