Regional Foresight Analyst – United Nations

Two-month remote UN consultancy linked to Amman, updating Arab States foresight and scenario analysis. Applications close on 18 October 2026.

Assignment

• The UN Resident Coordinator System seeks a Regional Foresight Analyst, opening 286347. The administrative duty station is Amman; work is remote for two months under a consultant/individual contractor arrangement.
• Update the January 2026 Arab States regional foresight analysis, identify genuine changes and emerging issues and align the work with current country analyses.

Responsibilities and deliverables

• Review prior analysis and methods; define research questions, scope, evidence hierarchy, consultations, quality controls, risks and a detailed workplan. Establish the necessity and proportionality of AI use through the specified 5P analysis.
• Compare country analyses and annual updates in a traceable matrix covering priorities, constraints, risks, opportunities, inequalities, groups left behind, financing, cross-border links and evidence gaps.
• Build a documented horizon-scanning framework and taxonomy, evaluate diverse signals, cluster drivers and systems and provide a prioritised signal log and indicator dashboard.
• Refresh systems maps, causal pathways and scenarios; test how risks travel across resource, trade, digital, fiscal, mobility and governance systems and stress-test country assumptions.
• Connect findings to Resident Coordinators and the regional UN development system, identifying where regional and cross-pillar responses support country needs.
• Consult DCO/ROAS, selected Resident Coordinator Offices, UN entities and partners; facilitate technical validation and senior strategic discussion and document responses to comments.
• Deliver at least one practical staff session combining a methodology workshop and an applied clinic; provide guidance, facilitator notes, templates, a quality checklist and a recurring update process.
• Hand over accessible publication-ready outputs, editable files, non-confidential evidence matrices, a source register and ownership notes. Protect data, verify AI outputs with human review, document limitations and bias and delete non-public UN data obtained during the engagement.

Requirements and application

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, data science, engineering, statistics or a related subject. A copy of the degree is mandatory; incomplete applications are not reviewed.
• At least five years of relevant professional experience in foresight, strategic analysis, scenario planning or AI-driven analytics. AI modelling, predictive analytics or data-driven decision support is highly desirable.
• Fluent English is required and knowledge of Arabic is desirable. Fees are not specified.
• Apply through the official UN opening by 18 October 2026. The UN does not charge recruitment fees.