Campagne de sensibilisation sur les violences basées sur le genre (VBG)
Organizational Context
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Congo is conducting a digital campaign to prevent and combat gender-based violence (GBV). The initiative aims to expand the campaign's reach by engaging a network of disseminators to share messages with youth and communities. The focus is on prevention, raising awareness of GBV forms, promoting women's and girls' rights, and encouraging non-violent behaviors and solidarity with survivors. This remote mission will be coordinated by UNFPA's communication team.
Job Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to support UNFPA's digital campaign against gender-based violence (GBV) by mobilizing a network to disseminate campaign messages to youth and communities. The volunteer will transform campaign content into accessible digital awareness tools and facilitate their circulation through youth networks, associations, and online communities. The role emphasizes responsible communication, respecting survivor dignity, confidentiality, and safety, while avoiding stigmatization. The volunteer will contribute to increasing campaign visibility, awareness, and mobilization efforts, working remotely under the guidance of the UNFPA communication team for four weeks.
Responsibilities
The UN Online Volunteer will support the UNFPA communication team in relaying, disseminating, and amplifying awareness messages for the GBV campaign. This involves mobilizing youth, digital communities, youth organizations, associations, content creators, and relevant networks to enhance message visibility and encourage sharing. Key tasks include: disseminating official campaign messages on social media and digital platforms; identifying and engaging youth networks, civil society organizations, content creators, and community relays; adapting messages and content for diverse audiences and digital formats according to UNFPA guidelines; contributing to the creation and adaptation of digital content such as visuals, posts, infographics, stories, and short videos; proposing and supporting digital mobilization initiatives like challenges and calls to action; and encouraging communities and partners to relay prevention messages and promote respectful behaviors towards women and girls.
Work Experience
A good understanding of social media and digital content dissemination and amplification mechanisms is required. Experience or interest in community mobilization, youth engagement, or digital communication is also needed. The ability to identify relevant networks and encourage their participation in a campaign is essential.
Skills
Key skills include strong knowledge of social media and digital content dissemination. Candidates should possess communication and writing skills, with the ability to adapt messages for different audiences. Experience in community mobilization, youth engagement, or digital communication is advantageous. Expertise in advocacy, public information, gender issues, and women's rights is also relevant.