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Mission and objectives
UNDP Malaysia is committed to assist Malaysia and its people in establishing sustainable pathways to development. UNDP’s analytical work, household surveys, and policy offerings found uptake from multiple Ministries – Planning, Finance, Enterprise Development, National Unity, Environment, and Communications. UNDP led 3 of the 4 pillars of the United Nations Sustainable Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF). We combine global networks and best practices to indigenous knowledge and experiences to overcome challenges in the areas of: Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth, Democratic Governance, Crisis Prevention and Recovery, Environment and Energy for Sustainable Development, Women's Empowerment and SDG Financing.
Context
* Interested candidates between 18 and 30 years old are highly encouraged to apply. Candidates will be reviewed based on the motivation, relevant work experience including previous volunteering and internship. Although UN Youth Volunteer candidates are usually up to 26 years old, applications from candidates who are beyond 26 years old could be considered too. UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results. In all our activities, we encourage the protection of human rights and the empowerment of women, minorities and the poorest and most vulnerable. In Malaysia, UNDP’s priority areas from 2022 to 2025 will be in line with the UNDP Strategic Plan 2022-2025 and with the country’s medium and long-term national development framework, including the Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 (SPV 2030) and the Twelfth Malaysia Plan (12MP). One emerging area of work in UNDP Malaysia is a cross-cutting Youth and Innovation portfolio currently anchored in two programmes: the Youth Environment Living Labs (YELL) and the Youth Co:Lab. Incepted in 2020 as a partnership between UNDP and UNICEF, YELL aims to strengthen the ecosystem of youth environmental leaders through the localizing of climate and environmental narratives and futures; through capacity building for evidence-based advocacy; and through work exposure and skills-building opportunities. YELL is being piloted in Malaysia with the intention to scale across Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific region, forming a cross-country network whose actions for climate and the environment are rooted in the values, cultural norms, and local/traditional ecological knowledge of this region. Co-created in 2017 by UNDP and the Citi Foundation, the Regional Youth Programme on Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (RYPLIE or Youth Co:Lab) aims to establish a common agenda for countries in the Asia-Pacific region to empower and invest in youth, so that they can accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through leadership, social innovation and entrepreneurship. To date, Youth Co:Lab has benefitted 8,000 entrepreneurs and counting who have developed or improved almost 1,000 start-ups addressing SDG challenges. UNDP Malaysia would like to engage two UN Volunteers to support and drive community engagement and partnership building in developing the Youth and Innovation portfolio. The UN Volunteers will work in a cross-portfolio team comprising UNDP and UNICEF personnel, and will be expected to engage diverse entities across Malaysia’s environment, education and entrepreneurship sectors, and beyond.
Task description
* Interested candidates between 18 and 30 years old are highly encouraged to apply. Candidates will be reviewed based on the motivation, relevant work experience including previous volunteering and internship. Although UN Youth Volunteer candidates are usually up to 26 years old, applications from candidates who are beyond 26 years old could be considered too. Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Head of Exploration or their designated mandated representative(s), the UNV Youth-Environment Community Facilitator will support UNDP Malaysia in its youth-related policy, programming, advocacy, innovation and outreach work. The UNVs will be expected to: • Engage with youth-led and youth-oriented organizations and entities in Malaysia and beyond, keeping up to date with latest developments and proactively identifying collaboration opportunities; • Manage the YELL and Youth Co:Lab networks, including keeping databases up to date and supporting coordination, communication, dialogue and engagement within and across networks; • Manage the YELL Network Resource Hub (website), ensuring accuracy and currency of information and content; • Support communications, advocacy and knowledge management, including the undertaking of editorial tasks (e.g., light copywriting, copy-editing, proofreading and translation), and preparation of blogs, other media outputs and outreach materials associated with Youth and Innovation (e.g., PowerPoint presentations, brochures, posters, social media collateral) as needed; • Support the organizing and coordination of innovation and youth events, including event management and administrative and logistical support; • Support ‘constructive disruption’ activities to point UNDP Malaysia’s teams and personnel towards new or alternative solutions for complex development challenges, including new ways of working to be more effective in fulfilling UNDP’s mandate; • Participate in UNDP activities, meetings, and events to develop understanding of UNDP work; • Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor. Results/expected outputs: As a committed, active and professional member of the Youth and Innovation team, efficient, timely, and high-quality support rendered on: • Supporting integrated youth programming in Malaysia and UNDP’s youth-related policy, programming, advocacy, innovation and outreach work; • Identifying opportunities for policy and programme interventions to address gaps and challenges in existing programmes from a youth and inclusion perspective; • Development of innovative solutions, including strategic partnerships and stakeholder engagement, to address complex development challenges; • Communications, Advocacy and Knowledge Management initiatives by being a Youth Advocate with a continued focus on ‘working out loud’ (blogging, social media engagement, etc.).