Result of Service
The purpose of this assignment is to design and implement an evidence-to-insight workflow that: 1. Collects and organizes knowledge products and relevant external data. 2. Uses AI tools to analyse and summarize this information. 3. Produces a comprehensive Country Analysis Draft with traceable sources. 4. Ensures transparency, quality, and human oversight throughout the process.
Expected duration
5 months
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Background and Objective Jordan’s next UN Cooperation Framework (2028–2032) will be informed by a comprehensive UN Country Analysis (UNCA) to be completed in 2026. The UNCA is the UN Country Team’s independent, systems-oriented analysis that identifies key development challenges and opportunities and proposes prioritized pathways for SDG acceleration, grounded in human rights, Leave No One Behind (LNOB), gender equality, and risk-informed approaches. In this context, the RCO is seeking an AI consultant to consolidate knowledge and data from across the UN Country Team (UNCT), enrich it with trusted national, regional, and global sources, and use this material to produce an initial Country Analysis draft. The assignment focuses on building an AI-enabled workflow that supports evidence-based analysis with clear references, quality controls, and full human oversight. 2. Scope of Work Under the supervision of the RCO Head Office and the CA focal point, the AI consultant will: Knowledge Mapping and Data Management • Identify and organize UNCT evidence library provided by the RCO and the Jordan UNCT. • Define data governance rules, including confidentiality and access controls. Data Ingestion • Calibrate automated processes to ingest, clean, and standardize documents and data. • Track sources, versions, and updates to ensure transparency and reliability. Country Analysis Drafts • Produce a full draft zero of the Country Analysis in line with the outline provided by the UNRCO, and subsequent updated drafts, based on comments received. • Include clear references, tables, and traceable footnotes. • Integrate cross-cutting themes such as Leave No One Behind, gender equality, youth, disability inclusion, climate, and resilience. Review, Updates, and Delivery of final product • Revise drafts based on feedback from UNCT technical reviews and consultations with partners and key stakeholders. • Update the AI tool and related source materials as needed. • Produce a final Country Analysis.
Qualifications/special skills
Advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) degree in computer science, mathematics, data science, engineering, statistics or related area is required. All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. A minimum of (5) years of professional work experience of progressively responsible professional experience in one or more of the following areas: strategic analysis, scenario planning, or AI-driven data analytics, is required. Experience in developing or applying AI models, predictive analytics, or data-driven decision support is highly desirable. Prior experience working with the UN system is desirable.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English is required; knowledge of Arabic is desirable. Note: “Fluency” equals a rating of ‘fluent’ in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of ‘confident’ in two of the four areas.
Additional Information
Not available.
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.
