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Description of assignment title: Knowledge Management Associate

Assignment country: Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Duty stations: Vientiane

Work location: On UN premises

Expected start date: 07/01/2026

Duration: 6 monthsLong-term benefits and allowances

Sustainable Development Goal: 17. Partnerships for the goals

Host entity: UNRCO

Modality: Onsite

Type: International

Volunteer category: Associate UCoS from Apr2026

Work arrangement: Full-time

Number of Assignments: 1

Details

Mission and objectives:

• The ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires bold changes across the United Nations. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is imperative for a safe and secure future of prosperity, opportunity, and human rights for all. SDGs are universal, interlinked, and indivisible and demand that the UN System reinvents itself to better serve the Member States and people.
• The Resolution on the UN Development System Reform agreed by all 193 countries on 31 May 2018 (A/RES/72/279) provides the mandates required for the UN Secretary-General (SG) and the UN System and its Agencies, Funds and Programmes (AFPs) to take forward their collective responsibilities to make the UN fit for purpose to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
• The Resolution calls for a new generation of coherent and more integrated UNCTs to deliver shared and impactful policy advice, programmatic and operational support to sustainable development at the country level
  • In line with the UN Development System Reform, this new generation of UNCTs is to rely on the repositioned and strengthened UN Resident Coordinator System, that ensures greater cooperation and collaboration across the resident and non-resident AFPs, as well as enhances joint/cross-cutting strategic planning, programme implementation, communications, and business operations, which are more accessible and more attuned to the needs on the ground.
  • UN Resident Coordinator’s Offices across the world act as the secretariat to the UN Resident Coordinators and UNCTs. Drawing on the expertise and experience of the entire UN System and its AFPs, UN RCOs provide organizational, advisory, and management support and promotes information exchange, cooperation, and collaboration.
• Context:
  • As the UN Country Team prepares for the transition to the next UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (CF), the RCO is strengthening internal knowledge management systems to ensure continuity, accessible institutional memory, and timely information-sharing across RCO members and UN Agencies. In parallel, RCO aims to maintain a structured overview of key developments and public information relevant to the UN’s work in Lao PDR, including daily media coverage and scanning of emerging development trends.
  • Within this context, the Knowledge Management Associate will support the RCO’s day-to-day efforts to strengthen the organization, accessibility and usability of internal knowledge resources, and to synthesize timely information that informs communications products, coordination messages and reporting. This role is designed to support capacity development through hands-on experience in UN coordination support, digital knowledge organisation and internal communication processes.

  Task description:

  • • Under the direct supervision of UN Resident Coordinator’s Office (RCO) Head of Office or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
    • Support the management of Resident Coordinator remarks and speeches, ensuring doc-uments are properly archived and uploaded.
    • Assist with the transition and reorganization of SharePoint folders in preparation for the new Cooperation Framework (CF)
    • Organize and update SharePoint files, including Cooperation Framework focal points and Sub Working Groups (SWGs)l to strengthen internal knowledge management.
  • Maintain and regularly update the communications materials inventory.
  • Produce concise media monitoring summaries to support partnership visibility and report-ing.
  • Regularly identify and share new publications, reports, programme launches, and key ini-tiatives from the UN system and development partners relevant to Lao PDR.

  Eligibility criteria

  Age: 18 – 80

  Required experience: 1 month

  Donor priorities:

  • –

  Nationality: Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

  Additional eligibility criteria:

  • This assignment is funded by the Agency for Volunteer Service (AVS), and only candidates pre-selected by AVS are eligible.

  Assignment requirements

  Relevant experience:

  • No experience required

  Languages:

  • English, Level: Fluent, Required

  Required education level:

  • Secondary education

  Competencies and values:

  • Accountability
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Building Trust
  • Client Orientation
  • Commitment and Motivation
  • Commitment to Continuous Learning
  • Communication
  • Creativity
  • Ethics and Values
  • Integrity
  • Knowledge Sharing
  • Planning and Organizing
  • Professionalism
  • Respect for Diversity
  • Self-Management
  • Technological Awareness
  • Working in Teams

  Skills and experience:

  • Knowledge management, information management and digital filling systems (e.g. SharePoint, Teams, Google drive)
  •  Communications and media monitoring (news scanning, summarising, drafting short briefs)
  • International development/ UN coordination/SDGs (development trends, poli-cy/programme awareness)

  Area(s) of expertise:

  • Administration, Communication, Development programmes

  Driving license:

  • –

  Other information

  https://app.unv.org/opportunities/1784888021267488