Live Show Research and Scheduling Support
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Description of assignment (DoA) details Attention! Please note that this is an Online Volunteering assignment. It's a short-term, task-based and non-contractual remote assignment; Online Volunteers are not UN Volunteers and do not receive any allowance or entitlements as part of the Online Volunteer assignment but receive a certificate of appreciation after successful completion. In addition, UNV is not involved in the selection process or collaboration. Skip To Content Select Section Select Section General Details Assignment requirements Other information NO IMAGE AVAILABLE United Nations Development Programme5 days ago Live Show Research and Scheduling Support Rwanda 12 weeks 3 assignment(s) Competitive recruitment Advertisement end date:16/06/2026 General Description of assignment title Live Show Research and Scheduling Support Assignment country Rwanda Expected start date Invalid Date Number of Assignments 3 For how many hours per week will the volunteer be required? 16 - 20 hours per week Host entity United Nations Development Programme Modality Online Duration 12 weeks Sustainable Development Goal Decent work and economic growth Details Mission and objectives International Development Context timbuktoo Africa Innovation Foundation is a pan-African innovation initiative anchored in UNDP's Regional Bureau for Africa. Its mission is to support African founders to start, grow, and scale — targeting 100,000 enrolled startups and the mobilisation of USD 1 billion for African innovation. In 2026, timbuktoo launched 1 weekly live broadcast programme, the Building Africa live show and the upcoming Financing Africa and Innovating Africa, hosted by the Foundation's CEO, CIO and CINO respectively. The show runs for 30 minutes each week on LinkedIn Live and Facebook Live, featuring conversations with African startup founders on innovation and ecosystem development. Research is essential to ensuring each episode is substantive, relevant, and well-matched to the show's audience of founders, investors, and policymakers across Africa and the diaspora. Task type Research Task description We are looking for three online volunteers to support episode research for the Building Africa live show already launched, and additional volunteers would support the Financing Africa Show and the Innovation Africa Show's once launched. For each of up to 12 weekly episodes, the online volunteers will carry out background research on the assigned episode theme and compile a structured research brief, communicate with and schedule guests for the show and carry out post-show communication (thank you emails to the guests, and a share of the created outputs such as the posted live sessions and short clips - these are produced by a separate team member. Each brief will include: A list of 3–5 potential guest candidates relevant to the episode theme, drawn from the African startup and innovation ecosystem. Where a draft 12-week schedule is present, the role will communicate with, confirm and schedule the guest candidates for the upcoming shows. A short background summary (150–200 words) on each candidate, covering their organisation, work, and relevance to the episode theme 2–3 suggested conversation angles per candidate The output of this assignment per volunteer is 12 completed episode research briefs - one per episode, submitted to timbuktoo at least 7 days before each scheduled broadcast, upto 36 guests contacted - 3 per show, confirmed and scheduled for the show episodes, upto 12 pre-session briefing calls held with confirmed guests. Assignment requirements Required Experience Strong research skills and ability to synthesise information clearly in written English Familiarity with African startup ecosystems, entrepreneurship, or development finance Experience using LinkedIn, Crunchbase, or similar platforms for professional research Ability to meet weekly deadlines and work independently in a remote setting Languages English, Level: Fluent, Required Other information Volunteerism is understood as a wide range of activities undertaken of free will, for the general public good, for which monetary reward is not the principal motivating factor. Inclusivity statement United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. 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