Supporting Secondary Data Review for Programme Management

Support Secondary Data Review for UNDP programme activities and analysis.

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Application deadline 3 years ago: Wednesday 9 Nov 2022 at 00:00 UTC

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Overview

Support Secondary Data Review for UNDP programme activities and analysis.

You have:

  • At least Bachelor's degree, preferably in Economy, International Relations, Science, Journalism, Environment.
  • At least 1 year of experience in analytical function, performing reviews, drafting reports.
  • Experience with preparing graphical reports (in Adobe Illustrator, MS Publisher, etc.) is desirable.
  • Knowledge of international development context.
  • Deep understanding of Ukrainian context and awareness about key political and state authorities.
  • Fluent English and Ukrainian.

Contract

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UNDP is establishing a dedicated Decision Support Unit (DSU) to coordinate assessments, mainly on damage and losses, internally and in collaboration with partners externally. The unit will consolidate, synthesize and share knowledge generated from assessments and establish an internal one-stop-shop for assessments, and related information e.g. Oblast profiles.

Online Volunteers will be supporting the process of Secondary Data Review: reviewing analytical products and tagging them according to the provided analytical framework.

A Secondary Data Review (SDR) then, is a research technique used to obtain information to create a clear analytical overview. An analyst undertaking an SDR takes into account multiple pieces of secondary data in order to create a coherent as possible picture on a specific topic.

This is an Online/Remote Volunteering opportunity, please read the conditions that apply for Online Volunteering

The volunteer will be required to work daily (3-4 hours per day) on Secondary Data Review. in support of UNDP Ukraine's programme management activities, in particular this will require: - searching and cataloguing data, publication, analytical products on Ukraine; - reviewing identified sources and tagging documents, web-pages, reports according to the provided Analytical Framework - Translating pieces of information (main messages) from Ukrainian to English and vice versa - Editing and formatting Secondary Data Review outputs.

The Volunteers will receive detailed briefing, training and support with regard to the task.

  • At least Bachelor's degree, preferably in the areas related to Economy, International Relations, Science, Journalism, Environment.
  • At least 1 year of experience in analytical function, performing reviews, drafting reports, briefs etc
  • Experience with preparing graphical reports ( in Adobe Illustrator, MS Publisher, etc) is desirable.
  • Knowledge of international development context
  • Deep understanding of Ukrainian context, awareness about key political and state authorities and main processes in relation to overcoming crisis caused by Russian military aggression against Ukraine
  • Fluent English and Ukrainian

Potential interview questions

Can you describe your experience with data cataloguing and its importance in analytical processes? The interviewer wants to understand your practical experience with organizing data and its impact on analysis. Provide examples where your data cataloguing directly influenced decision-making or output clarity.
How do you approach translating documents between Ukrainian and English? Translation accuracy is critical; the interviewer seeks your methodology and attention to detail. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you utilize for reviewing and tagging analytical products effectively? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a time when you faced challenges in a previous analytical role. How did you overcome them? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What is your understanding of the current political and social context in Ukraine? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
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