[Hiring] Digital Public Infrastructure Advisor @UNDP

Role Description

The Digital Public Infrastructure Advisor – Africa is responsible for translating the RPD's digital ambition into country-level delivery, embedding safeguarding-by-design across the regional DPI portfolio, supporting country readiness assessments and national implementation roadmaps, and mobilizing partnerships and financing for the Africa DPI Accelerator.

• Lead strategic design and alignment of the regional DPI portfolio.
• Align the Africa DPI Accelerator with the RPD 2026–2029.
• Lead country readiness and national implementation roadmaps.
• Safeguarding-by-design across the DPI lifecycle.
• Provide high-level technical advisory and regional intelligence.
• Build strategic partnerships, knowledge management and sustainable financing.
• Ensure institutionalization and sustainability.
• Perform other duties as necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Qualifications

• An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in relevant fields is required.
• A first-level university degree (Bachelor's degree) in the above fields, combined with an additional two years of qualifying experience, will be considered.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years (with Master's degree) or 12 years (with Bachelor's degree) of progressively responsible professional experience in regional or multi-country programmes, governance, digital transformation, public policy or related development fields is required.
• Demonstrated experience supporting digital, data or technology programmes in a development context.
• Demonstrated experience building and managing multi-stakeholder partnerships.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer valuing diversity.
• Commitment to creating an inclusive workplace.
• Opportunities for career development and growth.

Company Description

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end poverty, inequality and climate change, working in more than 170 countries.

• The Regional Bureau for Africa (RBA) provides strategic direction, quality assurance and oversight across UNDP's 46 Country Offices in sub-Saharan Africa.
• The Digital, AI and Innovation (DAI) Hub is UNDP's global centre of excellence for digital transformation.