Collect and consolidate stories on youth publicized by UNDP Asia-Pacific

Collaborate with Youth Co:Lab team to consolidate stories and press releases.

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Application deadline 4 years ago: Wednesday 8 Sep 2021 at 19:00 UTC

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Overview

Collaborate with Youth Co:Lab team to consolidate stories and press releases.

You have:

  • Fluent in English, understanding of other Asian languages is preferred.
  • Basic understanding or experience in marketing, communication, and journalism, social media.
  • Background in development studies preferred.

Contract

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The Online Volunteers will work closely with Youth Co:Lab's communications team on searching, consolidating and categorizing for all the publicized stories and press release publicized by UNDP regional office and 25 + country offices. A list of keywords for research and past examples will be provided by Youth Co:Lab team. At the end of the task, the Online Volunteers are expected to consolidate all the materials into a management system called Airtable and these materials will be showcased during various communications campaigns such as women's entrepreneurship day. Two Online Volunteers are expected to work together as a team.

  • Outreach and advocacy
  • Journalism, mass media and broadcasting

    The task plays a key role to ensure the consistency of Youth Co:Lab messages in countries where it has presence, and to develop further the outreach and communication engagement with our audience. Youth Co:Lab positions young people front and center in order to solve the region’s most pressing challenges. Co-created in 2017 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Citi Foundation, Youth Co:Lab aims to establish a common agenda for countries in the Asia-Pacific region to empower and invest in youth, so that they can accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through leadership, social innovation and entrepreneurship. Youth Co:Lab has been implemented in 25 countries and territories across the Asia-Pacific.

  • Volunteers: 1 needed

  • 6-10 hours per week / 12 weeks

    Fluent in English, understand other Asian languages is preferred; Have some basic understanding or experience in marketing, communication and journalism social media. Background in development studies preferred.

  • Asia

  • English

Potential interview questions

Can you describe a time when you had to consolidate information from various sources? This assesses your ability to gather and organize data effectively. Focus on the steps you took to ensure accuracy and clarity.
What strategies would you use to engage audiences in communication campaigns? This evaluates your understanding of audience engagement in advocacy. Pro members can see the explanation.
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