1. Youth Social and Behaviour Change Assistant (Digital engagement)

Contract

This is a UNV National Youth contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Youth contracts.

UNICEF Cameroon has experienced strong growth across all social media channels in the past 2 years. UNICEF Cameroon is seeking to recruit an exceptional Digital Engagement National UNV Youth to spearhead UNICEF’s continued growth on social media, and reach the bold targets set by the organization and Cameroon Government for SBC response. The Digital Engagement UNV will have the proven skills to support Cameroon national digital engagement strategy, create engaging and innovative content for all channels, realize fact checking, will be up to date and passionate about the latest technologies, techniques and industry best practices, and will be able to apply them to reach a broad range of audiences for a better response to infodemic on social and digital media.

Specifically, this position will ensure Cameroon SBC strategy increases its digital reach, facilitates increased engagement and participation from audiences, as well as ensuring social and digital media audiences have a greater understanding, and deeper connections on critical priority issues on demand generation and use of available services, mostly to achieve key results for children and utilization of COVID-19 vaccine.

Under the direct supervision of SBC- Community Engagement Officer, National UN Youth Volunteer will:

• Learn and develop publications, social media posts write ups, text for digital activation in accordance with the content plan. • Contribute to the production of content for SBC response. Generate and implement creative ideas for social media activations on SBC, mainly in the domain of vaccination, healthy behaviours, youth development-related topics. Adapt messages from UNICEF Cameroon social media packs mainly for infodemic campaign. • Support daily management of UNICEF-led social media channels, including UReport. Together with graphic designer and video editors, contribute to the production of social media assets for UNICEF-supported social media channels. Support to content management, including publication of posts/stories; providing regular community management; responding to inquiries, maintaining social media assets. • Identify and report on daily basis “fake news”/”false information” mainly on CoViD-19 vaccination and suggest messages and ways of addressing them. • Develop and update monthly and weekly content plans in close cooperation with Programme sections. Preparing monthly/weekly reports on performance of the channels. Fill in the duties for this assignment. When describing the tasks, please note that youth would be in more supporting, learning roles, so the focus would be more on those tasks with ‘potential’ to the complete work. Wording such as contributes to, supports, assists, participates in, as part of a team the youth volunteer will …. should be preferred. • Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

• Integrity: demonstrate the values and ethical standards of the UN and UNICEF in daily activities and behaviours while acting without consideration of personal gains; resist undue political pressure in decision-making; stand by decisions that are in the organization’s interest even if they are unpopular; take prompt action in cases of unprofessional or unethical behaviour; does not abuse power or authority; • Teamwork and respect for diversity: ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries; excellent interpersonal skills; ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and harmonious working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, mixed-gender environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity; sensitivity and adaptability to culture, gender, religion, nationality and age; commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of UN operations; ability to achieve common goals and provide guidance or training to colleagues; • Commitment to continuous learning: initiative and willingness to learn new skills and stay abreast of new developments in area of expertise; ability to adapt to changes in work environment. • Communication: proven interpersonal skills; good spoken and written communication skills, including ability to prepare clear and concise reports; ability to conduct presentations, articulate options and positions concisely; ability to make and defend recommendations; ability to communicate and empathize with staff (including national staff), military personnel, volunteers, counterparts and local interlocutors coming from very diverse backgrounds; capacity to transfer information and knowledge to a wide range of different target groups; • Flexibility: adaptability and ability to live and work in potentially hazardous and remote conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort; to operate independently in austere environments for protracted periods; willingness to travel within the area of operations and to transfer to other duty stations within the area of operations as necessary; • Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance; and commitment towards UNICEF’s mission and vision, as well as to the UN Core Values.

• Demonstrated interest and/or experience (up to 1+ year) in social media and community engagement • Motivated to contribute towards peace and development and to serve others; • Good interpersonal, networking and communication skills; • Willingness to contribute and work as part of a team; • Flexible and open to learning and new experiences; • Respect for diversity and adaptability to other cultures, environments and living conditions; • Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded; • Computer skills (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, social media, and others).

Yaounde is the political capital of Cameroon and the second most populous city in the country after Douala. It is the headquarters of UN agencies, several international organizations and ambas-sades. Yaoundé is characterized by a humid and dry tropical climate with moderate temperatures during the year, high temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 degrees C. Yaoundé is also characterized by a long wet season covering a period of 10 months between February and November. The official languages of Cameroon are English and French. Visa, passport and yellow fever vaccination card are required for entry. Other vaccines are strongly recommended.

Cameroon is a unique country and Cameroon is a unique (humanitarian) operation. It provides for an interesting and enriching environment, but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness, as well as more stamina and commitment than elsewhere to make life comfortable and affordable. Therefore, flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in harsh and potentially hazardous conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort, are essential.