Research Volunteer for Community Engagement & Event Support

Mission and objectives

Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development (IICPSD) supports the private sector and foundations to become transformative partners in development through research, advocacy for inclusive business, facilitation of public-private dialogue and brokering partnerships. IICPSD, established in 2011 in partnership with the Government of Türkiye, is one of UNDP's six Global Policy Centres. It leads UNDP’s global work on private sector and foundations and supports UNDP’s offices all over the world. The Center focuses on four thematic areas: 1. Inclusive Business; 2. Private Sector Engagement in Skills Development; 3. Impact investing; 4. Resilience and Crisis Response. The Center also hosts four global initiatives: Business Call to Action, SDG Philanthropy Platform, Global Islamic Finance and Impact Investing Platform and Connecting Business Initiative.

Context

The ICPSD SDG AI Lab is a joint initiative of UNDP BPPS (Bureau for Policy and Programme Support) team and Sustainable Finance Hub, and it is hosted under UNDP ICPSD. The SDG AI Lab provides research, development, and advisory support through innovative digital solutions in harnessing the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for sustainable development. The Lab aims to strengthen the UNDP’s internal and its partners’ capacities for the increasing demand for digital transformation. This assignment is part of UNDP IICPSD SDG AI Lab.

Task Description

The volunteer will play a pivotal role in supporting the SDG AI (Sustainable Development Goals Artificial Intelligence) Lab's community-building and event management efforts. Their primary responsibilities will span community work support and hackathon facilitation. They will work closely with the programme team to strengthen outreach activities and help drive impactful events from planning through to execution. The main duties that they will be expected to carry out are: - Community Work Support: Assist in coordinating and sustaining community engagement activities, including outreach to partner organizations, stakeholders, and target groups. Support the team in building and maintaining relationships with relevant networks and communities of practice. - Hackathon & Event Support: Provide hands-on support throughout the planning and implementation of hackathons and innovation challenges, including logistics coordination, participant engagement, documentation, and post-event reporting.

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