Game and Mobile Development Support Volunteer [SPI]
Ukraine
- Organization: UNV - United Nations Volunteers
- Location: Ukraine
- Grade: National UN Community Volunteer Part time
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Occupational Groups:
- Volunteerism
- Closing Date: 2025-10-23
Details
Mission and objectives
UNESCO's founding mission, which was shaped by the events of World War II, is to advance peace, sustainable development and human rights by facilitating collaboration and dialogue among nations.[It pursues this objective through five major programme areas: education, natural sciences, social/human sciences, culture and communication/information. UNESCO sponsors projects that improve literacy, provide technical training and education, advance science, protect independent media and press freedom, preserve regional and cultural history, and promote cultural diversity.
UNESCO assists in the translation and dissemination of world literature, helps establish and secure World Heritage Sites of cultural and natural importance, works to bridge the worldwide digital divide, and creates inclusive knowledge societies through information and communication.[14] UNESCO has launched several initiatives and global movements, such as Education For All.
UNESCO assists in the translation and dissemination of world literature, helps establish and secure World Heritage Sites of cultural and natural importance, works to bridge the worldwide digital divide, and creates inclusive knowledge societies through information and communication.[14] UNESCO has launched several initiatives and global movements, such as Education For All.
Context
The Tech Volunteers for Resilience (Tech4R) programme mobilizes skilled digital volunteers to co-create open-source solutions that strengthen disaster resilience. This assignment focuses on building digital tools that enhance preparedness education for children in frontline areas of Ukraine.
Children aged 10–16 continue to study online while facing daily risks due to air raids, shelling, and unexploded ordnance (UXO). Traditional manuals are often ineffective for this age group, while gamified learning provides an engaging and emotionally safe way to learn life-saving behaviors.
Tech4R and UNESCO Ukraine are co-developing a mobile application that includes:
• Gamified training modules with interactive, scenario-based choices.
• Simulation-based AR mode for younger or neurodiverse children.
The Game & Mobile Development Volunteers will form the core technical team responsible for designing, developing, and integrating both modules, ensuring accessibility, responsiveness, and offline functionality
Children aged 10–16 continue to study online while facing daily risks due to air raids, shelling, and unexploded ordnance (UXO). Traditional manuals are often ineffective for this age group, while gamified learning provides an engaging and emotionally safe way to learn life-saving behaviors.
Tech4R and UNESCO Ukraine are co-developing a mobile application that includes:
• Gamified training modules with interactive, scenario-based choices.
• Simulation-based AR mode for younger or neurodiverse children.
The Game & Mobile Development Volunteers will form the core technical team responsible for designing, developing, and integrating both modules, ensuring accessibility, responsiveness, and offline functionality
Task description
The Volunteer will be providing support in:
• Development of the gamified training modules and AR simulation features using accessible frameworks or low-code platforms.
• Ensuring mobile responsiveness and optimization for Android devices.
• Collaboration closely with UX/UI, content, and psychological safety teams to ensure age-appropriate interaction design.
• Integration of narration, localization, and accessibility features into the final build.
• Testing and troubleshooting performance issues, ensuring the tool is stable and offline-compatible.
• Documenting the code, assets, and development process for open-source release and sustainability.
This is an unpaid volunteer assignment.
• Development of the gamified training modules and AR simulation features using accessible frameworks or low-code platforms.
• Ensuring mobile responsiveness and optimization for Android devices.
• Collaboration closely with UX/UI, content, and psychological safety teams to ensure age-appropriate interaction design.
• Integration of narration, localization, and accessibility features into the final build.
• Testing and troubleshooting performance issues, ensuring the tool is stable and offline-compatible.
• Documenting the code, assets, and development process for open-source release and sustainability.
This is an unpaid volunteer assignment.
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Before applying, please make sure that you have read the requirements for the position and that you qualify.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.