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Description of assignment title: Volunteering to implement SDGs #ActNow Social Media Digital Campaign in Lao PDR
Assignment country: Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Expected start date: Invalid Date
Sustainable Development Goal: 17. Partnerships for the goals
For how many hours per week will the volunteer be required?
1 – 5 hours per week
Host entity: UNRCO
Type: Online
Duration: 3 weeks
Number of assignments: 10
Details
Mission and objectives
The ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires bold changes across the United Nations. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is imperative for a safe and secure future of prosperity, opportunity, and human rights for all. SDGs are universal, interlinked, and indivisible and demand that the UN System reinvents itself to better serve the Member States and people. The Resolution on the UN Development System Reform agreed by all 193 countries on 31 May 2018 (A/RES/72/279) provides the mandates required for the UN Secretary-General (SG) and the UN System and its Agencies, Funds and Programmes (AFPs) to take forward their collective responsibilities to make the UN fit for purpose to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Resolution calls for a new generation of coherent and more integrated UNCTs to deliver shared and impactful policy advice, programmatic and operational support to sustainable development at the country level. In line with the UN Development System Reform, this new generation of UNCTs is to rely on the repositioned and strengthened UN Resident Coordinator System, that ensures greater cooperation and collaboration across the resident and non-resident AFPs, as well as enhances joint/cross-cutting strategic planning, programme implementation, communications, and business operations, which are more accessible and more attuned to the needs on the ground. UN Resident Coordinator’s Offices across the world act as the secretariat to the UN Resident Coordinators and UNCTs. Drawing on the expertise and experience of the entire UN System and its AFPs, UN RCOs provide organizational, advisory, and management support and promotes information exchange, cooperation, and collaboration.
Context
In 2023, halfway point to 2030, SDGs are in trouble as only 12% of the 140 SDG targets globally are on track. On 18 – 19 September 2023, the UN Secretary General has called for the SDG Summit, aiming to harness high-level political commitment for a new phase of accelerated actions and progress towards the SDGs. The RCO in Lao PDR has adapted the global SDGs #ActNow campaign digital assets to the context of Lao PDR. The campaign will be launched in partnership with the National SDG Secretariat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lao PDR on the 1st of September until 18th of September. One or two SDG #ActNow cards will be launched on each day (except for the weekends) with a question. The purpose is to have two-way communication and to seek views and actions of Lao citizens on the SDGs, in particular individual actions that they can take to contribute towards the SDGs.
Task description
We are seeking support of up to 10 Online Volunteers to rase awareness and collate feedback on the SDGs in Lao PDR through various social media platforms. For this purpose, selected Online Volunteers, under the supervision and guidance of RCO in Lao PDR, will: 1. Raise awareness and collect feedback/ views on the SDGs across social media in Laos. As tasked by the OV Coordinator, post daily 1-2 SDG graphic cards on the social media platforms and collate feedback (based on a shared template) on each SDG. 2. Changing their profile picture with “The Future is Ours to Shape. Act Now” poster during the campaign runs. The online volunteers will be informed to change their profile picture of Facebook to the poster “The Future is our to shape Act Now”. To create a momentum around social media platforms on SDGs and the SDG summit. 3. Promoting social media content developed by UNRCO Lao PDR. The online volunteers will be asked to share/post the flyer, videos, PSAs, and other social media contents through their personal social media handles so that their peers, friends, and family are well informed about SDGs in general and about the SDG Summit. 4. Create online challenge among volunteers: Each volunteer will have to tag seven people and those tagging seven people and so on, from their social media (Facebook and TikTok). 5. Provide regular report on the analytics of their social media campaign. Selected Online Volunteers are expected to deliver the following outputs during their assignment: – Each online volunteer will have to post 1-2 posts on the SDGs prepared by the UN and tag 7 people from their friends list on Facebook and TikTok continuously as tasked. The friends they tag cannot be repeated. – Those who they tag should share the post on their page and are free to further tag 7 more and so on. Selected Online Volunteers will have to attend the online induction arranged by RCO Team Focal Point and will be provided with information and material relevant and necessary to perform the task. Selected Online Volunteers will be provided with information and material relevant and necessary to perform the task. SPECIAL NOTICE: This is an unpaid assignment. However, a certificate would be provided at the end of your assignment. The task will be fully virtual.
Requirements
Required experience
Candidates should: – Have 10+2 or above academic qualifications. – Well versed on most used social media account in Laos, i.e: Facebook, X, TikTok, etc. – Should own social media account. – Should be willing to post the campaign content to “public” as their audience. Only candidates who have native level of Laotian language will be considered.
Languages
Laotian, Level: Mother tongue, Required English, Level: Fluent, Desirable
Other information
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.
