Advocacy and Outreach Assistant (16 Days of Activism)
Qualifications of Advocacy and Outreach Assistant:
- Location: Türkiye
- Vacancy No: N/A
- Salary: N/A
- Organization: UNV – United Nations Volunteers
- Deadline: 10/22/2025
Brief details about Advocacy and Outreach Assistant:
About
Information about the organization that has offered the job:
Mission and objectives:
UNDP operates in over 170 countries and territories, working to eradicate poverty while protecting the planet. We support countries in developing strong policies, skills, partnerships, and institutions to help sustain their progress.
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. UNDP in cooperation with UNV has established a Special Programme Initiative , aiming at engaging UN Volunteers to support UNDP and in particular the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign in Türkiye The selected national UN Community Volunteers will assist UNDP team in Türkiye in Awareness, Advocacy, and Outreach: Supporting UNDP to organize local events, online campaigns, and use social media to amplify messages about ending violence against women. In addition, the selected national UN Community Volunteers will engage in creative activism through art and community outreach, raising awareness and promoting stories.
Task description:
Under the direct supervision of UNDP Gender Analyst, the UN Community Volunteer will: • Undergo training on processes and activities undertaken by UNDP under the 16 Days of Activism against GBV campaign. • Assist UNDP to organize local events such as marches, panel discussions, or webinars that raise awareness of violence against women and girls at the community level, in line with the UNDP planned activities. • Assist in amplifying messages about ending violence against through social media campaigns managed by UNDP by sharing this information with peers and online community. • Engage community members, volunteers, and leaders in spreading messages of ending gender-based violence. • Assist in the creation of content and stories and promote messages of ending gender-based violence. • Assist UNDP to organize and facilitate small group discussions or meetings to educate the public about the 16 Days of Activism campaign. • Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.
Eligibility criteria
Age
18 – 80
Required experience
No experience required
Nationality
Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.
Assignment requirements
Relevant experience
No experience required
Languages
Turkish, Level: Fluent, Required English, Level: Fluent, Required
Required education level
Secondary education
Competencies and values
• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management
Skills and experience
• At least Secondary Education or equivalent. A Bachelor’s Degree in Communication or a relevant field is desirable. • Voluntary service, community engagement, or work experience can be considered in lieu of any formal education. • Skills in community development. • Basic usage of computer and office applications. • Good communication skills. • A good English language skill is desired.
Area(s) of expertise
Communication, Community development
Driving license
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Other information
Volunteerism is understood as a wide range of activities undertaken of free will, for the general public good, for which monetary reward is not the principal motivating factor.
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 UNDP is located in Ankara (OR-AN Area), and the UN Volunteer can occasionally work from the office to connect and collaborate with team members. UN Volunteers are responsible for arranging their own housing and other living essentials during the UNV contract period. Summary of this national UN Volunteer Entitlements: • Private insurance: Health, dental, life, and dismemberment (coverage by CIGNA) • Certificate of Service • Experience with UN programme • 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.
Inclusivity statement
United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.
Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements
Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy
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