Supporting Secondary Data Review for Evidence-Based Decision-Making

The Data & Insights Thematic Team as cross-cutting enabler within the Policy and Programme Coherence Unit supports coherent and effective use of data and evidence across UNDP Ukraine.

Online Volunteers will monitor the published Ukrainian and international evidence base, i.e., online news, institutional publications, assessments and research outputs, and map what they review against a defined Analytical Framework.

A Secondary Data Review (SDR) is a research technique used to obtain information to create a clear analytical overview. An analyst undertaking an SDR takes into account multiple pieces of secondary data in order to create as coherent as possible picture on a specific topic.

This is an Online Volunteering opportunity, please read the conditions that apply for Online Volunteering.

The volunteer will maintain a rolling desk review of published secondary material (3-4 hours per day) in support of UNDP Ukraine's program management activities, in particular, this will require:
• Monitor a defined set of online news outlets, institutional publications, assessments and research outputs, screening newly published material against agreed relevance criteria.
• Record sources in the shared tracker with complete metadata to ensure traceability and avoid duplication.
• Review logged materials and tag documents, web pages, and reports according to the provided Analytical Framework.
• Verify the accuracy and consistency of information during the review; flag outdated or conflicting data for validation.
• Capture the key messages in English within the review record using freely available automated translation tools for a first pass.
• Edit and format Secondary Data Review outputs for clarity and consistency.
• Provide reviewed and formatted content for internal knowledge products, including Biweekly Digests, Thematic Digests, Community Profiles, etc.

The Online Volunteers will receive an onboarding training, weekly e-meetings, regular feedback and support with regard to the task.

Assessment
Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by an interview.

Free of charge
Please consider that Online Volunteers do not receive any volunteer living allowances or any other kind of financial compensation or benefits.
For further information please visit this website: https://www.unv.org/become-online-volunteer