Advocacy and Outreach Assistant

Mission and objectives

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is the sexual and reproductive health agency of the UN. It works to uphold the rights and choices of women, girls and young people across more than 150 countries. UNFPA aims to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person can fulfil their potential. UNFPA’s mission is achieving three zeros: zero preventable maternal death, zero unmet need for family planning and zero gender-based violence and harmful practices by 2030.

Context

The UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, promotes gender equality, reproductive health, youth empowerment. The organization was created in 1969, the same year the UN General Assembly declared “parents have the exclusive right to determine freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children”. Together with partners, UNFPA works in 150 countries. 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. UNFPA in cooperation with UNV has established a Special Programme Initiative, aiming at engaging UN Volunteers to support UNFPA and in particular the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign in Mauritius and Seychelles. The selected UN Community Volunteer will assist UNFPA team in the Seychelles in: Awareness, Advocacy and Outreach: Supporting UNFPA to organize local events, online campaigns, and use social media to amplify messages about ending violence against women. In addition, selected UN Community Volunteer will engage in creative activism through art and community outreach, raising awareness and promoting stories.

Task Description

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Office, UNFPA Mauritius and Seychelles, the UN Community Volunteer will carry out tasks across four key operational pillars: Pillar 1: Group Facilitation & Peer Education

• School & Youth Sessions: Facilitate participatory workshops and peer education sessions for secondary school students and youth groups focusing on healthy relationships, consent, personal boundaries, and positive masculinity.
• Intergenerational & Community Dialogues: Support the co-design and moderation of public and community dialogues that bring together young people, elders, women leaders, and local decision-makers to challenge harmful norms.
• Safe Space Moderation: Create inclusive, culturally sensitive environments that encourage open, constructive discussion among diverse participant groups. Pillar 2: Digital Communication & Creative Outreach
• Digital Advocacy Labs: Coordinate and facilitate youth advocacy labs where young people design digital content, counter-speech initiatives, and social media campaigns addressing gender equality and GBV prevention.
• Creative Media Mobilisation: Leverage creative activism—including visual arts, music, spoken word, and digital storytelling—to amplify campaign messages across social media platforms.
• Content Adaptation & Dissemination: Help adapt regional and national campaign toolkits into engaging, youth-friendly local outreach materials. Pillar 3: Stakeholder & Partner Engagement
• Academic & Youth Liaison: Act as a primary operational contact for partner universities, student bodies, and secondary schools to coordinate youth participation in campaign activities.
• Community Outreach: Mobilise young men, youth organisations, and community advocates to participate in awareness drives and public events. Pillar 4: Event Coordination, Logistics & Reporting
• Event Logistics & Management: Coordinate logistical arrangements, venue bookings, schedule timelines, and technical setups for local workshops, student experiments, public dialogues, and high-level campaign events.
• Documentation & Voice Capture: Collect activity data, participant feedback, quotes, and media during campaign sessions to capture lived perspectives and campaign impact.
• Monitoring & Handover: Compile activity briefs, weekly progress updates, and a final campaign completion report incorporating key findings and recommendations.

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. Upon successful completion of the assignment, UN Community Volunteers will receive a UNV Certificate of Service. Entitlements & supervision: The volunteer will receive a monthly living allowance of SCR 2,224.17. Daily operational supervision will be provided by UNFPA Mauritius and Seychelles. The volunteer is expected to be self-motivated and capable of delivering high-impact results with minimum supervision.