Community Volunteer for Research (for George Town, Penang)

Volunteering

Overview

Support community research by conducting interviews and compiling data.

You have:

• Secondary school education or equivalent is required.
• Good communication skills are required.
• Good command of local languages in the area of assignment (Malay and Penang Hokkien) is required.
• Driving license is required.
• Applicants must be local residents in the community of assignment.

Contract

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

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 18 years old. Applicants must be local residents in the community of assignment.

Description of task

Important info! : “This is an announcement for a community UNV assignment. Only residents of George Town, Penang can apply for this advertisement.”

Under the direct supervision of the full-time Community Volunteer (Research) in the country of assignment, the part-time Community Volunteer (Research) will:

• Conduct interviews of people living in border areas to understand the key factors behind a community’s attitude towards illicit trafficking and the possible remedial actions that could be put in place;
• Travel to nearby communities to reach out to more individuals to understand the local dynamics in those communities. Only day roundtrips will be allowed, i.e. no overnight stays outside the town/village of origin;
• Compile the information and data collected and send them every week to the full-time UN Community Volunteer in the country of assignment;
• Create communication contents on the implementation of the assignment (e.g. pictures, short films, narrative accounts – including human stories), while respecting security and safety rules, and send those to the full-time UN Community Volunteer in the country of assignment for forwarding to UNODC;
• Be in constant contact with the full-time UN Community Volunteer in the country of assignment to understand the latest instructions from UNODC regarding the implementation of the initiative;
• Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by UNODC.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Secondary education

Education - Additional Comments:

• Secondary school education or equivalent;
  • Voluntary service, community engagement or work experience can be considered in lieu of any formal education.

Required experience:

Experience remark:

• Good communication skills;
• Good command of local languages in the area of assignment (Malay and Penang Hokkien) is required.

Language skills:

• Malay(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise:

Community participation and development

Area of expertise details:

• Good communication skills;
• Good command of local languages in the area of assignment (Malay and Penang Hokkien) is required.

Driving license:

Yes

Competencies values:

Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Integrity, Professionalism, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.

This is an announcement for a community UNV assignment. Only residence of George Town, Penang can apply for this advertisement.

Application deadline: 06-06-2020

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Potential interview questions

Added 5 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: unv.org