Online Events and Coordination Volunteer for 16 Days Campaign

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

The UNiTE campaign against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. 

Every year, the UNITE Campaign focuses on a specific theme. The campaign calls on citizens to show how much they care about ending violence against women and girls by sharing the actions they are taking to create a world free from violence towards women. In 2025, the campaign focuses on ending digital violence against all women and girls.

UN Women’s cooperation with UNV has established a Special Programme Initiative, aiming at engaging UN Volunteers to support UN Women and in particular the Unite against Gender-Based Violence campaign globally.

The selected UN Community Volunteer(s) will assist UN Women’s Ending Violence against Women and Girls team at the global offices.

Online Events and Coordination Volunteer for 16 Days Campaign will provide support to:
Events and Workshops: Support UN Women with organizations of online events and workshops to raise awareness on digital violence against women and girls, notably targeting youth and community leaders and empowering them to become agents of change against gender-based violence.

Under the direct supervision the Policy Specialist in UN Women’s global Ending Violence against Women and Girls Section, the UN Community Volunteer will:
- Assist UN Women in planning and organizing online events and workshops throughout the 16 Days of the Unite campaign (25 November to 10 December) that target different audiences, from high level decision makers to youth, men, and community leaders to prevent and respond to digital violence against women and girls.
- Assist UN Women to deliver online events and workshops, including digital literacy and empowerment sessions for women and girls, raising awareness about their rights and the services available to them.
- Coordinate with speakers, trainers and facilitators to ensure smooth execution of events workshops, including preparation of materials, logistical arrangements, and participant outreach.
- Assist UN Women to identify speakers, trainers, community leaders, women’s rights groups and digital rights’ group, youth groups, OPDs, and local organizations to participate in the events and workshops.
- Engage with community to promote awareness of digital violence against women and girls issues and encourage community involvement in the events and workshops.
- Maintain records of participants, attendance, and workshop materials.
- Prepare reports for communication after the events and workshops.
- Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.



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 active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day, 5th of December).
- 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 (for instance at https://vra.unv.org).
- 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.