Wireless Network Design & Performance Optimization for IoT Systems Trainer

Host entity: UNDP Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development

Areas of expertise: Education, Information technology and telecommunications

Application deadline: 04/11/2026

Mission and objectives

Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development (IICPSD) supports the private sector and foundations to become transformative partners in development through research, advocacy for inclusive business, facilitation of public-private dialogue and brokering partnerships. IICPSD, established in 2011 in partnership with the Government of Turkey, is one of UNDP's six Global Policy Centres. It leads UNDP’s global work on private sector and foundations and supports UNDP’s offices all over the world. The Center focuses on four thematic areas:

1. Inclusive Business;

2. Private Sector Engagement in Skills Development;

3. Impact investing;

4. Resilience and Crisis Response.

The Center also hosts four global initiatives: Business Call to Action, SDG Philanthropy Platform, Global Islamic Finance and Impact Investing Platform and Connecting Business Initiative.

Assignment context

The online volunteer is expected to deliver a minimum of 8 live online lectures on Wireless Network Design & Performance Optimization for IoT Systems over 8 weeks. The masterclass prepares Future Tech Leaders (FTL) Syria participants for professional certification exams in IoT and wireless networking. It follows the programme's AI Bootcamp and the Intelligent Climate Monitoring & IoT Systems Workshop.

Task description

UNDP ICPSD aims to recruit one Online Volunteer to deliver the Wireless Network Design & Performance Optimization for IoT Systems Professional Certification Exam Masterclass for the Future Tech Leaders Syria Implementation under the guidance of the team focal point.

The Online Volunteer will:
• Develop 8 slide decks and accompanying exercises, aligned with the topics covered in IoT and wireless networking certification exams.
• Develop materials and deliver 8 live online lectures, one per week, on the following topics: IoT Architectures and Wireless Fundamentals; Radio Propagation and Link Budget; Short-Range Technologies: BLE, Zigbee and Wi-Fi; LPWAN Technologies: LoRaWAN and NB-IoT; IoT Communication Protocols: MQTT and CoAP; Coverage Planning and Network Design; Performance Optimization, Power Efficiency and Security; Case Study and Certification Exam Preparation.
• Include practical demonstrations such as link budget calculations, coverage planning and protocol configuration.
• Prepare one practice exam and review it with participants in the final session.
• Answer participants' questions during the live sessions and follow up on open questions after them.
• Provide brief documentation summarizing the materials developed and participant progress.

Schedule for sessions: Evening sessions on weekdays and morning sessions on weekends (Syria time).

Skills and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics & Communications, Telecommunications, Electrical or Computer Engineering; a Master's degree is an advantage.
• Professional or research experience in wireless communications or IoT network design.
• Strong knowledge of LPWAN and short-range technologies (e.g. LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, BLE, Zigbee) and IoT protocols (e.g. MQTT, CoAP).
• Experience with link budget analysis, coverage planning and network performance optimization.
• Teaching or training experience.
• A relevant professional certification in IoT or wireless networking is an advantage.

Full eligibility requirements, conditions of service and application instructions are available on the official UNV platform.