Mission and objectives

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling development challenges, and it can transform the pace and nature of development. Volunteerism benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer by strengthening trust, solidarity and reciprocity among citizens, and by purposefully creating opportunities for participation. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for recognition of volunteers, working with partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing an increasing number and diversity of volunteers, including experienced UN Volunteers, throughout the world. UNV embraces volunteerism as universal and inclusive and recognizes volunteerism in its diversity as well as the values that sustain it: free will, commitment, engagement and solidarity.

Context

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide and has its headquarters in Bonn-Germany. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for recognition of volunteers, working with partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing an increasing number and diversity of volunteers, including experienced UN Volunteers, throughout the world. The Multi-Country Field Unit (MCFU) in Pretoria is mainly accountable for the mobilization and placement of UN Volunteers in UN Agencies, Funds, and Programmes in 5 countries, namely South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Botswana, focused on peace, development and humanitarian needs. The MCFU represents and positions UNV in the respective countries and brings UNV’s services and solutions closer to its partners from governments, UN entities, civil society, and private sector.

Task Description

We are looking for the support of 2 creative volunteers to help with social media maintenance and management under the supervision and guidance of the UNV Multi Country Coordinator. The Online Volunteers will support with: • Maintaining and management of the MCFU’s social media accounts (posting on Facebook and Twitter) • Amplifying social media messages (reposting and amplifying content on the identified platforms) • Providing support in the development of reports, briefing notes, meeting minutes, and other communication materials to be requested. • Monitoring and analyzing communication metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of communication strategies and make recommendations for improvement. • Producing ad-hoc graphic design work profiling key information, data, event invitations and related information • The selected Online Volunteer will be provided with information and material relevant and necessary to perform the task.

Competencies and values

Living conditions and remarks