UN Volunteer Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway ICT Capacity Building Specialist in Thailand

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Thailand, Bangkok

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25.07.2018 — 25.07.2019

Minimum daysNot specified

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Application deadlineNo end date

Who is needed

Male, Female

from 25 to 99

Number of Working Hours40 per day

Days Off Per Week

Description

Duration of the project is 12 months Expected Starting Date: Immediate ESCAP provides a forum for its member States to promote regional cooperation and collective action in pursuit of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, assisting countries to achieve shared economic growth and social equity. In addition, ESCAP gives stronger participation to the smaller and often left out voices of the region, the least developed countries (LDC), the small island developing States (SIDS) and landlocked developing States (LLDCs). ESCAP’s norm setting and policy work ultimately impacts people’s lives in a positive way by helping countries shape and implement a more balanced and inclusive development agenda for the region. ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD) The UNV will working in the ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division of ESCAP. This Division has three sections namely; ICT and Development Section (IDS); Disaster Risk Reduction Section (DRS); and Space Application Section (SAS). IDS’s mandate is to promote regional broadband connectivity in Asia and the Pacific region, as outlined by the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway Master Plan. For additional details on the work of IDS, please refer to weblink: http://www.unescap.org/our-work/ict-disaster-risk-reduction/asia-pacific-informationsuperhighway More information on conditions and requirement you can find here: https://www.unv.org/sites/default/files/special_calls/THAR000258.pdf Application procedure: * Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call (assignment) to which you would like to apply. * Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call (assignment) to which you would like to apply.