UNV Climate Change & SRH Resilience Program Assistant

We are seeking a dedicated UN Volunteer to serve with UNFPA Fiji as Climate Change & SRH Resilience Program Assistant.

Key Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of Chief of Adolescents & Youth the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

Contribute to advocacy for Climate change and SRHR for young people through national and regional youth frameworks, policies and programs. More specially, develop key messages, contribute to technical briefs and undertake analytical review of existing frameworks, policies and programs to identify entry points for SRHR advocacy amidst climate change action and justice discourse.

Support development of innovations and initiatives on Climate resilience and SRHR for vulnerable adolescents and youth at community and national levels.

Contribute to resource mobilisation through development of concepts and proposals on Climate Change and SRHR linkages.

Develop areas/topics for climate related SRH research and policy that leverages community engagement and includes diverse key stakeholders.

Support preparation of technical briefs and presentations to Health sectors on financing for adolescent sexual reproductive health within the development- humanitarian- peace nexus.

Provide programmatic support in reporting against planned results and indicators by field offices on youth SRHR on a quarterly and annual basis.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to:

Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);

Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;

Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities;

Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;

Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;

Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organisations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

Requirements:

Secondary education

Good understanding of written and spoken English

Please note that this is a summarised version of the description of assignment. Interested candidates should refer to the full document and apply here: https://app.unv.org/opportunities/1760619305918720

UN Volunteers work onsite, offering their skills while receiving a comprehensive benefits package, including a monthly living allowance to ensure a modest but secure standard of living. Find out more by using our Entitlement Calculator here: https://app.unv.org/calculator