Mission and objectivesCreated by the UN General Assembly in 1970 and administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. We work with partners to integrate qualified, highly motivated and well supported UN Volunteers into development programming and promote the value and global recognition of volunteerism.
ContextAdministered by the United Nations Development Program, UNV was established in 1970 and contributes to peace and development through volunteerism around the world. We work to both mobilize volunteers for the United Nations Systems and to advocate for the importance of volunteerism in development worldwide. More specifically, the UNV Field Unit in Sao Tome and Pirnicpe seeks to mobilize and promote volunteerism in the Country to face the ongoing needs. Through this assignment, the online volunteer will contribute to increasing awareness of the importance of volunteerism and will provide support to the serving UN Volunteers in Sao Tome and Principe. The Online Volunteer contribution will be acknowledged the issuance of a Certificate. The assignment is in line with UNV STP support to the dissemination of OV .
Task DescriptionWe are looking for 1 online volunteer to support the UNV Sao tome and Principe (STP) in the area of Promoting Online Volunteering among local partners in the country. - Understand the difference between the Onsite and the Online Volunteering services by reading from the UVP link https://explore.unv.org/resources/ - Understand the UNV Online Volunteering (OV) service by attending the induction training by the online volunteering focal point. - Understand the methods of promoting OV in STP by attending the induction training by the UNV Country Coordinator - List the partners of UN agencies and others and organize a virtual webinar for a joint presentation by Country Coordinator and OV Regional Focal Point. - Provide support to register for OV service if they are eligible. - The target is that at least 10 HE´s or partners will register to have OV service during 2025
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