Job (UN): Deadline OCT 19th- 2 Short Term (9 month) Programme Role at UNODET (Digital Development, DPI)

[Georgia Bullen]

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Katharina Meyer - Program Director Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund 
Date: Fri, Oct 17, 2025, 03:27
Subject: [DigitalInfrastructureInsightsFund] Job (UN): Deadline OCT 19th- 2 Short Term (9 month) Programme Role at UNODET (Digital Development, DPI)

Dear all,

This might be of interest: 

Sorry that I didn’t catch this earlier, but there are two (short-term, 9 month afaik) roles advertised at UNODET in New York currently, both Program Officers for DPI and Digital Development with a specific emphasis on Open Source.

Both have ! application deadline October 19th, ! details see below:

1: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/265291?language=en

2: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/265355?language=en 

Profiles:

1: Within delegated authority, the Programme Management Officer (Digital Cooperation) will be responsible for the following duties: 

- Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of assigned programmes/projects related to digital cooperation; monitors and analyzes programme/project development and implementation; 

- reviews relevant documents and reports;

- identifies problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions; 

- liaises with relevant parties; identifies and tracks follow-up actions.  

- Researches, analyzes and presents information gathered from diverse sources on key topics such as AI governance, digital public infrastructure, open source, and other issues related to global digital cooperation, as covered by Global Digital Compact and the UN Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation.   

-Coordinates stakeholder engagement, including with Member States, UN entities, civil society, the private sector, and academia; supports inter-agency coordination and multi-stakeholder processes related to digital governance.   

- Prepares various written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, speeches and statements for Senior Officers. Provides substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences, high-level events, to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc. Performs other duties as required.

2: Within delegated authority, the Programme Management Officer (Digital Cooperation) will be responsible for the following duties: 

- Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of assigned programmes/projects related to digital cooperation; monitors and analyzes programme/project development and implementation;

- reviews relevant documents and reports;

- identifies problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions; 

-liaises with relevant parties; identifies and tracks follow-up actions.  

- Researches, analyzes and presents information gathered from diverse sources on key topics such as AI governance, digital public infrastructure, open source, and other issues related to global digital cooperation, as covered by Global Digital Compact and the UN Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation.   

- Coordinates stakeholder engagement, including with Member States, UN entities, civil society, the private sector, and academia; supports inter-agency coordination and multi-stakeholder processes related to digital governance.   

- Prepares various written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, speeches and statements for Senior Officers.  

-Provides substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences, high-level events, to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc. Performs other duties as required.

_._,