AI Hub Campaign

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BACKGROUND
Office/Unit/Project Description:
At UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), we are on a mission to end poverty, build democratic governance, rule of law, and inclusive institutions around the world. UNDP is the United Nations' global sustainable development organization working across 170 countries with 17,000 staff. Digital technology is one of the most fundamental drivers of changes this century. Digital not only provides new opportunities and challenges for development, but it is also fundamentally changing the context in which development is taking place. Since the launch of its first Digital Strategy in 2019, UNDP has been on an ambitious transformation journey to harness the potential of digital technology for development. We are now in the next phase of our digital transformation, implementing the Digital Strategy 2022-2025, which puts forth a vision to create a world in which digital is an empowering force for people and planet. This vision is enshrined in the Digital, AI, and Innovation Hub in BPPS, where Digital technologies, AI, and innovation hold tremendous promise for supporting and advancing development, where UNDP is leveraging these capacities to shape smarter development for a fast-changing world

Project Description:
Our mission is to nurture a space where novel ideas emerge and thrive, with transformative solutions by Africa's innovators and start-ups to build AI foundations—in areas of green compute, data and talent. Connecting everyone into an ecosystem where they can grow together and advance prosperity for all is at the AI Hub's core. As Enrico Mattei, the inspiration for the Italy-Africa Mattei Plan, redefined international partnerships in the 1950s, Italy is once again driving an ecosystem of equal partnerships through the AI Hub. The AI Hub is aligned with the African Union's AI Strategy and is anchored by 14 partner countries in Africa (Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Tanzania and Tunisia), catalyzing transformation across six key sectors–energy, agriculture, health, water, education & training, and infrastructure. Artificial Intelligence is poised to be the most transformative technology of our era, and its benefits must be accessible to all. For Africa, where 60% of Africans are under 25, AI presents a unique opportunity to leapfrog traditional development growth, delivering innovative and impactful solutions in healthcare, education, agriculture, finance, and governance.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
The AI Hub Campaign Specialist will play a pivotal role in shaping the programme narrative, focusing on the convergence of AI foundations for development and private sector growth within the AI Hub for Sustainable Development. This position involves co-designing innovative AI Hub programmes during their development and engagement phases, while leading tailored campaigns to mobilize stakeholder action and establish the AI Hub as a dynamic systems orchestrator. The Specialist will collaborate closely with partners across the G7, African nations, and relevant authorities in 14 partner countries in Africa to amplify impact.

AI Hub Programme Knowledge & Insights:

Lead the design, implementation and monitoring of the AI Hub for Sustainable Development Programmes' knowledge and insights strategy, generating timely and action-oriented insights and creating new knowledge to inform and drive the successful delivery of the AI Hub's vision and objectives across its 6 months – 1 year programming cycles across the AI foundations.

Working closely with the AI Hub Head of Programme Design & Engagement, and collaborating with the DAI Hub's DT Knowledge & Strategy, and DAI Hub Communications team, build processes, methodologies, and campaign strategies in partnership with G7, Africa and relevant authorities in the 14 partner countries in Africa

Support Italy, G7 countries, and African government partners in identifying and fostering new partnership and catalyze exponential actions by partners through effective campaigns and advocacy.

Contribute to UNDP's ability to identify narrative trends, emerging campaign tools and approaches, as well as changing dynamics among our key stakeholders and networks to help UNDP and the AI Hub for Sustainable Development stay ahead of the frontier issues of AI and digital development.

AI Hub Programmes Campaign