Volunteer Management and Partnership Support Associate

Contract

This is a UNV International Youth contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Youth contracts.

The UNV Regional Office for Europe and CIS provides oversight and strategic guidance to the UNV Field Units in the region and is accountable for the placement of UN Volunteers mobilized for UN Agencies, Funds, and Programmes focused on peace, development and humanitarian needs. The UNV Regional Office represents and strategically positions UNV and bring UNV’s services and solutions closer to its partners from governments, UN entities, civil society, and private sector.

Under the general guidance and supervision of UNV Regional Manager and in consultation with teams from ERCS, VASS, VSS, VSC and Legal, the UN Volunteer Volunteer Management and Partnership Support Associate will undertake the following tasks: Partnership Development and Donor Relations:

•With the support of ERCS, support the Regional Manager to strengthen and enhance UNV partnerships with key programme countries Members States to increase resource mobilization through Fully Funded (FF) programmes and the Special Voluntary Fund (SVF) in programmes in the non-field present countries in Europe & CIS, with a main focus in such countries as Uzbekistan, Türkiye and Azerbaijan. •Identify entry points for collaboration with governments to position UNV in strategic resource mobilization efforts for FF and SVF in programme countries. •Liaise with ERCS for SVF/FF mobilizations with Member States and partners that fall under HQ management. •In close coordination with ERCS, Regional Office Communication and Portfolio Teams, develop and provide substantive inputs in partnerships documents (annual reports) and maintain regular communication and follow up on agreed actions with key government entities in the programme countries.

Liaising with VSS and VSC:

•Serve as a Focal Point for the issues of the Regional Office in liaising with VSS and/or VSC (or other respective UNV sections) such areas as Volunteer Management Cycle, Waivers, Payroll issues, Deployment, Service Desk and the UVP Improvement Group.

Learning and capacity strengthening (Buddy Programme):

•Serve as a learning Focal Point and provide learning sessions for the personnel of the Regional Office withing the area of expertise in operating Unified Volunteering Platform, CRM Service Desk, PowerBI, Volunteer Management Cycle, Deployment, UNV’s knowledge base and documents such as Conditions of Service and others.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:

•Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day) •Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country. •Provide annual and end of assignment reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities using UNV’s Volunteer Reporting Application. •Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc. •Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers; •Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

•Accountability •Adaptability and flexibility •Creativity •Judgement and decision-making •Planning and organising •Professionalism •Self-management

national and/or international level in the relevant area. •Experience with the United Nations would be considered as an asset. •Excellent problem solving skills, ability to identify bottlenecks and solve them •Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills. •Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing. •Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development. •Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel. •Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, among others), email, and internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment. •Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines. •Sound security awareness. •Have affinity with or interest in United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN system.

Turkey is an upper middle-income country, with highly-urbanized cities and well developed infrastructure systems. Most of Turkey is assessed to be at security level 1-Minimal. Security level 2 Low applies to Ankara and Istanbul. Seismic activity remains one of the primary hazards in Turkey. Turkey’s population of nearly 81 million is almost entirely Muslim. Turkish is the official language. English predominates as the second language. The post will be located in Istanbul, which has a population of around 15M people, and straddles the European and Asian continents. Istanbul is a UN Hub for the Europe and Central Asia Regional Offices of several UN agencies, including UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women among others. There is a lively and large group of international community. Istanbul International Airport and Sabiha Gokcen Airport have direct connections with all European, Central Asian and global cities. Istanbul provides modern services and entertainment opportunities and an elaborate medical services system. Healthcare is exceptionally good with various public and private hospitals with experienced doctors and medical staff, some of whom speak English. No specific vaccination is required to enter Turkey. Considering the rapidly changing pandemic situation in Istanbul, travellers should consult the receiving entity or the partner UN Agency, or UNDSS about the latest travel requirements/restrictions.

You can check full entitlements at the duty station at https://app.unv.org/calculator. The complete UN Volunteer Conditions of Service is available at https://explore.unv.org/cos.”