Fellowship with UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
- Location:
- Thimphu, Bhutan
- Grade:
- Fellowship
- Category:
- Professional Staff
Posted Aug 17, 2026Apply by Aug 25, 2026 (2d left)
See your match score & applyThe Fellow will serve as the primary in-country implementation coordinator for the AI in a Box pilot initiative in Bhutan, managing day-to-day relations with the hospital partner, coordinating operational logistics, tracking implementation progress, and acting as the principal communication link between UNDP Bhutan, the hospital, and the technical team. The role involves coordination, monitoring, reporting, documentation, and capacity building to support AI and digital innovation in health records management.
Responsibilities
- Lead the day-to-day coordination of the AI in a Box pilot, ensuring scanning operations, pipeline deployment, and system integration activities progress as planned.
- Serve as the principal point of contact on the ground, coordinating across UNDP Bhutan, the hospital, and the technical team, escalating issues as appropriate.
- Build and maintain productive working relationships with hospital stakeholders, ensuring partner needs and feedback are conveyed and addressed.
- Track implementation progress against milestones and maintain regular reporting to supervisors and technical team.
- Document operational lessons, context-specific adaptations, and key decisions for sharing with cohort Country Offices and inclusion in the shared playbook.
- Participate in the AI in a Box community of practice, representing Bhutan in batch-level meetings and contributing to knowledge exchange.
- Provide ad hoc support for activities contributing to UNDP Bhutan’s strategic objectives related to AI and digital innovation.
- Collaborate with UNDP units, partner governments, and external stakeholders on initiatives within UNDP Bhutan’s mandate.
- Participate in knowledge sharing and continuous learning activities related to development cooperation, engaging in forums, workshops, and networks.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Project Management, Public Administration, International Development, Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, Information Systems, Health Informatics, Public Health, Library and Information Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience in digital project coordination, digital innovation, or development cooperation work may be considered in lieu of a directly matching degree.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office productivity tools.
- Familiarity with data systems, digital document management, or AI tools at a level sufficient to understand pipeline outputs, assess quality, and communicate effectively with a technical team.
- Knowledge of LLMs, OCR, or document processing concepts is highly desirable.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Other UN languages is an advantage.
Skills
- Project Management
- Digital Project Coordination
- Development Cooperation
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Data Systems
- Electronic Document Management
- AI Tools Usage
- Quality assessment
- Technical Communication
- LLMs Knowledge
- OCR Knowledge
- Document Processing
- Implementation Coordination
- Operational Logistics
- Project Progress Tracking
- Reporting
- Documentation
- Capacity Building
- Health Records Management
Languages
English