Video Transcription for the Financing the SDGs Dialogue 2026

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General

Description of assignment title

Video Transcription for the Financing the SDGs Dialogue 2026

Assignment country

Spain

Sustainable Development Goal

17. Partnerships for the goals

Host entity

UNDP

Modality

Online

For how many hours per week will the volunteer be required?

6 - 10 hours per week

Number of Assignments

35

Duration

2 weeks

Advertisement end date

2026-11-10

Details

Mission and objectives

About UNDP:

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet.

Learn more at undp.org or follow at @UNDP

About UNDP SFH:

The UNDP Sustainable Finance Hub brings together UNDP’s financial expertise to harness public and private capital for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)- supporting governments, investors and businesses in reaching climate, social impact and sustainability targets. Its work drives systemic change towards a sustainable financial architecture that benefits people and the planet.

Find out more about its integrated services that ensure all finance is sustainable, at sdgfinance.undp.org or follow @UNDP_SDGFinance

Context

From 27 to 29 October 2026, UNDP and the Government of Spain are hosting the Financing the SDGs Dialogue 2026: Advancing Country-Led Approaches to Financing Sustainable Development in Madrid, Spain.

The Dialogue gathers high-level government representatives, ministers of finance and planning, international financial institutions, civil society organisations, development partners, and private-sector actors. The event centers on accelerating country-led financing solutions aligned with the Sevilla Commitment and the Sevilla Platform for Action (SPA) and identify practical opportunities to mobilise and align public, private and international finance around national priorities.

To capture the wealth of insights and evidence presented across more than 20 plenary and technical breakout sessions, the UNDP editorial team will develop an event outcome note summarising high-level findings, and a country case study compendium.

Accurate, high-quality, and prompt transcription of all recorded sessions is essential for the editorial team to draft case studies and synthesise actionable takeaways. Online UN Volunteers will provide critical support by transcribing audio/video recordings from the Dialogue.

Task type

Record entry, inputting of information

Task description

Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the Editorial Team within UNDP Sustainable Finance Hub, the Online Volunteers will support the post-event knowledge capture by producing accurate transcriptions of assigned sessions.

Each Online Volunteer will be assigned one or multiple sessions, depending on session duration and complexity (no more than 2 hours per volunteer) and may be asked to verify transcription of another session (no more than 2 hours).

Session recordings will be made available via cloud links (Zoom, YouTube, and/or event repository video files).

Specific tasks and responsibilities include: • Full session transcription: Accurately transcribe video recordings of assigned plenary or parallel technical sessions into Microsoft Word documents. Automatic generation can be used as a basis but will require careful human verification. • Speaker identification and time-stamping: Clearly identify speakers (including country, organisation, title, and name as noted in the session agenda) and insert periodic timestamps at speaker transitions. • Technical terminology and quality review: Check overall accuracy and readability, flag inaudible or unclear segments, ensure precise spelling and transcription of specialised finance, international development, and UN terminology.

Assignment requirements

Required experience

• Demonstrated experience in audio/video transcription, editing, minutes writing, or reporting. • Good knowledge of international development, economic policy, sustainable finance, public finance concepts. • Exceptional listening skills, attention to detail, and ability to understand technical discussions in English, Spanish and/or French. • Familiarity with automated transcription tools is an asset. • Proven ability to respect tight turnaround times and maintain strict confidentiality.

Languages

English, Level: Fluent, Required; Spanish, Level: Fluent; French, Level: Fluent; Portuguese, Level: Fluent

Required education level

Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, International Relations, Public Administration, Communication, Journalism, Linguistics

Area(s) of expertise

Knowledge management, research, reporting, Writing, editing, proofreading

Other information

Volunteerism

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. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy

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Bachelor's degree in economics, finance, international relations, public administration, communication, journalism, or linguistics; demonstrated transcription experience; fluent English; knowledge of international development and sustainable finance; ability to meet tight deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• transcribing video sessions
• identifying speakers
• reviewing terminology

Skills & Tools

Microsoft Word, Zoom, YouTube

Job Details

• Category: Administrative & Clerical Support
• Seniority: No Prior Experience Required
• Commitment: Volunteer
• Workplace: Remote — Spain
• Languages: English

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