Support UNDP Pakistan commmunications work

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Mission and objectives

UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are working collectively with the Government and people of Pakistan on developing and supporting nationally-driven solutions to development challenges and improving livelihoods and resilience. We are on the ground in 177 countries including Pakistan, working with governments and people on local solutions to global and national development challenges. UNDP Pakistan is a key development partner supporting the Government of Pakistan in achieving its own development objectives as well as the internationally agreed, anti-poverty Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The goal of UNDP is to support the successive national and provincial governments in Pakistan in the formulation of national strategies and policies and their effective implementation. UNDP Pakistan does this through supporting the capacity development of institutions, strengthening community mobilization, assisting early recovery from disasters and internal displacements, reducing poverty, ensuring gender equity, improving environmental and climate change management, advocating and supporting equitable income generation policies and empowering legislatures and parliament.

Context

UNDP Pakistan, under the Youth Empowerment Program, is exploring innovative avenues for engaging youth, especially from marginalized backgrounds, through various cutting-edge ventures. These include: dialogues and policy engagement with youth, training to strengthen the talent pool and creating opportunities for youth from marginalized sections of the country. YEP is playing a pioneering role in supporting the emerging entrepreneurship ecosystem and youth in general, in Pakistan. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic that has severe socio-economic consequences, there is even more need to support young entrepreneurs and create a conducive environment for them. For this purpose, the Youth Empowerment Programme would like to engage two Online Volunteers to support in Communications.

Task description

The main objective of the Online Volunteers will be to devise and implement integrated and pragmatic strategies to decrease the vulnerability of youth by increasing tolerance, reducing inequalities and increasing youth engagement in public life. For this the volunteers will be required to: -- 2 volunteers needed for: a. Writing 2 blogs on YEP’s activities per month b. Check media (print and online) for content relevant to the project, to be provided in a bi-monthly report --2 Graphic Designing volunteers needed for: a. Creating 4 basic posters per month b. Assist in organising 4 webinars per month