Mission and objectives

UNDP works across Asia and the Pacific to advance people-centred governance, strengthen civic space, and promote inclusive participation in public decision-making. As part of its Youth Empowerment Programme and in alignment with the Open and Inclusive Public Sphere (OIPS) agenda, UNDP supports research, data, and knowledge products that strengthen trust, accountability, and inclusive governance systems. Advancing an open and inclusive public sphere is a core element of UNDP’s Governance for People and Planet approach and is essential to strengthening trust, resilience, and sustainable development outcomes in the region. Accurate and well-structured mapping initiatives, and thematic areas is a foundational step in supporting evidence-based programming and regional learning.

Context

UNDP works across Asia and the Pacific to advance people-centred governance, strengthen civic space, and promote inclusive participation in public decision-making. As part of its Open and Inclusive Public Sphere (OIPS) agenda, UNDP supports research, data, and knowledge products that strengthen trust, accountability, and inclusive governance systems. Advancing an open and inclusive public sphere is a core element of UNDP’s Governance for People and Planet approach and is essential to strengthening trust, resilience, and sustainable development outcomes in the region. Accurate and well-structured mapping initiatives, and thematic areas is a foundational step in supporting evidence-based programming and regional learning.

Task Description

The Online UN Volunteer will support UNDP’s Open and Inclusive Public Sphere (OIPS) work in Asia and the Pacific through focused mapping and research. Under the supervision of the Programme Specialist, Civil Society and Youth, the volunteer will primarily support mapping exercises relevant to UNDP governance, civic space and youth engagement work. Specific tasks include: · Conduct desk-based mapping of relevant UNDP initiatives, and partners related to open and inclusive public spheres, civic engagement, youth participation, and governance in the Asia-Pacific region covering UNDP country office and regional initiatives CSOs, youth networks and coalitions, development partners, think tanks and academic institutions (where relevant) · Collect, clean, and organize data using provided templates (e.g., Excel or Google Sheets) with basic categorization and tagging to the dataset. · Support basic analysis and categorization of mapped data to identify trends and gaps in thematic focus areas, geographic coverage, actors for potential entry points for UNDP engagement. · Contribute a short summary (2-3 pages word document with relevant visualization) report based on mapping findings to support internal programme planning.

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