Research Support
Raise awareness of the UNV programme and identify outreach opportunities in Eswatini.
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Overview
Raise awareness of the UNV programme and identify outreach opportunities in Eswatini.
You have:
- Must be competent with MS Office
- Must be conversant with internet research methods
- Must be knowledgeable with data collection and systematization of information
- Must have excellent writing skills
- A degree is considered an asset
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. Volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling development challenges, and it can transform the pace and nature of development. Volunteerism benefits both societies at large and the individual volunteer by strengthening trust, solidarity and reciprocity among citizens, and by purposefully creating opportunities for participation. 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 UNV 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 covered by the MCFU, South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Botswana focused on peace, development and humanitarian needs. The MCFU represents the UN in the respective countries and brings UNV’s services and solutions closer to its partners, governments, UN entities, civil society and the private sector.
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the mandated representative(s), the online volunteer will undertake the following tasks: • Raise general awareness of the UNV programme and identify outreach opportunities for the programme in Eswatini.
• Must be competent with MS Office; • Must be conversant with internet research methods; • Must be knowledgeable with data collection and systematization of information; • Must have excellent writing skills; • A degree is considered an asset.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you had to conduct extensive research for a project? | This question assesses your research skills and ability to gather relevant information efficiently. | Provide a brief overview of the project, the research methods you employed, and the outcomes of your findings. |
| How do you ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data you collect? | Interviewers ask this to understand your attention to detail and data handling practices. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies would you use to engage communities in volunteer opportunities? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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