Young Innovator Fellow

Contract

This is a UNV National Youth contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Youth contracts.

UNFPA Young Innovators Fellowship Programme 2022

Enabling young people to realise their full social, economic and human potential is a key aspect of UNFPA’s mandate. Our Fellows are innovative young people from around the world who have demonstrated commitment to development issues within their communities.

The Young Innovators Fellowship programme brings young people into UNFPA with a dedicated focus on both providing a youth perspective and driving innovation. This exciting opportunity sees fellows undergo leadership training and support innovation efforts in UNFPA Regional or Country Offices in a capacity relevant to their experience.

Our goal is to provide fellows with the tools, skill sets, international experience and exposure to innovation to empower them to realise their career goals, thus building national capacity. Fellows in turn provide innovative insights and ideas that will enable us to be better aligned with development issues in their community.

The UNFPA Young Innovator Fellow will contribute to UNFPA’s innovation priorities in a number of ways, including: strengthening the innovation architecture; supporting the scale-up of innovations; forming partnerships; strengthening financing for innovation; and expanding the communities and culture for innovation.

UNFPA in Moldova is one of the leading UN agencies working in the area of adolescents and youth. As part of its 3rd Country Programme (2018 – 2022), UNFPA supports the Government in increasing national capacity for addressing sexual and reproductive health and rights of all young people in national policies, education and health programmes that promote human rights and gender equality.

The Fellow will provide assistance and support in two main areas:

1. Implementation of innovative tools in support of adolescent girls to maintain their menstrual health and hygiene: supporting the piloting of Immi – the first battery-powered watch with inbuilt technology that learns and tracks the menstrual cycle.
2. Innovative communication and advocacy to promote comprehensive sexuality education in and out of schools.

Under the direct supervision of Programme Analyst on Youth, the Fellow will undertake the following tasks:       A. Support efficient piloting of the menstrual tracking watch Immi: • Support the UNFPA team to identify and recruit participants - 150 girls who are beneficiaries of the UNFPA project in Vocational Education and Training (VET) on life skills education. Participants will be selected in line with specific requirements; • Offer support in preparing and organizing learning workshops for participants to ensure quality piloting process; • Assist in the distribution of watches and ensure monitoring of their correct use by participants during the piloting which will last six months and serve as the main focal point for girls to support them with potential questions, etc.; • Support UNFPA in conducting surveys of participants at different stages of piloting and based on the template developed by Immi company: one baseline survey, two check in surveys and one final survey; • Join UNFPA team in coordinating the piloting aspects with Immi, participate in joint meetings, inform about the feedback from participants, etc.;
• Travel to the regions as and when required; • Perform any other duties, as required, related to the initiative implementation.

B. Support innovative communication: • In collaboration with programme communication staff, support implementation of the programme communication activities, identify and suggest innovative and youth friendly approaches; • Pro-actively assist in internal and external communication of key messages aimed at informing and engaging relevant target groups around programme goals and objectives; • Contribute to active communication about comprehensive sexuality education with programme targeted beneficiaries, traditional and social media networks, young people; • Support communication team in drafting and editing articles, press releases, human interest stories, social media content and other information materials of the programme; • Assist in identifying success stories of young people, parents, schools, etc. from national and international levels and promote them in traditional media and social media, to inspire and boost positive behaviour change at the community and national level.

The assignment will include mission travel to New York, once for a capstone to conclude the fellowship.

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; • Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities; • 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 techni-cally possible.

☒ Accountability ☒ Adaptability and Flexibility ☒ Building Trust ☒ Commitment and Motivation ☒ Communication ☒ Ethics and Values ☒ Integrity ☒ Professionalism ☒ Respect for Diversity ☒ Working in Teams

or demonstrated interest in development issues in areas of UNFPA’s mandate through either volunteer experience, work experience, or youth network affiliations. Preferably, up to 3 years of experiences are welcomed. ● Demonstrated, or clear idea of, delivery of UNFPA’s mandate in an innovative way ● Ability to identify and propose innovative solutions to problems ● Prior experience engaging with different stakeholders or entities, such as with the private sector, social enterprises, academia, the media, a plus ● Open to candidates aged between 18 years to 26 years old ● Special consideration will be given to indigenous people, persons with disabilities and LGBTQI candidates

The UNFPA Moldova Country Office is located in Chisinau, the capital of the Republic of Moldova. Moldova is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Romania to the west and by Ukraine to the north, east, and south. With an area of 33,843 km2 and Moldova has the usual resident population of 2640,4 thousand persons. The official language is Romanian (or Moldovan), however Russian language use is very widespread in the country.

Housing: Various sizes apartments broadly available to rent. Prices for housing options can be checked at (https://www.rental.md/ ). Electronics work on 220 volts.

Communication: The pre-paid and subscription plans available from a number of mobile operators. Recommended ORANGE (https://www.orange.md/), Moldcell (https://www.moldcell.md/). High speed (4G) internet broadly available at public places in all big cities. Internet service in villages may be limited. Home based subscriptions are also available (usually already available in properties to rent).

Transportation: Public transportation broadly available, including taxi services, trolley buses, buses and maxi-taxi service to Chisinau and other towns.

Money: Cash withdrawals via ATMs available broadly in both Chisinau and regional centres.

Food and Diet: Many traditional Moldovan dishes have roots in the Slavic and Romanian cultures. Pork is the meat of choice, followed by chicken, turkey, beef, and rabbit. Vegetables and fruits are broadly available at markets and supermarket chains. There are numerous supermarket and mini market chains in Chisinau and many restaurants and pizza places.

Social Activities: Chisinau, the capital, offers a wide variety of cultural and entertainment possibilities, such as cinema, opera, ballet, theatre, circuses, and nightclubs. The options decrease, however, in proportion to the population of the community. In the smaller cities, there are cinemas, community centres, and universities at which plays, concerts, and other cultural events are occasionally presented.