Youth Engagement Associate

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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.

UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to ensure that the standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide.

The UN Women Europe and Central Asia Regional Office was established in Istanbul, Turkey in early 2014. It provides support and oversight to Country Offices in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and Ukraine. In addition, the Regional Office directly supports programme and project presence in Kosovo (under UN Security Council Resolution 1244), Serbia, the Republic of North Macedonia, Tajikistan and Turkey.

All human development and human rights issues have gender dimensions. UN Women focuses on priority areas that are fundamental to women’s equality and that can unlock progress across the board. In Europe and Central Asia, we focus on these main areas of work:

By the end 2021 UN Women ECA RO will finalize its new 4 year strategy for operations at the regional level – youth engagement strategy will be a part of the new strategy’s partnership component.

Under the direct supervision of the UN Women ECA RO Political Participation and Governance Policy Specialist, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: • Supports UN Women ECA RO to implement its regional youth engagement strategy as a follow-up to the outcomes of the Generation Equality Forum.

• Supports the provision of policy and programme advice to country offices, specific technical assistance and quality assurance in the assigned area of work.

• Assists with provision of capacity building support to country office teams and youth partners. • Supports the resource mobilization strategy in the area of youth engagement in the region. • Contributes to knowledge management and sharing on youth engagement and participation in gender responsive development dialogues and processes. • Assist to develop communication and advocacy materials, including briefings, press re-leases, and articles on youth engagement. • Assist to identify information opportunities, activities, approaches and platforms and partners; • Support to develop brochures, factsheets, stories from the field to inform media and general public at the regional level.

☒ Adaptability and Flexibility ☒ Building Trust ☒ Client Orientation ☒ Commitment and Motivation ☒ Communication ☒ Creativity ☒ Empowering Others ☒ Ethics and Values ☒ Integrity ☒ Knowledge Sharing ☒ Leadership ☒ Planning and Organizing ☒ Professionalism ☒ Respect for Diversity ☒ Self-Management ☒ Working in Teams

• Youth engagement strategy for UN Women regional office as a follow-up to the Generation Equality Forum on 30 June – 2 July in Paris. • Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded. • Demonstrated interest and practical experience in one of the following areas: Gender equality, leadership, inclusive participation in development processes is preferred. • Previous experience in and knowledge of gender equality and women’s empowerment and rights issues would be highly regarded.
• Strong research, writing and communication skills.

The UN Volunteer will be based in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey where everything is available including education, health services and entertainment. There is a lively and large group of international community. Istanbul is also a UN Hub for the Europe and Central Asia Regional Offices of several UN agencies, including UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women among others. Istanbul international Airport and Sabiha Gokcen Airport have direct connections with all European, Central Asian and global cities.

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