Organization Mission

UNDP works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty while protecting the planet. We help countries develop strong policies, skills, partnerships and institutions so they can sustain their progress

The primary and overarching objective of United Nations Development Programme in Kenya is the eradication of poverty in the context of sustainable development, including the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals, and promotion of United Nations fundamental principles. A core dimension to the work of UNDP in Kenya is on Democratic Governance given the national focus on governance reforms. UNDP supports the country’s efforts towards achieving the Vision 2030 Political Pillar, which envisions a democratic system that is issue-based, people-centered, results oriented and accountable to the public. This Political Pillar gears to transform the country’s political governance across five strategic areas; The Rule of Law, Electoral and Political Processes, Democracy and Public Service Delivery, Transparency and Accountability, Security Peace Building and Conflict Management. These strategic areas are anchored in the Constitution, promulgated in August 2010 marking a major milestone in the democratic journey of Kenya and set a new threshold in terms of people-centred development.

Context

In today’s digital environment, the ability to collect, manage, and analyse data is critical to ensuring efficiency, transparency, and strategic decision-making. As part of its digital transformation strategy, UNDP Kenya is investing in improving its ICT capabilities, with a focus on data-driven operations, reporting, and service delivery.
The ICT Department plays a central role in supporting the organization”s information systems, technology infrastructure, and data management frameworks. With the increasing volume and complexity of data generated from operational, programmatic, and administrative activities, there is a need for dedicated analytical capacity to support evidence-based planning and performance monitoring.
UNDP Kenya seeks support with data analysis to enhance the extraction of meaningful insights from internal and external datasets, develop visual dashboards using tools like Power BI, and support data quality assurance and governance efforts. This support will help bridge the gap between technical data handling and decision-making, contributing directly to more informed strategy and operations across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Head of ICT and in close collaboration with the ICT/Finance/Procurement and HR team, the online volunteer will:
• Support the design, development, and maintenance of interactive dashboards and reports.
• Assist in cleaning, transforming, and analyzing data to generate actionable insights.
• Contributes to the automation and optimization of reporting processes.
• Connect to multiple data sources (Excel, SQL databases, APIs, cloud services, etc.).
• Build interactive dashboards and reports using:(Charts (bar, line, pie, Tables and matrices, Slicers and filters, Maps and KPIs)
• Design for user experience: consistent layout, intuitive navigation, color themes.
• Schedule data refreshes via Power BI Service.
• Provide general administrative and ICT support to the ICT unit as required.Expected Outputs:
• Functional and user-friendly Power BI dashboards and reports.
• Cleaned and well-documented datasets.
• Documentation of data sources, transformations, and business logic.
• Weekly status updates and a final presentation/report summarizing work completed.
• Share dashboards with stakeholders and manage access via workspaces and row-level security (RLS).

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Applicants at the time of application, applicants must meet one of the following:

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in IT, Computer Science, Data Science or a related field. (such as a master’s programme, or higher)
• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Software Engineering
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent)
• Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one year of graduation.
• Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.

Experience:

• Familiarity with Power BI and basic understanding of DAX and Power Query (M language).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and basic SQL.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated interest in Data Analysis using Microsoft Excel and Power BI.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of data cleaning and transformation tools (Power BI, Power Query, Excel, SQL ,ETL Tools) is an advantage.
• Proactive and willing to learn and contribute
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.