Research Support Raising Awareness
Raise awareness of UNV in Eswatini and identify outreach opportunities.
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Overview
Raise awareness of UNV in Eswatini and identify outreach opportunities.
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.
- Any local language will be an added advantage.
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; • Any local language will be an added advantage.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you successfully raised awareness for a program or initiative? | This question evaluates your experience in outreach and awareness-raising efforts. | Provide a clear example of the initiative, your role, and the results achieved. |
| What internet research methods do you find most effective when gathering information? | The interviewer wants to gauge your familiarity with research techniques. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you approach data collection and ensuring its accuracy? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of a challenging writing task you have faced? How did you handle it? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you employ to communicate effectively with diverse audiences? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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