Business Support Assistant (Programme)
China
- Organization: UNV - United Nations Volunteers
- Location: China
- Grade: Junior level - UN National Youth Volunteers
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Occupational Groups:
- Operations and Administrations
- Administrative support
- Sustainable trade and development
- Project and Programme Management
- Sustainable Business Development
- Closing Date: Closed
Details
Mission and objectives
WFP CHN organization mission TBD
Context
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.
WFP first entered China in 1979. Now, it carries out innovative pilot projects to improve smallholder farmers’ livelihoods and preschool children’s nutrition status, raises funds to help people in need and shares China’s development experience with other developing countries to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger.
WFP first entered China in 1979. Now, it carries out innovative pilot projects to improve smallholder farmers’ livelihoods and preschool children’s nutrition status, raises funds to help people in need and shares China’s development experience with other developing countries to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger.
Task description
Under the direct supervision of the Chief of the Research and Policy Engagement, the National UN Youth Volunteer will provide:
Research Support
• Assist in conducting research and drafting basic project concepts, outlines, and simple proposals under specific guidance.
• Collect and organize publicly available data on agriculture and food-related topics for team review.
• Support the preparation of background summaries and develop basic visual materials (e.g., charts, tables) for internal meetings.
Policy Coordination
• Draft routine correspondence, meeting notes, and minutes related to policy activities.
• Provide logistical and scheduling support for policy events such as workshops and webinars.
• Assist in monitoring service contracts and perform related administrative tasks for events.
General Assistance
• Compile and circulate regular progress updates to the team.
• Facilitate coordination and communication with internal units regarding project activities.
• Provide translation support for short documents and meetings, as required.
• Perform additional administrative tasks, including service procurement and reimbursement processes, as assigned.
Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:
• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take an active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Provide annual and end-of-assignment self-reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities.
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.
Research Support
• Assist in conducting research and drafting basic project concepts, outlines, and simple proposals under specific guidance.
• Collect and organize publicly available data on agriculture and food-related topics for team review.
• Support the preparation of background summaries and develop basic visual materials (e.g., charts, tables) for internal meetings.
Policy Coordination
• Draft routine correspondence, meeting notes, and minutes related to policy activities.
• Provide logistical and scheduling support for policy events such as workshops and webinars.
• Assist in monitoring service contracts and perform related administrative tasks for events.
General Assistance
• Compile and circulate regular progress updates to the team.
• Facilitate coordination and communication with internal units regarding project activities.
• Provide translation support for short documents and meetings, as required.
• Perform additional administrative tasks, including service procurement and reimbursement processes, as assigned.
Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:
• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take an active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Provide annual and end-of-assignment self-reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities.
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.
This vacancy is now closed.