Communications Associate

Volunteering Communications & PR IT & Telecom Admin

Overview

Support UNFPA’s communications initiatives through digital media and storytelling.

You have:

• Demonstrated interest and/or experience in digitalisation/social protection/green economy/youth development.
• Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded.
• Design skills (Adobe Creative Cloud or Canva).
• Photography and Videography skills.
• Digital savvy – a deeper understanding of social media (analytics and algorithms).
• Ability to prepare quality reports and impactful success stories.

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.

The UNFPA’s Mission is to United Nations Population Fund which is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA aims to: 1) promote an awareness of social and economic implications of population problems and their solutions, 2) extend aid to developing countries, and 3) coordinate UN and other organizations' activities to plan and implement population projects. 4) UNFPA works to prevent and respond to gender-based violence through its work with policymakers, justice systems, health systems and humanitarian partners. 5) UNFPA also focuses on eliminating harmful practices, including FGM and child marriage, and helps to engage men and boys to advance gender equality.

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Partnerships Resource Mobilization Analyst or his designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer will work within the following tasks;

1. Digital Communications & Branding: • Helping to maintain a professional and consistent UNFPA brand across websites, social media, and other online platforms; • Supporting the design and formatting of digital content to ensure a visually appealing and uniform look (e.g., fonts, icons, images, layouts); • Assisting in the use of videos, graphics, and multimedia to promote UNFPA’s work effectively.

2. Content Creation & Storytelling: • Support with writing and editing newsletters, fundraising materials, programme information documents, and other communication products; • Assist with collecting and writing human interest stories that highlight UNFPA’s impact on the ground. • Supporting the development of engaging social media content, including posts, visuals, and campaign materials. • Assisting in writing and compiling reports, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and alignment with UNFPA’s communication goals.

3. Social Media & Event Coverage: • Helping to manage and update UNFPA’s social media platforms with timely and relevant content; • Assisting in live coverage of key UNFPA events and initiatives on digital platforms: • Supporting outreach activities, awareness campaigns, and engagement strategies.

4.External/ Internal Communications & Knowledge Sharing: • Helping to integrate and align digital content across different external and internal platforms: • Supporting collaboration between regional and country teams on communication initiatives.

Results/expected outputs: • As an active UNFPA team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to UNFPA and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including: Results/Outputs can be modified as appropriate; should not entirely mirror the task description but serve as a basis for workplan and deliverables] • Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment; • A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.

Adaptability and Flexibility; Client Orientation; Commitment and Motivation; Commitment to Continuous Learning; Communication; Creativity; Ethics and Values; Integrity; Judgement and Decision-making; Knowledge Sharing; Planning and Organizing; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity; Self-Management; Technological Awareness; Vision; Working in Teams.

• Demonstrated interest and/or experience in digitalisation/ social protection/ green economy/youth development; • Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded; • Design skills (Adobe Creative Cloud or Canva); • Photography and Videography; • Digital savvy – a deeper understanding of social media (analytics and algorithms); • Writing - the ability to prepare quality reports and impactful success stories; • This role is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about storytelling, digital media, and making a social impact.

The Republic of South Africa is a large country of nine provinces with different climates, races, languages, creeds, cultures, religions and human activity. The landscape is also diverse, with mountains, plains, farmlands, bushveld scrub and arid deserts, each of the many different parts supporting its distinctive plant and animal life. The country’s multi-cultural and multi-lingual society fuses to make this “Rainbow Nation” a rich and rewarding experience for you as a United Nations official and visitor. Pretoria is the duty station for most UN staff. Pretoria, also called Tshwane, is the administrative capital of South Africa. The country has good infrastructure, although South Africa's security risk management (SRM) level is medium.

UN Volunteers receive the below entitlements: • A Monthly Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA): R18340.86 per month; • A once-off entry lump sum of $400 at the start of the assignment; • Medical insurance; Life cover, and annual leave; • Access to all learning platforms; • A once-off exit lump sum at the end of the assignment.

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Added 1 year ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: unv.org