Raise Awareness on UN Volunteer Vacancies and Boost Applications – Pacific

Contract

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UNV works under a dual mandate – to mobilize volunteers for the United Nations System and to support to deliver on the 2030 Agenda through the engagement of UN-Volunteers and the integration of volunteerism. UN Regional Office for Asia pacific deploys UN Volunteers to around 30 countries and territories every year. In 2021, approximately 1,670 National and International UN Volunteers served with about 30 different UN Entities in the region. As the trends show, the numbers of UN Volunteers, especially National UN Volunteers, in most countries have been increasing due to the COVID-19. UNV puts significant efforts in outreaching to and sourcing future UN Volunteer candidates to help more people join the United Nations system as UN Volunteers and support peace, development and humanitarian efforts around the world.

The expected result of this online volunteering support is to raise awareness on UN Volunteer vacancies and boost applications in the Pacific region covering 14 Pacific Island countries (Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Vanuatu, Cook Islands and Tuvalu). The final product of this online volunteering should present a list of UN Volunteer vacancies re-posted from UNV Pacific Facebook, Instagram and twitter; analysis of social media engagement on the shared posts; documentation of good practices of sharing the vacancies and raising awareness on the vacancies; and risk analysis identified while managing the social media posts, etc. Upon selection, the online volunteer will receive further guidance to carry out this online volunteering. The online volunteer will assist over the period of four weeks in total (until 31 July 2022). Upon completion, the online volunteers will receive a Certificate of Appreciation for their contributions.

This task requires experience and skills in social media management. Candidates who are proficient in the local language(s) will have advantage to carry out the tasks. People who have background in social media management, communications, HR, talent acquisition will be also regarded highly for this online volunteering assignment. Candidate(s) should preferably have contacts or networks in the Pacific region. Shortlisted candidates might be contacted by email or Skype as part of the selection process.