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Mission and objectives
In Saudi Arabia, the United Nations is represented by 22 agencies, funds and specialised programmes. The country team (known by its acronym UNCT) is made up of representatives of these organisations. As head of the country team, the UN Resident Coordinator (RC) guides and supports the work of the UNCT, ensuring effective coordination and cooperation across the mandates of each organisation. As the main support structure for the activities of the Resident Coordinator and the country team, the Office of the Resident Coordinator (RCO) strengthens the joint activities of the United Nations system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its purpose is to maximise, in a coordinated manner, the work of the United Nations so that the system can provide a collective, coherent and integrated response to national priorities and needs, within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals and other international commitments.
Context
We are looking for an experienced Online Volunteer who will support us to turn the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) into an audio version of the document to make it accessible to persons with disabilities. The volunteer must understand how to create an audiobook and how to communicate data and charts into audio. Link to UNSDCF: https://saudiarabia.un.org/sites/default/files/2022-06/UNSDCF%20KSA%20en_0.pdf
Task description
The RC Office in KSA is exploring how to make our core documents broadly accessible to persons with disabilities. We would like to start by exploring how to turn our UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework into an ‘audio book’. From this experience, we will look at how we can make our core materials more accessible to other people with disabilities. The selected online volunteers are expected to convert the written document into an Arabic audio book in their own voice.