Associate UN75 Outreach Officer

Eligibility criteria

Candidate age: between 18 and 29 throughout the entire duration of their assignment. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

Under the direct supervision of UN Resident Coordinator in Suva, Fiji , the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

1. Collects and documents the voices of youth, women and people living with disabilities in small island developing states to document the impact of climate change.
2. Acts as a focal point for convening youth and supporting them as drivers of UN75 – encouraging dialogues on climate change and environmental sustainability.
3. Supports UN75 outreach activities in-country, especially amongst the three target groups – Women & Girls, Persons with Disabilities and Youth.
4. Assists the Communications & Advocacy Analyst in the designing, drafting and implementation of UN75 activities as part of the Pacific Listening Tour in the host country.
5. Supports the drafting of a one-page report/summary of any UN75 activities held in-country.
6. Participates in the designing, drafting and sharing of news stories, success stories, blog posts, posters, videos, infographics and other products pertaining to UN75 as well as general UN activities in-country.
7. Supports the creation and maintenance of a photo bank.
8. Participates in the weekly RCO meeting with the UN country coordination specialist to provide updates related to UN75.

Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:

Environmental Sciences, Climate Change, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, International Relations, Social Sciences or other related field

Required experience: Experience remark:

• Demonstrated interest and/or experience (up to 2 years) in community outreach, advocacy, communications or public relations;
• Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded.

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise: Other communications related experience, Community participation and development, Other energy, environment and climate change related experience Driving license: No Application procedure:

?Eligible candidates must be between 18 and 29 years of age throughout the duration of their service.

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This is a national UN Volunteer assignment, therefore only nationals of Federated States of Micronesia and legal residents in Federated States of Micronesia with a residency permit, the status of refugee or with the status of being stateless are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: 31 January 2020