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Mission and objectives
UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet. UNDP in Asia and the Pacific delivers country and regional programmes in 36 countries through 25 UNDP Country Offices and the Bangkok Regional Hub to help countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
We help our partners in identifying relevant solutions to today’s complex, trans-boundary development challenges. We support them to design and implement large scale development initiatives that deliver lasting social, economic and environmental improvements in countries across the region.
Our support to governments, civil society, the private sector and communities is at every level of their organization: we provide legislative and regulatory advice that transforms governance systems; we provide capacity building and trainings that build nations; and we organize employment schemes that bring jobs to the most vulnerable groups.
For every project, we provide our partners with a team of experts who link local challenges to national, regional and global knowledge and resources.
Guided by UNDP’s 2022-2025 Strategic Plan, advisory and implementation work focuses on the following areas:
Sustainable Development
Democratic Governance and Peacebuilding
Climate and Disaster Resilience
In addition to these areas of focus which reflect regional developmental priorities, we emphasize gender, climate change, social protection and inclusive growth, in all aspects of our work.
We help our partners in identifying relevant solutions to today’s complex, trans-boundary development challenges. We support them to design and implement large scale development initiatives that deliver lasting social, economic and environmental improvements in countries across the region.
Our support to governments, civil society, the private sector and communities is at every level of their organization: we provide legislative and regulatory advice that transforms governance systems; we provide capacity building and trainings that build nations; and we organize employment schemes that bring jobs to the most vulnerable groups.
For every project, we provide our partners with a team of experts who link local challenges to national, regional and global knowledge and resources.
Guided by UNDP’s 2022-2025 Strategic Plan, advisory and implementation work focuses on the following areas:
Sustainable Development
Democratic Governance and Peacebuilding
Climate and Disaster Resilience
In addition to these areas of focus which reflect regional developmental priorities, we emphasize gender, climate change, social protection and inclusive growth, in all aspects of our work.
Context
The context of Youth Empowerment
Young people today are responding to the world’s challenges with innovative approaches, contributing fresh ideas, creating the world they want and driving human development for themselves, their communities and societies.
Asia-Pacific region is home to more than 660 million youth aged 15-24 years. The devastating effects of climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the economic crisis have exacerbated challenges and are putting enormous pressure on the next generation. 63% of people in Asia and the Pacific recognize climate change as a major “global emergency” and want more action from their leaders. Civic space in Asia and the Pacific continues to shrink, as evident by measures restricting civic space adopted in the past five years.
Furthermore, across countries, women and girls, people in rural areas, Indigenous Peoples, ethnic and linguistic minorities, people with disabilities, migrants, gender and sexual minorities, youth and older persons are disproportionately present among those left behind.
Through the Youth Empowerment Portfolio in Asia-Pacific (YEP-AP), UNDP addresses these challenges by engaging youth on :
1. Youth Social Entrepreneurship (Youth Co:Lab): Fostering entrepreneurship and transformative startups.
2. Climate Action (Youth Empowerment in Climate Action Platform): Engaging youth in addressing climate challenges.
3. 21st Century and Digital Skills (Skill Our Future): Cultivating skills for the modern era.
4. Youth Civic Engagement and Political Participation (Youth in Governance and Peacebuilding): Encouraging active involvement in societal and political processes.
5. Leaving No One Behind: Focusing on a comprehensive LNOB agenda across all pillars.
Reaching Every Youth Changemaker, Everywhere: The Youth 2030 Moonshot
Youth 2030 Moonshot is UNDP’s bold leap toward a future shaped by young people—greener, more inclusive, and deeply resilient. By 2030, it is committed to building the world’s largest initiative on accelerating the achievement of the SDGs through over 7 million youth-led social innovations. With a decade in the making, this growing movement remains hopeful and driven. Its purpose: to create a one-stop solution hub that supports every young entrepreneur throughout their journey, bringing social entrepreneurship to every youth, everywhere. At the heart of it all are young people, positioned front and centre, not as beneficiaries, but as solutionists and architects of a better future.
Our pathways to reach the 2030 Youth Moonshot :
• Leverage multi-sectoral partnerships for programming and solutions by young people
• Establish a network of universities
• Leverage on the success in 30 Asia-Pacific countries while enhancing local capacity
• Serving government and policymakers
• Strategic visibility and advocacy
Young people today are responding to the world’s challenges with innovative approaches, contributing fresh ideas, creating the world they want and driving human development for themselves, their communities and societies.
Asia-Pacific region is home to more than 660 million youth aged 15-24 years. The devastating effects of climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the economic crisis have exacerbated challenges and are putting enormous pressure on the next generation. 63% of people in Asia and the Pacific recognize climate change as a major “global emergency” and want more action from their leaders. Civic space in Asia and the Pacific continues to shrink, as evident by measures restricting civic space adopted in the past five years.
Furthermore, across countries, women and girls, people in rural areas, Indigenous Peoples, ethnic and linguistic minorities, people with disabilities, migrants, gender and sexual minorities, youth and older persons are disproportionately present among those left behind.
Through the Youth Empowerment Portfolio in Asia-Pacific (YEP-AP), UNDP addresses these challenges by engaging youth on :
1. Youth Social Entrepreneurship (Youth Co:Lab): Fostering entrepreneurship and transformative startups.
2. Climate Action (Youth Empowerment in Climate Action Platform): Engaging youth in addressing climate challenges.
3. 21st Century and Digital Skills (Skill Our Future): Cultivating skills for the modern era.
4. Youth Civic Engagement and Political Participation (Youth in Governance and Peacebuilding): Encouraging active involvement in societal and political processes.
5. Leaving No One Behind: Focusing on a comprehensive LNOB agenda across all pillars.
Reaching Every Youth Changemaker, Everywhere: The Youth 2030 Moonshot
Youth 2030 Moonshot is UNDP’s bold leap toward a future shaped by young people—greener, more inclusive, and deeply resilient. By 2030, it is committed to building the world’s largest initiative on accelerating the achievement of the SDGs through over 7 million youth-led social innovations. With a decade in the making, this growing movement remains hopeful and driven. Its purpose: to create a one-stop solution hub that supports every young entrepreneur throughout their journey, bringing social entrepreneurship to every youth, everywhere. At the heart of it all are young people, positioned front and centre, not as beneficiaries, but as solutionists and architects of a better future.
Our pathways to reach the 2030 Youth Moonshot :
• Leverage multi-sectoral partnerships for programming and solutions by young people
• Establish a network of universities
• Leverage on the success in 30 Asia-Pacific countries while enhancing local capacity
• Serving government and policymakers
• Strategic visibility and advocacy
Task description
Under the direct supervision of Programme Specialist – Civil Society and Youth, the UN University Volunteer will undertake the following tasks :
1. Assist in facilitating youth training workshops within the Skills & Employability pillar of the Youth Moonshot 2030:
• Contribute to organizing training sessions for youth on digital, green & soft skills, entrepreneurship, employability, and green jobs;
• Support UNDP Country Offices in implementing Skills & Employability activities;
• Support in developing content to facilitate knowledge exchange among youth networks;
• Assist in providing mentorship support to youth and youth organizations.
• Support data entry, collection, analysis and visualization;
• Support in developing communication materials for engaging external partners;
2. Assist in engaging with UNDP’s network of educational institutions
• Assist in implementing network building activities with UNDP’s network of educational institutions: sharing of opportunities, learning sessions, needs assessments, communication features, etc.
• Support in consolidating best practices of UNDP’s collaboration with educational institutions, both at regional and national levels;
• Support data entry, collection, analysis and visualization of members’ Youth Moonshot activities.
3. Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.
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 technically possible.
1. Assist in facilitating youth training workshops within the Skills & Employability pillar of the Youth Moonshot 2030:
• Contribute to organizing training sessions for youth on digital, green & soft skills, entrepreneurship, employability, and green jobs;
• Support UNDP Country Offices in implementing Skills & Employability activities;
• Support in developing content to facilitate knowledge exchange among youth networks;
• Assist in providing mentorship support to youth and youth organizations.
• Support data entry, collection, analysis and visualization;
• Support in developing communication materials for engaging external partners;
2. Assist in engaging with UNDP’s network of educational institutions
• Assist in implementing network building activities with UNDP’s network of educational institutions: sharing of opportunities, learning sessions, needs assessments, communication features, etc.
• Support in consolidating best practices of UNDP’s collaboration with educational institutions, both at regional and national levels;
• Support data entry, collection, analysis and visualization of members’ Youth Moonshot activities.
3. Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.
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 technically possible.
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