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Mission and objectives
UNWomen MYS organization mission TBD
Context
The UN Volunteer will join the work of the Governance, Peace and Security team of the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. The volunteer will be based in Kuala Lumpur and support the UN Women’s consultant in Malaysia. This UNV assignment is part of UN Women’s regional project Securing Peace, Advancing Equality: Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in the Indo-Pacific (BRIDGES 4 PEACE), which works with defence institutions in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Timor Leste and Viet Nam to strengthen WPS implementation through: institutional capacity-building, support to women’s leadership, gender adviser training, civil–military dialogue, and climate-responsive security planning in Malaysia. The volunteer will support coordination with national defence and security institutions and civil society, as well as activity logistics and reporting.
Task description
Under the supervision of the Project Manager and in close collaboration with the Malaysia-based consultant, the UN Volunteer will:
Support engagement with the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF).
-Arrange meetings, prepare briefing materials, follow up on agreed actions
-keep track of official correspondence and approvals.
-Support Women, Peace and Security (WPS) work.
Research and summarize relevant policies, data and practice in Malaysia and the region. -Draft short notes, presentations and background papers for the consultant.
Plan and organize project events. This covers workshops, trainings and dialogues.
Tasks include:
-Drafting agendas and invitations, managing participant lists, coordinating venues, travel and suppliers
-preparing materials
-writing meeting summaries
Support the consultant.
-Help with day-to-day coordination, scheduling, note-taking, translation between Malay and English where needed, and preparation of project documents.
Support monitoring and reporting.
-Collect attendance records, feedback and gender-disaggregated data.
-Contribute to progress reports and keep project files up to date.
Support communications.
-Document activities and draft short stories or social media content in line with UN Women and donor visibility rules.
Support engagement with the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF).
-Arrange meetings, prepare briefing materials, follow up on agreed actions
-keep track of official correspondence and approvals.
-Support Women, Peace and Security (WPS) work.
Research and summarize relevant policies, data and practice in Malaysia and the region. -Draft short notes, presentations and background papers for the consultant.
Plan and organize project events. This covers workshops, trainings and dialogues.
Tasks include:
-Drafting agendas and invitations, managing participant lists, coordinating venues, travel and suppliers
-preparing materials
-writing meeting summaries
Support the consultant.
-Help with day-to-day coordination, scheduling, note-taking, translation between Malay and English where needed, and preparation of project documents.
Support monitoring and reporting.
-Collect attendance records, feedback and gender-disaggregated data.
-Contribute to progress reports and keep project files up to date.
Support communications.
-Document activities and draft short stories or social media content in line with UN Women and donor visibility rules.
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