Job Responsibilities

• Support the consolidation of UNDP’s recently-established “Future Trends and Signals System” (FTSS), where UNDP staff capture signals of change (political, economic, social, technological, environmental, values) relevant to UNDP’s mission.
• Receive training on using the system.
• Scan weekly for signals across various geographies and themes.  Research the background to signals and themes identified as significant.
• Support sensemaking from the FTSS: grouping and categorizing signals; identifying emerging trends; generating insights and meaning for UNDP.
• Support and lead weekly “Signals Studios” where UNDP staff meet to discuss the insights they extract from the FTSS, and how they can use them productivel
• Support collaboration between the S&F team and other parts of UNDP (Regional Bureaus and Country Offices) aimed at embedding futures and foresight in their work (eg workshops to examine their strategy through a foresight lens)   
• Use various futures methodologies to integrate futures and foresight into UNDP decision-making
• Help to design and deliver effective communications on futures and foresight throughout UNDP and beyond (eg slides or videos for presentations, written guidance)
• Help to develop (and possibly deliver) training on futures and foresight for UNDP staff
• Support follow-up to the UNDP “Signals Spotlight 2023” report
• Contribute to or lead on other reports, blogs or other resources on foresight for UNDP
• Support maintenance of the UNDP Futures Portal, a one-stop-shop resource for futures & foresight on the UNDP intranet
• Help to keep the UNDP Futures Network energetic and active, and to expand beyond UNDP to other UN agencies, external partners etc