the National Consultant for Sudan Horizon Scanner Requiring the Services of a Mathematician to be Engaged Through an Individual Contract (IC)

Background

One such key strategic initiative is the Accelerator Lab Network.? The initiative is a recognition that increasingly interrelated development challenges require going beyond business as usual and single point, linear and silver bullet responses in development.? Instead, they call for interdisciplinary approaches and non-linear solutions that crowd in the collective efforts of a wide variety of partners and tap into local insights and contextual, sticky knowledge of citizens.?? The initiative is also a recognition and an investment in the emerging momentum among a growing number of UNDP Country Offices for marrying disruptive, cutting edge methodologies with contextual, country-based insights and expertise to accelerate learning, progress and impact toward the SDGs.?

With this in mind, the?UNDP intends to build the largest and fastest learning global network of Accelerator Labs (initially setting up 60 labs in 82 countries) embedded within UNDP’s global architecture and country platforms that embody the new organizational offering to transform the collective approach to development.?

The network will surface and reinforce locally sourced solutions at scale while mobilizing a wide and dynamic partnership of actors contributing knowledge, resources and experience.? The initiative is meant to transform our collective approach by introducing new protocols, backed by evidence and practice, which accelerate the testing and dissemination of solutions within and across countries. This will enable the global community to collectively learn from local knowledge and ingenuity at a speed and at a scale that our societies and planet require. This will be achieved by:??

• Building on locally-sourced solutions, finding things that work and expanding on them;?
• Rapid testing and iteration to implement what works and go beyond the obvious solutions;?
• Combining the best understanding, ideas and expertise to generate collective knowledge;?
• Accelerating progress by bringing expertise, creativity and collective intelligence to bear.?

Duties and Responsibilities

Creating Sudan Horizon Scanner mathematical model and simulations.

Support data analysis for Sudan Horizon Scanner.

Support the Head of Exploration in simulating and modeling nonlinear, complex systems,

Competencies

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
• Ability to work with a multi-cultural and diverse team.

Functional Competencies:

• Demonstrated experience in project design;
• Demonstrated experience in technical issues related to lighting products market assessment;
• Ability to analyze large amounts of complex and diversified data related to lighting products markets in least developed countries;
• Demonstrated strong coordination and facilitation skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to initiate discussions about climate change adaptation and reliance issues specifically in the impacts of the air conditionings on environment.

Required Skills and Experience

• Master’s degree

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years in data analysis or data visualization.
• Minimum of 2 years of work experience in mathematical modeling or computer sciences related fields.
• Ability to liaise and communicate with a range of national and international partners.
• Ability to analyze large amounts of data to identify key messages and indicators for easy visualization and clear communication of complex analyses.
• Experience in working in social data and/or data for development related issues is an asset.

Language:

• Arabic and English