Support to Write Up UN Volunteer Stories in Asia Pacific

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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. UNV Regional Office for Asia Pacific with 11 Field Units deploys UN Volunteers to around 30 countries and territories every year. In 2021, approximately 1,650 National and International UN Volunteers served with about 30 different UN Entities in the region. UN Volunteers reflect and write about their volunteer experience. The stories are published in the UNV global website (https://www.unv.org/) and/or social media, during the International Days and Weeks observed by United Nations (https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-days-and-weeks) and other relevant occasions. The stories inspire people around the world, by reading unique experiences of UN Volunteers gained during their UNV assignments assisting the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The expected result of this online volunteering is to assist UN Volunteers to write up their volunteer stories and finalize in coordination with UNV Regional Office for the Asia Pacific. The final product of this online volunteering should present drafts of the volunteer stories. To produce the stories, selected online volunteers will be linked with UN Volunteers who expressed interest in writing up their volunteer stories. Topics of the stories will be varied depending on the UN Volunteers’ assignment areas, experiences as well as reflections. Specific assistance to be provided by the online volunteers include: 1. Initial online meet up and discussion to sketch story lines on topics decided by the UN Volunteers. 2. Advise with tips and practical guidance to draft full stories in English by the UN Volunteers. 3. Provide the UN Volunteers with feedbacks on the draft stories. 4. Coordinate with the regional portfolio and communications team of UNV Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific for editing and finalization of the stories.

This online volunteering requires professional expertise and experience in writing and editing stories. Experience in production of human interest stories and other communication products is highly regarded. Prior experience in the peace, humanitarian and development sectors is preferred. The language of the online volunteering and writing stories is in English, and requires the native speaker level. Shortlisted candidates might be contacted by email or Skype as part of the selection process. Upon selection, the online volunteer will receive further guidance to carry out this tasks. The online volunteer will assist over the period of 8 weeks in total (from Jan till 28 Feb 2022). Over the period, each Online Volunteer would assist up to 3 UN Volunteer stories, for individual or in a group. Upon completion, the online volunteer will receive a Certificate of Appreciation for his/her contributions.