Mission and objectives

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA Supports: 1. Reproductive health care for women and youth in more than 150 countries – which are home to more than 80 per cent of the world’s population 2. The health of pregnant women, especially the 1 million who face life-threatening complications each month 3. Reliable access to modern contraceptives sufficient to benefit 20 million women a year 4. Training of thousands of health workers to help ensure at least 90 per cent of all childbirths are supervised by skilled attendants 5. Prevention of gender-based violence, which affects 1 in 3 women 6. Abandonment of female genital mutilation, which harms 3 million girls annually 7. Prevention of teen pregnancies, complications of which are the leading cause of death for girls 15-19 years old 8. Efforts to end child marriage, which could affect an estimated 70 million girls over the next 5 years 9. Delivery of safe birth supplies, dignity kits and other life-saving materials to survivors of conflict and natural disaster 10. Censuses, data collection and analyses, which are essential for development planning

Context

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), established in 1967 as the UN Agency for sexual and reproductive health, works in more than 150 countries to promote gender equality and ensure universal access to reproductive health services, guided by its mission to achieve a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA advances global and national development priorities by supporting countries to end preventable maternal deaths, addressing unmet need for family planning, and eliminate gender-based violence and harmful practices, in line with the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Program of Action and the Sustainable Development Goals leading up to 2030. UNFPA has operated in South Sudan since 2006 and established a full Country Office in 2012, working closely with government institutions, UN agencies, civil society organizations, and development partners to strengthen health systems, expand access to quality reproductive health services, prevent and respond to gender-based violence, and improve population data for planning. UNFPA is seeking an online UN Volunteer that will be part of a dynamic team to inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results to further the national priorities for gender equality and social inclusion in programming. One of the key priorities for SSCO is ending child marriage in South Sudan. With estimated 52% of the girls getting married before turning 18 years of age, this volunteering assignment aims to design a digital campaign for awareness generation amongst young people, and developing high quality digital materials that can be used for online and offline campaign on ending child marriage.

Task Description

Under the supervision of UNFPA South Sudan Programme Specialist - Gender, the Online Volunteer will carry out the following duties: Digital Campaign Design & Strategy · Develop a comprehensive digital campaign strategy on ending child marriage targeting priority states and audiences · Identify key messages, audience segmentation, and communication channels · Design a content calendar including at least two social media posts per week Content Creation & Campaign Materials · Produce high-quality digital content (graphics, infographics, short videos, posters) for online and offline use · Design innovative, low-cost campaign materials such as: Games, Songs and jingles, branded items (e.g., wristbands) · Ensure all materials align with UNFPA branding and ethical standards Community Engagement Tools · Develop a “Community Leaders’ Change-makers Toolkit” including: · Interactive tools (games, discussion guides) · Awareness materials for grassroots engagement · Design tailored materials for: Traditional Chiefs, Youth groups, General public Storytelling & Advocacy · Develop storyboards of human impact stories based on GBV response cases · Translate partner-provided content into compelling digital narratives · Ensure all storytelling follows ethical and protection principles Capacity Building & Technical Support · Provide technical guidance to implementing partners on digital campaigning · Conduct at least one online training session on digital campaign tools and strategies Cross-cutting responsibilities · Ensure gender-sensitive, culturally appropriate messaging · Integrate youth engagement and social norms change approaches · Promote volunteerism and community participation throughout the assignment Results/expected outputs: As an active UNFPA team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to UNFPA and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including: o An analysis paper on child marriage prevalence and its impact on SRHR in South Sudan o A digital campaign strategy document targeting high-prevalence states o A set of high-quality campaign materials tailored for: Youth, Traditional leaders, general population o A Community Leaders’ Change-makers Toolkit with innovative engagement tools o A storyboard of human impact stories for advocacy use o A minimum of 2 social media posts per week throughout the assignment o One online training session for implementing partners o A final report documenting results, reach, and lessons learned o Integration of Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) principles across outputs

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