Support the design of figures and graphs for study material about social protection in the Arab Region

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Mission and objectives

The IPC-IG is a global forum for South-South dialogue on innovative development policies guided by a partnership agreement between UNDP and the Government of Brazil, represented by the Secretariat of Strategic Affairs of the Presidency of the Republic (SAE/PR). The IPC-IG’s mandate is to promote the production and dissemination of studies and policy recommendations, the exchange of best practices in development initiatives and the expansion of South–South cooperation. The leading voice for inclusive growth in and for the South The IPC-IG was founded in 2004. Since 2013, the UNDP Brazil Country Office has offered operational support and its Resident Representative is the director of the Centre. The Brazilian Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) hosts the IPC-IG and contributes substantively through the participation of its body of researchers in the Centre’s activities. The IPC-IG has disseminated over 1.000 policy-oriented research publications that provide useful insights into various issues related to inclusive growth strategies. It has established and consolidated a global network that covers 189 countries. Its reach extends to over 37,000 selected stakeholders working in related areas at government level, in academia, the United Nations and civil society organisations. The IPC-IG’s training sessions, workshops and study tours have already involved more than 7,000 representatives from around 50 developing countries. The IPC-IG website receives a monthly average of over 160,000 visits, with visitors from over 170 countries.

Context

Originally, TRANSFORM is an innovative training initiative that strengthens individual and institutional capacity for the management of national social protection systems in Africa. IPC-IG has been supporting the adaptation process of TRANSFORM to the Arab Region on request of the TRANSFORM Advisory Group for the Arab states which comprises ILO, UNDP, UNICEF, WFP and UNESCWA and under the umbrella of the Issue Based Coalition on Social Protection in Middle East and North Africa. More information about TRANSFORM can be found on its website: https://transformsp.org/

Task description

In collaboration with and under supervision of IPC-IG´s researchers, the selected volunteers will support the layout of figures and graphs for a study material about social protection in the Arab region, within the TRANSFORM initiative (please see more details about TRANSFORM in the field assignment context). The online volunteers will work remotely at a time and location of their convenience, subject to the deadlines set. Also, they will receive a certificate of appreciation for their contributions and can be acknowledged in the final publication of documents, if applicable.