The AI Hub Design and Engagement Manager will serve as the senior leader managing the design of new programmes, responsible for leading the coordination and accountability for working across signals, partnerships, and program conceptualization. Specifically, this includes identifying key trends through diverse stakeholder groups across the G7 and Africa continent, public and private sector, big tech and small tech, and leveraging these elements to building programmatic understanding for design and engagement. This role also requires supporting the AI Hub Director on managing the governance groups of the AI Hub, working closely with the Executive Steering Group, the Private Sector Advisory Group, and managing communication with them and stakeholders to steer impact. As Design & Engagement Manager , she/he will also contribute to the global partnerships managed under the Digital, AI, and Innovation Hub at the Bureau of Policy and Programmes, UNDP, and those under the Regional Bureaus of Africa and Arab States.

Scope

Lead AI Hub Programme Design & Engagement Strategy:

• Lead the design of and execution for AI Hub for Sustainable Development Programmes’ research and development, that includes combining local ecosystem development with new partnerships and programmatic approaches with partners, leading to successful programme design and engagement of AI Hub’s vision and objectives.
• As part of the AI Hub’s management team, build processes, methodologies, and implementation approaches for scaling partnerships and narratives, and partnership with G7, Africa and relevant authorities in the 14 partner countries in Africa
• Support Italy, G7 countries, and African government partners in fostering new partnership contributions to the AI Hub for Sustainable Development.
• Contribute to UNDP’s ability to spot partnership trends across our network to help UNDP stay ahead of the frontier issues of AI and digital development.

Lead AI Hub Programmes Partnerships Implementation & Scale:

• Working closely with the AI Hub Head of Programme, develop and execute the AI Hub programmes partnerships, establishing touchpoints and processes for sourcing, unpacking, and building implementation approaches to new AI ideas, tracking existing workstreams, and ongoing team management.
• Design and pilot new approaches for connecting countries and stakeholders to harness AI development opportunities and mitigate risks and challenges, playing to UNDP’s strengths and value proposition.
• Collaborate closely with the Digital, AI and Innovation Partnerships team and the Rome Centre Partnerships team at BPPS, as well as those in the Bureaus of Africa and Arab States ensuring collaboration and coordination.

AI Hub Programmes Partnerships and Management:

• Working closely with the Director of the AI Hub and Head of Programmes, lead the organization and engagement with the AI Hub’s Executive Steering Group, the AI Hub’s Private Sector Advisory Groups.
• Directly supervising the AI Hub Campaigns Specialist and working closely with the Digital Transformation Knowledge & Insights Manager to manage partnership expectations, joint advocacy and ecosystem building, and visibility of partners and stakeholders.

Advocacy & Thought Leadership and Knowledge Management

• Managing the AI Hub Campaigns Specialist to design creative approaches to identifying target audiences and devising grassroots and/or digital campaigns to communicate AI Hub’s work, working closely with the Head of Implementation, Digital, AI & Innovation Hub, Rome Centre, and the Bureaus of Africa and Arab States.
• Support the AI Hub Director and participate AI Hub in global AI forums, conferences, and high-level discussions to position UNDP and its implementation of the AI Hub as a thought leader in responsible AI for development.
• Manage stakeholder events to spotlight attention to the opportunities and challenges of AI development and set directions for the future.
• Actively participate in and make substantive contributions to external networks and communities of practice to promote advocacy for UNDP’s work and opportunities for collaboration in addressing development trends.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

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