Tech4R Digital Support Volunteer (SPI)
Contribute to the development of digital tools for disaster risk management.
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Overview
Contribute to the development of digital tools for disaster risk management.
You have:
- Experience with GIS and remote sensing technologies in a volunteer or professional context.
- Ability to integrate dashboards and evaluate user-friendliness.
- Comfort with conducting data quality checks and troubleshooting.
- Proficiency in translating and localizing materials into Armenian and Russian.
- Strong communication skills to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a diverse team.
- Demonstrated adaptability and flexibility in fast-paced environments.
Contract
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UNDP 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.
The volunteers will provide support to their respective teams with:
GIS & Remote Sensing team: • Integrate GIS outputs with field-collected data and dashboards. • Provide technical guidance to national GIS officers and emergency teams.
The Digital Tool & Dashboard Development Support team: • Integrate AI or automation features and ensure dashboards are user-friendly, multilingual, and accessible to diverse stakeholders. • Conduct functionality testing, troubleshoot bugs, and refine workflows.
The Data Collection Support Volunteer will: • Conduct data quality checks, troubleshooting, and basic digital literacy. • Support translation and localization of forms and training materials into Armenian and Russian.
This is an unpaid volunteer assignment.
• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management
• Communication: Clear communication of technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. • Collaboration: Ability to work independently in a diverse, global team.
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 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.
Potential interview questions
| Describe a time when you had to use GIS for a project. What was your approach? | This assesses your practical experience with GIS and problem-solving skills. | Provide details on your project, your specific role, and the techniques you used. |
| How do you ensure data quality in your work? | The interviewer wants to understand your process for maintaining data integrity. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you explain a technical concept to a non-technical audience? Give an example. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Have you ever adapted to a significant change in a project? How did you handle it? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe your experience working in a diverse team. How do you contribute to team dynamics? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use to troubleshoot technical issues? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you prioritize tasks when working on multiple projects? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Why do you want to volunteer for the Tech4R programme? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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