Assistant Innovation Officer

The Assistant Innovation Officer will support the delivery of the Innovation Service’s programmes in Asia and the Pacific, including the delivery of projects under the Service’s Environment and Climate Action, Refugee Led, Digital, Data and Learning Innovation Programmes. They will work under the supervision of the Environment and Climate Action Programme and Asia Lead and collaborate to deliver on Innovation Service-related activities implemented across UNHCR focusing on the Asia and the Pacific region.
The post holder will frequently engage with country operations and other UNHCR stakeholders to enhance their delivery of their innovation projects by applying out-of-the-box-thinking, and connecting operations with non-traditional actors, including the private sector, academia, and other relevant thematic actors. The design and implementation of innovative projects in collaboration with communities is a core principle of the Innovation Service. Supporting operations to ensure user centered design and enabling meaningful participation of forcibly displaced people will be a priority.
To support delivery of the Asia and the Pacific regional portfolio, the post holder will be expected to support administrative and programmatic tasks, supporting building, and managing partnerships, engaging with partners, monitoring and evaluation activities and work to capture lessons learned and promising practices arising from the projects. The post holder will also lend support to ongoing initiatives led at the regional level. They will work in collaboration with the Asia Pacific regional bureau and country teams providing inputs from the innovation perspective.
The incumbent will be an integral part of the Innovation Service ensuring links between the global team and Asia and the Pacific. They will collaborate with all 5 Programme leads as needed and attend Innovation Team meetings as appropriate and liaise with other regional colleagues to ensure collaboration and alignment when needed.
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