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Job Title:  Data Science Associate (UN Jobs)

Organisation: United Nations Global Pulse (UNGP)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Data Science Officer

 

About UNGP:

Global Pulse is an innovation initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General, established to harness today’s new world of digital data and real-time analytics to gain a better understanding of changes in human well-being. Global Pulse aims to contribute a future in which access to better information sooner makes it possible to keep international development on track, protect the world’s most vulnerable populations, and strengthen resilience to global shocks.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities: The Data Science Associate will support the Data Science function by performing the following roles:

• Support the awareness and advocacy efforts to promote AI governance principles and frameworks at institutional, national, and regional levels;
• Perform data studies and discover new data sources or new uses for existing data sources;
• Participate in co-creating and developing safe AI Applications to tackle challenges related to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
• Contribute to utilizing big data from diverse sources to generate development indicators and insights, ensuring the accuracy and relevance of the data;
• Participate in building a data-driven culture to promote safe utilization, data sharing and reuse, and trust building in the data ecosystem;
• Contribute to designing and delivering training programs or workshops to build AI capabilities among teams and individuals within the organization, fostering a culture of responsible AI use;
• Collaborate with other team members on advancing AI and data governance efforts, lowering barriers, mitigating risk, and maximizing their potential in the attainment of SDGs;
• Any other task assigned by the Data Science Officer or Officer in charge of UN Global Pulse Kampala.

 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant for the United Nations Global Pulse (UNGP) Data Science Associate job should have completed secondary education. Required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Computational Finance, Economics or equivalent field will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement.
• At least seven years (with high school diploma) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of experience in building AI systems, starting from the conceptualization phase through data preparation, modeling, deployment, and maintenance, is required.
• Required skills:
• Familiarity with analytical techniques such as text mining, sentiment analysis, predictive analysis, event detection, and modeling of complex systems;
• Strong understanding of data management principles, data infrastructure, and digital systems relevant to AI development;
• Experience in delivering training programs or workshops to build data and AI capabilities will be an added advantage;
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, and experience in big data tools;
• Familiarity in identifying and mitigating potential risks and harms associated with AI applications, ensuring that AI systems are developed responsibly;
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders and team members.
• Language: Fluency in both written and spoken English.

 

Desired skills:

• Demonstrated experience presenting work to both technical and non-technical audiences;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams with colleagues and with senior management.

 

Competencies

Core competencies:

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Cross functional & technical competencies

Digital & Innovation: Data privacy and digital ethics

• Knowledge of ethical usage of digital technology (e.g. AI, robotics, automation) and data.
• Ability to assess ethical implications when using, combining or sharing data, when building or implementing AI systems, and when advising on robotization and automation etc.
• Ability to design privacy protocols to ensure data is protected and used for legitimate purposes without unnecessary privacy risks.

Digital & Innovation

• Policy/regulations for digital and emerging technology : Ability to design or advise on regulations and policy for digital and emerging technology.

Ethics

• Ethics Advice & Guidance : Ability to quickly analyze complex fact patterns and provide comprehensive, sensitive, and confidential ethics advice and guidance.

Partnership Management 

• Relationship management : Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding.

Business Management  

• Public relations : Ability to build and maintain an overall positive public image for the organization, its mandate and its brand, while ensuring that individual campaigns and other communications and advocacy initiatives are supported in reaching the public.

Business Management  

• Partnerships Management: Ability to build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies.

Business Management  

• Evaluation: Ability to make an independent judgement based on set criteria and benchmarks – Ability to anticipate client’s upcoming needs and concerns.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the United Nations should apply online at the link below

 

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Deadline: 10^th November 2023

 

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