Crisis Prevention Specialist

The General Assembly gave UNREC the mandate to provide, upon request, substantive support for initiatives and other efforts of Member States of the African region towards the realization of measures of peace, arms limitations and disarmament in the region.

UNREC was further mandated to cooperate with the African Union and to coordinate the implementation of regional activities in Africa leading to peace, arms control and disarmament.

The current security situation in Africa, more specifically in the Sahel, is marked by a resurgence of armed attacks and the proliferation of armed groups. This increasingly worrying context is fueled by terrorism and the recruitment of young combatants who may strengthen terrorist groups. Young people are therefore exposed to covert recruitment campaigns aimed at supplying armed groups with fighters. In order to establish a youth awareness-raising and training programme to combat this phenomenon, address the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in sub-Saharan Africa, and promote peacebuilding and peace consolidation, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa, UNREC, is seeking a specialist United Nations Volunteer in crisis prevention to support its activities.

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.

- Results/Expected Outputs Two Regional photo competition with young leaders are organized About 80 youth leaders are trained and engaged in sensitization and awareness campaigns from each regional photo competition.
The online component in numbers: 25 percent completion rate for the online course across all phases At least 3 skills workshops across the duration of the programme.
At least 3 substantive webinars across the programme to contextualize online learning 3 YLF participants travel to Japan for an immersive experiential learning experience Insights on online training and include at least 10 additional international youth are provided.
At least 3 disarmament education initiatives linked to the YLF is organized Provide at least 5 YLF participants with professional opportunities through the study grants programme The development of capacity through coaching, mentoring and formal on-the-job training, when working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-) governmental counterparts, including Implementing Partners (IPs); Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.