About The Position
The Information Technology Analyst - AI and Emerging Technologies will help implement and scale UNCDF’s artificial intelligence portfolio, building on foundational AI work and the deployed Strategic Alignment Intelligence (SAI) system. The role supports the development of a governed, institutionally embedded ecosystem of digital solutions for UNCDF’s investment, programmatic and operational workflows, aligned with UN and UNDP AI frameworks. The analyst works under the direct supervision of the Head of the Digital Transformation and Innovation Unit and collaborates with the Executive Secretary, Regional Team Leads and the Unit. The position operates and develops enterprise AI agents; contributes to shared AI architecture, data integration and institutional knowledge infrastructure; explores emerging technologies relevant to development finance; supports responsible AI governance and risk management; and contributes to partnerships, capacity building and knowledge management. Other duties within the functional profile may be assigned as needed.
Requirements
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Economics, Finance, Development Studies, Public Policy, Sustainable Development, International Development, or a related field; alternatively, a first-level university degree in these fields combined with two additional years of qualifying experience may be considered.
- At least two years of relevant professional experience with a master’s degree, or four years with a bachelor’s degree, in designing and managing innovation, technology, or development programmes, projects, or partnerships, including hands-on experience designing, developing, or deploying AI systems or other emerging technologies in a development, public-sector, or multilateral context.
- Hands-on experience designing and operating multi-agent AI systems using orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph or Google ADK, or equivalent platform-native agent builders.
- Working knowledge of at least two enterprise AI platforms, such as Google Gemini Enterprise, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Salesforce Agentforce, or equivalent frontier-model agentic platforms.
- Proficiency in Python and demonstrated experience deploying AI-powered applications on modern cloud platforms, including familiarity with serverless hosting, authentication integration, and AI SDK or LLM API integration.
- Demonstrated technical knowledge of blockchain or distributed ledger technologies, such as Hyperledger Fabric.
- Ability to translate institutional workflows, such as investment review, programme documentation, or donor reporting, into structured AI-agent designs.
- Fluency in English is required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience combining a technical foundation in Computer Science, Engineering, or Data Science with a policy, economics, or development focus.
- Experience within the UN system, an International Financial Institution, or a development finance institution, particularly on work related to LDCs, SIDS, or fragile settings.
- Experience with UN-system guidance on responsible and ethical AI, including the UN Principles for the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence and the Global Digital Compact.
- Experience evaluating AI systems through controlled studies, benchmarking, or structured validation protocols.
- Experience with data analysis tools such as STATA and spatial tools such as ArcGIS.
- Working experience with blended finance, catalytic capital, and development-finance instruments, including grants, reimbursable grants, concessional loans, guarantees, and first-loss tranches.
- Working knowledge of another UN official language.
Responsibilities
- Operate, maintain, and improve AI agents supporting UNCDF investment, programmatic, and operational workflows.
- Design, prototype, test, and deploy new agents on enterprise AI platforms and agent-development frameworks, in accordance with UN AI governance and technology policies.
- Identify and prioritize AI use cases with Headquarters and Regional Office teams, translating them into technical designs and delivery roadmaps.
- Extend agents to support document generation, forecasting, workflow actions, analytical outputs, and presentation materials using institutional data.
- Validate agent outputs against historical decisions and documented outcomes, record performance metrics, and refine agent reasoning and system instructions.
- Maintain version-controlled agent documentation and user guidance, and coordinate onboarding across Headquarters and Regional Offices.
- Develop, test, and maintain shared technical components connecting AI agents to institutional and external data, including reusable interoperable connectors such as MCP servers or equivalents.
- Develop and maintain retrieval and grounding capabilities over UNCDF document repositories, with appropriate source attribution.
- Integrate approved external development-finance, macroeconomic, and credit-risk data sources into AI-agent workflows.
- Analyze enterprise AI platform capabilities, licensing, costs, and user-access requirements to inform architecture decisions.
- Work with UNCDF ICT, enterprise-systems teams, and UNDP counterparts on interoperability, authentication, and security requirements, and identify potential platform duplication.
- Explore and integrate emerging technologies relevant to development finance, including distributed ledger technologies, digital public infrastructure, digital identity and eKYC, tokenization, and programmable finance.
- Design and implement feasibility assessments, technical pilots, and proofs of concept for emerging technologies relevant to capital deployment, transaction costs, and financial inclusion.
- Translate assigned use cases into technical requirements, implementation options, and draft roadmaps in line with agreed strategic direction and technical architecture.
- Research emerging technologies relevant to development finance, including CBDCs, blockchain-based financial infrastructure, and interoperable payment systems, and prepare concise analyses of potential UNCDF applications.
- Contribute to UNCDF’s internal AI governance framework, including model-selection criteria, prompt governance, data-handling protocols, human-in-the-loop requirements, and escalation procedures.
- Review proposed AI use cases and deployments against relevant UN guidance, ethical principles, data-protection policies, and cybersecurity policies.
- Prepare and maintain responsible-AI monitoring documentation and evaluation materials, including benchmarks, limitation disclosures, and validation records.
- Identify and document AI-integration risks, escalate significant issues to the supervisor, and contribute to mitigation measures and management briefings.
- Support engagement with external AI and emerging-technology providers and relevant UN-system entities, including research, meeting coordination, and follow-up.
- Contribute to practical user-orientation, prompt-engineering, and role-specific training for UNCDF personnel using approved AI tools.
- Prepare and maintain technical and programme documentation, including architecture diagrams, decision logs, reports, and updates to UNCDF’s AI priorities.
- Participate in relevant internal UN-system forums on AI for development finance and support materials presenting UNCDF’s work.
- Perform other duties within the functional profile as needed for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
