Communications Support for the Informal Economy Project

Volunteering

Overview

Lead awareness efforts and enhance visibility of the project’s formalization agenda.

You have:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Strong interpersonal and intercultural communication skills.
• Familiarity with digital tools and social media platforms.
• Ability to work in a multicultural team environment with attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Interest in development and humanitarian communication, storytelling, and community engagement.

Contract

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The Africa Sustainable Finance Hub (ASFH) undertakes work at both regional and country levels that is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the African Union Agenda 2063. The ASFH team collaborates closely with the broader UNDP family, the Global Policy Network, Regional Hubs in Africa, and other UNDP units to create synergies that support effective SDG implementation and maximize development impact. ASFH is currently implementing the project “Supporting Informal Enterprises’ Transition Towards Sustainable Growth and Formalization in the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Regions,” an initiative of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), financed by the European Union and UNDP, and implemented by UNDP. The project delivers integrated interventions at the macro, meso, and micro levels of the informal sector ecosystem to foster enterprise growth and support pathways to formalization.

The project aims to achieve its outcomes through the following approaches:

1. Developing an integrated policy framework for the formalization of informal enterprises and establishing relevant incentive schemes.
2. Improving access to finance through the development of new digital financial services and enhanced capitalization opportunities for financial intermediaries.
3. Strengthening the capacities of informal sector intermediaries and aggregators to promote market participation.
4. Establishing targeted sectoral collective action platforms to address systemic gaps to sustainable growth and formalization; and
5. Enhancing regional exchange of knowledge and resources across OACPS countries.

Within this context, the Communication UN Volunteer will lead efforts to raise awareness and enhance the visibility of the project’s formalization agenda through the development of high-quality communication products.

The Online Volunteer will: • Assist in the weekly drafting and formatting of communication materials, success stories, social media posts, press releases, and community awareness materials. • Assist in compiling weekly and monthly communication updates and reports. • Assist in organizing and preparing weekly content on digital platforms, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, X. • Support with photo and video documentation of activities ensuring appropriate consent and attribution. • Help edit short videos or community stories • Support coordination with UNDP communication focal points for accurate and timely content generation. • Participate in team meetings and contribute to communications planning discussions.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. • Strong interpersonal and intercultural communication skills. • Familiarity with digital tools and social media platforms. • Ability to work in a multicultural team environment with attention to detail and commitment to quality. • Interest in development and humanitarian communication, storytelling, and community engagement.

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