Maintenance and Management of UNV Southern Africa Intranet webpage

Volunteering

Overview

Support maintenance and management of UNV MCFU webpage

You have:

• Fluent in English and preferably other languages.
• Experience with social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.
• Experience in Communication with stakeholders.
• Experience with writing blogs and designing newsletters.
• Experience creating information/content for website publication.
• Experience with Development Programmes.
• Detail Oriented.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and respect diversity.
• Strong Planning and organizational skills for managing workload efficiently.
• Proven interpersonal skills and ability to prepare clear and concise reports.

Contract

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The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide and has its headquarters in Bonn-Germany. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for recognition of volunteers, working with partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing an increasing number and diversity of volunteers, including experienced UN Volunteers, throughout the world. The Multi-Country Field Unit (MCFU) in Pretoria is mainly accountable for the mobilization and placement of UN Volunteers in UN Agencies, Funds, and Programmes in 5 countries, namely South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Botswana, focused on peace, development and humanitarian needs. The MCFU represents and positions UNV in the respective countries and brings UNV’s services and solutions closer to its partners from governments, UN entities, civil society, and private sector

We are looking for the support of 2 creative volunteers to help with maintenance and management of the MCFUs webpage. Under the supervision and guidance of the UNV Multi Country Coordinator. The Online volunteers will support with: • Maintaining and managing of the MCFU’s webpage (posting and creating content). • Create blogs and amplifying social media messages. • Support with publications to be placed on the website. • Drafting /reviewing of impact stories and newsletters for the webpage. • Providing support in the development of reports, briefing notes, meeting minutes, and other communication materials to be requested and placed on the website. • The selected Online Volunteer(s) will be provided with information and material relevant and necessary to perform the task.

Qualifications and experience:

Experience working with social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook Experience in Communication with stakeholders Experience with writing blogs, designing newsletters Experience creating information / content for website publication Experience with Development Programmes Detail Oriented Collaboration Analytical skills Writing skills

fluent in English* (and preferably speak other languages as well)

• Integrity: demonstrate the values and ethical standards of the UN in daily activities and behaviors 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 behavior; 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.

• Planning and organizing effective organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to manage a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner; ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; ability to work under pressure, with conflicting deadlines, and to handle multiple concurrent projects/activities.

• 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.

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