Applications Invited for UN Women and UNV Young Women Leaders Programme

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About the Organization

United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that promotes volunteerism to support peace and development worldwide. Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and it benefits both societies at large and the individual volunteer. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing volunteers.

UN Women and UNV Young Women Leaders Programme

UN Women, in partnership with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, is excited to introduce the UN Women “Young Women Leaders” (YWL) initiative. The YWL initiative will engage a diverse cohort of young women from the Global South who are committed to gender equality and women’s empowerment and to the mission and work of the United Nations. It will also allow the sharing of experiences among young leaders from diverse backgrounds across UN Women and further enhance diversity in UN Women’s personnel.

As part of the Young Women Leaders initiative, UN Women and UNV will recruit the first cohort of 10 young, talented and dedicated women to serve at UN Women’s headquarters as UN Youth Volunteers. While participating in a structured professional development programme, the YWL participants will be mentored by leaders in their respective fields of expertise. They will have the opportunity to contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment and become part of a network of young leaders at UN Women.

Description of Tasks

A specific set of tasks mutually agreed upon between the Young Women Leader (YWL) and supervisor will be drawn from the following broad areas of work taking into consideration career aspirations, individual motivation and organizational needs.

Please find here a list of general functions and responsibilities that a YWL may be assigned. Based on the selected areas below in which the YWL will be working (as specified below), the supervisor and YWL will develop a more detailed description of assignment

Project Management

• Provide inputs to, compile and analyze information related to project or initiative within area of interest
• Monitor, coordinate and draft reports on activities
• Raft new proposals or ideas

Policy development

• Perform background research
• Provide technical inputs to documents and policies

Knowledge management

• Provide inputs to knowledge management products
• Draft briefing notes and presentations
• Gather and analyze data
• Draft training materials and organize training sessions

Administration and Operations

• Develop templates and forms and gather inputs as needed
• Maintain and databases
• Respond to queries
• Provide suggestions for business and operations improvements

Communication and Advocacy

• Draft, provide input to and disseminate communication materials
• Maintain and update webpages, intranet pages or other communication channels

Partnerships

• Reach out to Regional Office and Country Office focal points as needed
• Respond to queries from stakeholders
• Participate in internal and external working groups
• Candidates will be matched with one of the available positions in the areas below based on their expression of particular interest

Administration – Degree in Business & Administration

• Communications & Advocacy – Degree in communications, public relations, journalism, media, public relations
• Partnership & Resource Mobilization – Degree in economics, business management, social sciences, public administration, international relations, communications, women's studies
• Strategic Planning – Degree in international development or public administration, economics
• UN Coordination – Degree in international development, public administration, public policy, or other relevant social science field
• Policy Support – Degree in social sciences, human rights, gender/women's studies, international development

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments

• Bachelor's degree (with two years of experience) or Master's degree (with minimum one year of experience) in a related field is required:

Administration –Business & Administration

• Communications & Advocacy –communications, public relations, journalism
• Partnership & Resource Mobilization –economics, business management, social sciences, public administration, international relations, communications, women's studies
• Strategic Planning –international development or public administration, economics
• UN Coordination –international development, public administration, public policy, or other social science
• Policy Support - social sciences, human rights, gender/women's studies, international development

Experience remark

• Demonstrated commitment to Gender Equality and 1 year of experience with Master's Degree; 2 years of experience with Bachelor’s Degree.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants for the Young Women Leaders Programme must be nationals of the Global South and no older than 29 years old throughout the entire duration of the assignment.
• Applications from women with disabilities, LGBTQI, gender non-conforming individuals, and other marginalized groups are especially encouraged to apply.

Required experience: 12 Months

Deadline: 25 January 2021

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