Junior AI Solution Developer

Develops artificial-intelligence solutions for Kenyan public services. The volunteer moves an English–Swahili sentiment-analysis prototype into production, builds at least three local AI tools, documents and hands over solutions, trains government officers and applies responsible-AI, privacy and security practices.

• Deploy the government and citizen-communications sentiment-analysis prototype to production
• Design, train, test and improve machine-learning and NLP models in English and Swahili
• Develop at least three local AI tools that improve public-service delivery
• Prepare technical documentation, user guides, deployment and handover materials
• Apply responsible-AI, data-protection and security practices
• Gather requirements and demonstrate solutions with government and technical stakeholders
• Support at least three training workshops for government officers
• Maintain version-controlled source code and project assets

• Academic background in computer science, data science or a related field
• Ability to work with English and Swahili language data
• English
• Swahili

• Foundational Python and machine-learning-library knowledge
• Understanding of machine learning, natural-language processing, text classification and sentiment analysis
• Exposure to APIs, model deployment, Docker or cloud services
• Familiarity with Git and collaborative software development
• Interest in responsible AI, data privacy and public-sector service delivery
• Analytical problem-solving and independent delivery capability

• Machine Learning
• Natural Language Processing
• Sentiment Analysis
• Text Classification
• Model Deployment
• API Development
• Responsible AI
• Data Protection
• Technical Documentation
• Requirements Gathering
• User Training
• Software Collaboration

• Python
• pandas
• scikit-learn
• NLTK
• spaCy
• PyTorch
• TensorFlow
• Docker
• GitHub

• Entry-level assignment for recent graduates and early-career developers
• Work is primarily from the UNDP Kenya Country Office with travel to stakeholder offices
• The volunteer is expected to bring a laptop
• Assignment duration is 91 days
• Extension depends on funding, operational need and satisfactory performance