Volunteer Engagement Assistant – FAO – Brazil
Full Time @United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) posted 1 month ago in GeneralJob Detail
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Experience 3 Years
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Gender Both
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Vacancy Number N/A
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Education Level Bachelors Degree
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No of Vacancies N/A
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Grade Level/Post Level N/A
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Contract Duration 6 months (with possibility of extension)
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Required Language English, Portuguese
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Hiring For UNICEF
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Age Requirement 18+
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Recruitment Type Local
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Required Field of Study Communications, Audiovisual Production, Digital Marketing, Social Sciences
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Post Number N/A
Job Description
Mission and objectives
UNICEF, mandated by the United Nations General Assembly, advocates for the protection of children’s rights, striving to meet their basic needs and expand their opportunities. Guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF aims to establish children’s rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children. In Brazil, UNICEF has been active since 1950, supporting significant advancements in childhood and adolescence. Their contributions include major immunization and breastfeeding campaigns, mobilizing efforts for the approval of article 227 of the Federal Constitution and the drafting of the Child and Adolescent Statute, advocating for universal access to education, and implementing programs to combat child labour. These initiatives have been crucial in guaranteeing the rights of Brazilian children. To address these challenges, UNICEF promotes commitments to guarantee the rights of children and adolescents through initiatives like the UNICEF Seal in the Semiarid and the Brazilian Legal Amazon.
Context
Millions of people around the world support UNICEF and its mission by raising funds, advocating, and volunteering to help children in various ways. This global network of supporters represents a powerful opportunity to deepen engagement with a committed group of volunteers—significantly expanding UNICEF’s reach and transformative potential. Volunteers can play a unique role in strengthening UNICEF’s work by: – Building stronger connections, improving communication, and enhancing accountability between UNICEF and the communities it serves. – Fostering dynamic dialogue, debate, and knowledge sharing about children’s rights in the areas where UNICEF operates. – Expanding UNICEF’s presence and visibility, thereby amplifying program impact and strengthening advocacy and the UNICEF brand for child rights. Since 2020, as part of the digital communication strategy – including, but not only, UNICEF’s social networks strategy – UNICEF Brazil has run an online volunteer program, #tmjUNICEF, designed to share information, co-create advocacy campaigns, and promote behaviour change around children’s rights, mental health, climate change, and misinformation. The initiative provides young people with tools to create social media content—such as videos and carousels—helping them amplify UNICEF’s messages across their own channels as well as UNICEF’s platforms. The program currently counts with around 150 active volunteers. Beyond the online volunteering efforts of #tmjUNICEF, the digital communication team in UNICEF Brazil also coordinates five Youth Advocates and one Youth Health Advocate (who is part of the Youth Health Council). These advocates serve as young representatives of UNICEF’s mission, acting as spokespersons in public events, and embodying the organization’s values. They receive ongoing training and guidance from UNICEF to ensure their participation is meaningful, informed, and aligned with the organization’s strategic priorities.
Task Description
Competencies and values
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS). The UNICEF competencies required and expected for this post are: Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness; Works Collaboratively with others; Builds and Maintains Partnerships; Innovates and Embraces Change; Thinks and Acts Strategically; Drive to achieve impactful results; Manages ambiguity and complexity. Apart from that, other competencies that area expected: • Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management
