Volunteer in the State of Palestine: Social and Outreach Officer at UNV
Applicant criteria
- 18 - 58
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Programme jointly with the Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP-PAPP) offers a volunteer opportunity in the State of Palestine. is seeking 1 experienced national UN Volunteer Expert “Social and Outreach Officer”- for an initial duration of 6 months, starting from 21/10/2024, renewable upon satisfaction and availability of funds. The candidate will provide support to initiatives in the field of sustainable use of natural resources and renewable energy, as well as the improvement of solid waste management in the Gaza Strip.
Duties & responsibilities
- Coordination of resilience/community infrastructure activities:
- Coordination and communication with the local communities and fully coordinate the implementation of activities and development of social and outreach plans.
- Produce and coordinate all reporting, media outreach, and public information activities for the JSC-KRM and other UNDP partners.
- Development and operationalization of the “solid waste management awareness plans” for the implementation of social awareness activities, relevant to the specific context, to complement, sustain and build ownership around the community infrastructure initiatives.
- Supervise and assess the performance of JSC-KRW public awareness team.
- Develop and supervise the preparation of work plans and periodical reports.
- Monitoring project performance indicators and implementation of the results window in case the resulting negative or positive.
- Support the Project Manager in the day-to-day management of issues raised related to the communities concerning the ongoing activities.
- Monitoring of project activities and expected results:
- Monitor the project’s assumptions related to community outreach and awareness, constantly assess the risks, and propose revisions in the action plan to the Project Manager, if necessary.
- Co-development with the environmental engineer for the social and environmental plan based on the UNDP’s Social and Environmental Screening Procedure of projects.
- Ensure the implementation of the Social and Environmental Screening Plan (SESP) in close cooperation with assigned UNDP and JSC-KRM assigned staff.
- Ensure that social safeguards grievance mechanism is adhered to and successfully implemented and well reported.
- Facilitation of dialogue among stakeholders and community engagement in social cohesion activities:
- Connect with and engage individuals and groups in the community around the targeted infrastructure.
- Leverage existing community planning exercises and ensure their inclusivity and the community's active participation in decision-making.
- Ensure the mainstreaming of gender, environment, and digitalization across all activities in the community.
- Facilitate workshops on common topics between different stakeholders and communities to strengthen knowledge exchange and support decision-making.
- Support the drafting of regular updates on the resilience/community infrastructure component and participate in donor progress reports:
- Draft lessons learned and best practices in collaboration with the project team feedback from the targeted communities.
- Participate in donor progress reporting related to social and outreach activities.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
Eligibility criteria
You must have:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Social Science or related fields.
- 15 years of experience in community mobilization, media, and social work.
- Proven experience in dealing with local governments, NGOs, and bilateral and multilateral donors.
- Experience in community mobilization and social outreach activities.
- Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing.
- Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel.
- Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, among others), email, and the Internet.
- Arabic, Level: Mother tongue.
- Fluent in English.
- Attention to detail, and able to pragmatic problem solver.
- Adapt and flexibility.
- Ability to take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with one's authority, area of expertise, and resources.
- Ability to reach an understanding, persuade others, resolve points of difference, gain advantage in the outcome of dialogue, and negotiate mutually acceptable.
- Must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment and be aged 18 - 80.
About the United Nations Volunteers(UNV):
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program is the UN organization that promotes volunteerism to support peace and development worldwide. Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and it benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing volunteers.
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