Mission and objectives

With its establishment on 7 April 1948, WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable. WHO’s goal is to ensure that a billion more people have universal health coverage, to protect a billion more people from health emergencies, and provide a further billion people with better health and well-being.

Context

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. Every year, the UNITE Campaign focuses on a specific theme. The campaign calls on citizens to show how much they care about ending violence against women and girls by sharing the actions they are taking to create a world free from violence towards women. In March 2025, WHO/Europe launched a Special Initiative to Respond to Violence Against Women and Girls (SIVAWG)* and in cooperation with UNV ROECA is jointly aiming at engaging a UN Volunteer to support WHO/Europe before and during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign in the Europe and Central Asia region, 25 November to 10 December. The selected UN Community Volunteer will assist WHO/Europe team in Denmark and Turkiye in Awareness, Advocacy, and Outreach: Supporting WHO Europe to organize and produce online campaigns and content, use social media to amplify messages about ending violence against women, and map/engage/manage partners/collaborators/influencers, with the goal of amplifying WHO Europe’s messaging and building partnerships. *SIVAWG: https://www.who.int/europe/initiatives/special-initiative-on-violence-against-women-and-girls-sivawg

Task Description

Under the direct supervision of WHO/Europe Social Media Officer, the national UN Community Volunteer will support the following tasks on Social Media (SoMe): 1. Collaboration - Plan, create, and drive the campaigns influencer engagement strategy by researching potential social media partners, conducting outreach, and building relationships to expand our social media audience. 2. Content - Create content, both time - and campaign specific as well as ever-green (tiles, written updates, factual posts etc.), based on e.g., Prevalence statistics, policies, and promising practices report, Special Initiative on Violence Against Women and Girls Concept note etc., provided by the SIVAWG team. 3. Member State Support - Support the SIVAWG team in responding to requests from countries, including preparing presentations and present in meeting if needed, in relation to the 16 days campaign material. 4. Any other related tasks as may required or assigned by the supervisor.

Competencies and values

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management

Living conditions and remarks

UN Community Volunteers are expected to be recruited locally and work within their communities. For this specific assignment, if the selected UN Community Volunteer is required to travel or attend specific events, travel and daily meal expenses will be covered by the host entity. Upon successful completion of the assignment, UN Community Volunteers will receive a UNV Certificate of Service. This is a volunteer assignment, not employment. By sharing your time, energy, and talents, you can support communities in need and become part of something greater than yourself — a global movement for peace, development, and humanitarian aid. Volunteering strengthens trust, solidarity, and reciprocity among citizens, and it can promote a sense of belonging and purpose. The UN Volunteers are responsible for arranging her/his own housing and other living essentials within UNV contract period. The UN Volunteer can work from either the Istanbul office (Mecidiyeköy Area) or remotely, as agreed upon with the supervisor. Summary of this national UN Volunteer Entitlements: • Private insurance: Health, dental, life, and dismemberment (coverage by CIGNA) • Certificate of Service and Experience with UN • There will be no payment, stipend, or any allowances. UN Volunteer supporting SPI in Europe and Central Asia region: The support provided by the UN Volunteer for tasks supporting the host UN entity in the region of Europe and Central Asia is a Special Programme Initiative (SPI) by UNV. SPIs respond to volunteer-specific needs of the United Nations system and donor entities. They are established by specific policy documents that address the desired programmatic aims and broader SDGs’ outcomes in line with UNV guiding principles. UN Volunteers for this SPI in the Europe and Central Asia region are governed by the particular conditions set out in their offers and contracts.