UN Jobs – Online Volunteer – Develop a Functional School Connectivity Partnership Portal Prototype – United Nations Children’s Fund

Job Title: Online Volunteer – Develop a Functional School Connectivity Partnership Portal Prototype

Organisation: United Nations Children’s Fund

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is mandated by the UN general assembly to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.

Job Summary: The Online Volunteer will have the opportunity to contribute to a digital education initiative, strengthen their portfolio in user-centred digital design, and learn how digital tools can support planning, monitoring, and coordination for school connectivity and quality education.

We are looking for one Online Volunteer with experience in web design, user interface design, or web development to support the development of a functional prototype for a School Connectivity Partnership Portal. The Online Volunteer will work remotely under the guidance of the project focal point and in consultation with relevant stakeholders.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Discuss and agree on the proposed structure, user needs, and priority features of the portal prototype.
• Prepare a sitemap and user journey illustrating how users may navigate the proposed portal.
• Design wireframes and interface layouts for key portal pages.
• Develop a functional prototype demonstrating the main portal features, including sample dashboards, school profiles, document repository functionality, and map-based visualization using dummy or anonymized data.
• Incorporate feedback received from the project team and refine the prototype accordingly.
• Prepare a short handover note describing the structure of the prototype and recommendations for future development.
• Expected output
• By the end of the assignment, the Online Volunteer is expected to submit one clearly defined deliverable: a prototype package for the School Connectivity Partnership Portal.
• The package should include a sitemap, wireframes or mock-ups of key pages, a basic clickable or functional prototype using dummy or anonymized data, and a short handover note with recommendations for next steps.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Required experience
• Experience in web design, user interface design, web development, information systems, digital product design, or a related area.
• Ability to prepare simple wireframes, mock-ups, or clickable prototypes using tools such as Figma, Canva, PowerPoint, WordPress, no-code tools, or other relevant platforms.
• Basic understanding of dashboards, data visualization, or information architecture is desirable.
• Interest in digital education, school connectivity, technology for development, or partnerships for sustainable development is an asset.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work remotely with a multicultural team.
• Ability to document work clearly and meet agreed timelines.
• Commitment to confidentiality, responsible data use, and child safeguarding principles.

Languages

English, Level: Fluent, Required

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 9th September 2026

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Level of Education: bachelor degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: no experience