WHO/Europe Child & Adolescent Health and Health Promoting Schools networks

Volunteering Medical & Health

Overview

Support the coordination of regional health networks.

You have:

• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Experience in supporting online meetings (e.g., Zoom, Teams) is an asset.
• Ability to take clear, structured meeting minutes.
• Strong written communication skills in English.
• Working knowledge of Russian to support simple translation of communication materials and short documents (e.g., meeting agendas).
• Experience with maintaining contact lists or simple databases.
• Reliability, attention to detail, and ability to work independently.
• Prior experience with international organizations or network coordination is an advantage but not required.

Contract

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This assignment directly supports WHO/Europe’s efforts to coordinate and strengthen its regional networks on Child and Adolescent Health and Health Promoting Schools, both of which are central mechanisms for implementing the Regional Strategy for child and adolescent health and well being, including the WHO/UNESCO initiative “Making Every School a Health Promoting School.” Effective coordination with national focal points is essential for sharing information, gathering country inputs, and maintaining engagement across the Region. The volunteer’s contribution will ensure smoother organization of meetings, timely follow up, and more efficient communication workflows, enabling the technical team to focus on substantive programmatic work.

We are looking for one Online Volunteer to support the coordination and administration of WHO/Europe’s network of national focal points for Child and Adolescent Health (CAH) and for Health Promoting Schools (HPS). Under the guidance of the WHO Technical Officer for Child and Adolescent Health, the volunteer will assist with the organization and follow up of online meetings and exchanges. The Online Volunteer will be asked to: • Support the preparation and organization of virtual meetings (collecting availability, sending invitations, preparing participant lists). • Maintain and regularly update distribution lists, contact databases, and attendance registers. • Draft meeting minutes and action points based on virtual discussions. • Assist with routine correspondence with national focal points (sharing documents, reminders, follow up emails). • Support the consolidation and organization of documents in shared folders for easy access by the network. • Provide simple administrative support for webinars or online workshops as needed (e.g., participant tracking). • Provide basic Russian‑language support for short written materials, including simple translations of agendas, meeting communications, and brief documents as needed to facilitate participation of Russian‑speaking focal points. Daily workflow & logistics: The volunteer will collaborate with the WHO team primarily via email and virtual meetings (1 short check in per week). Tasks are flexible and can be performed remotely within the volunteer’s own schedule, with some availability needed around scheduled online meetings.

• Strong organizational and administrative skills. • Experience in supporting online meetings (e.g., Zoom, Teams) is an asset. • Ability to take clear, structured meeting minutes. • Strong written communication skills in English. • Working knowledge of Russian to support simple translation of communication materials and short documents (e.g., meeting agendas). • Experience with maintaining contact lists or simple databases. • Reliability, attention to detail, and ability to work independently. • Prior experience with international organizations or network coordination is an advantage but not required.

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