Data Management & QA Volunteer (SPI)

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Overview

Support data management and quality assurance for animal welfare projects.

You have:

• Basic understanding of data management, cleaning, or quality assurance.
• Educational Background (or currently studying): Data management, computer science, information systems, or related fields.
• Proficiency in using spreadsheets or database tools (Excel, Google Sheets, or PostgreSQL).
• Fluency in Uzbek; working knowledge of English preferred.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within an agile volunteer team.
• Understanding of data privacy and ethical data handling.

The Tech Volunteers for Resilience (Tech4R) programme, co-led by the United Nations Development Programme’s Istanbul International Centre for Private Sector in Development (UNDP ICPSD) and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, mobilizes skilled digital volunteers to co-develop open-source digital tools that strengthen resilience, recovery, and sustainable development. In partnership with UNDP Uzbekistan under the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP), Tech4R is implementing the Digital Platform for Animal Identification and Management in Uzbekistan as part of the Chip-Mahalla 2025 initiative. This project supports the implementation of Uzbekistan’s new Animal Identification Law by developing a centralized, open-source platform for the registration and management of domestic and shelter animals. The system will help track animal identification, vaccination, and welfare data while improving coordination among veterinary services, shelters, and municipalities. The Data Management & QA Volunteers will be responsible for preparing, cleaning, validating, and testing datasets used within the platform. They will ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency while supporting integration and system quality assurance. Their contribution will help establish a reliable, data-driven foundation for animal welfare and public health monitoring in Uzbekistan.

The Volunteer together with the team will: • Clean, validate, and structure animal identification and registration datasets for platform integration. • Conduct data quality assurance checks to ensure accuracy and consistency. • Assist in preparing sample datasets for pilot testing and system validation. • Identify and document data issues and collaborate with database and software teams to resolve them. • Support integration testing to confirm data accuracy and system performance. • Prepare short data summaries and reports for internal use and documentation.

This is an unpaid volunteer assignment.

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management

• Basic understanding of data management, cleaning, or quality assurance. • Educational Background (or currently studying): Data management, computer science, information systems, or related fields. • Proficiency in using spreadsheets or database tools (Excel, Google Sheets, or PostgreSQL). • Analytical thinking and attention to detail. • Understanding of data privacy and ethical data handling. • Ability to collaborate effectively within an agile volunteer team. • Fluency in Uzbek; working knowledge of English preferred.

This 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 — 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: • 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 be supporting the Tech4R programme.

The Tech Volunteers for Resilience (Tech4R) programme mobilizes skilled digital volunteers to co-create open-source solutions that strengthen disaster resilience.

UN Volunteers for this particular assignment are governed by the particular conditions set out in their offers and contracts.

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