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Mission and objectives
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
Context
UN Women Turkey Office implements a three-year project `Strengthening civil society capacities and multi-stakeholder partnerships to advance women’s rights and gender equality in Turkey- Strong Civic Space for Gender Equality’ funded by the European Union between April 2021 and March 2024 with a total budget of 4,5 million Euros. The Project aims to reduce gender inequalities by enhancing the ability of civil society organizations to be agents of transformative change towards gender equality and women’s rights. Under this project UN Women works with civil society actors as knowledge partners, implementing partners, and advocates for normative advancements and accountability, and will support civil society through convening and networking, knowledge exchange, capacity development, funding, including through its small grants mechanisms. The intervention will address the challenges faced by CSOs and the women’s movements, especially in the context and aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic which is expected to have adverse mid- and long-term impacts on the social and economic status of women. It will seek to foster strategic and innovative partnerships between organizations and individuals working to advance women’s empowerment with a wide range of stakeholders, including men and boys advocates, youth groups, academia, disability rights activists, climate justice activists and other key constituencies, as well as across generations and sectors. Reporting to the Programme Specialist (NOC) and in collaboration with the Communication Analysts, the UN Volunteer will work in close collaboration with the project team, UN Women Turkey’s communication team and UN Women Europe and Central Asia Regional Office communication team.
Task description
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Programme Specialist and in close collaboration with the Communication Analysts the UNV Communications Assistant will contribute to below duties and responsibilities: 1. Contribute to the implementation and adaptation of the communications and visibility plan of the ‘Strong Civic Space for Gender Equality’ project o Provide support to sustain the continuous communication and visibility of the project’s milestones, achievements, results, and outcomes. o Provide support to the conceptualization, preparation and implementation of the communications and advocacy efforts implemented under the project such as online/offline visibility events, press conferences, internal/external communications activities and campaigns. o Provide support to monitor and report on the media coverage of the project, as well as to overall reporting on project communication and visibility. o Provide support to drafting press releases, briefing materials, information documents, key messages, talking points. o Provide support to the development and production of creative and innovative social media posts/content, infographics, newsletters, human-interest stories, news articles, multi-media assets highlighting project milestones, achievements and results. o Provide support to the translation and dissemination of basic documents o Provide support for the design and implementation of communication and advocacy activities of the civil society partners. 2. Contribute to the coordination of the vendors and partners such as event organization company, printing and publishing companies, graphic designer, multi-media expert, and editor. 3. Support the management of UN Women Turkey’s corporate communication efforts o Provide support to the development and production of digital communication tools, assets, content, materials, and campaigns. o Participate in the planning, organization, implementation, and reporting of digital and social media campaigns under UN special days of observance such as 16 Days of Activism, International Women’s Day, the Day of the Girl Child. o Support the development and dissemination of UN Women Turkey’s quarterly newsletter. o Maintain and regularly update the stakeholder database and database of relevant press in the country. o Convey or respond to inquiries and information requests received through UN Women Turkey’s info email address and social media platforms. • Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor. Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities: • 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; • Provide annual and end of assignment self-reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities. • 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.