Advocacy and Outreach Assistant for 16 Days of Activism / UNHCR Moldova

UNHCR’s operations in Moldova are part of the Multi-Country Office in Budapest. We follow and comment on developments in policy, legislation, and the daily practice of refugee protection. We are working with the Moldovan government and partner organizations. We are committed to creating public support for asylum-seekers, refugees and stateless persons.

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) 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 act to end violence against women and girls by engaging in different activities and initiatives at the community and national levels.

UNHCR, in cooperation with UNV, has established a Special Programme Initiative, aiming at engaging UN Volunteers to support UNHCR and in particular, the 16 Days of Activism against GBV in Moldova.

The selected UN Community Volunteers will assist UNHCR team in Moldova in:
• Awareness, Advocacy and Outreach: Supporting UNHCR to organize local events, and online communication campaigns, to amplify messages about ending violence against women. In addition, selected UN Community Volunteers will engage in creative activism through art and community outreach, raising awareness and promoting stories of youth and their caregivers.

The UN Community Volunteer will:

• Undergo training processes and activities undertaken by UNHCR under the 16 Days of Activism against GBV Campaign.
• Support coordination with partners, civil society, and government stakeholders involved in the campaign. As well as with other UNHCR units.
• Assist UNHCR to organize activities jointly with partners that raise awareness of violence against women and girls at the community level under the campaign framework.
• Provide logistical support (venue arrangements, invitations, participant lists, materials preparation).
• Engage community members, volunteers, and leaders in spreading messages of ending gender-based violence.
• Assist UNHCR to organize and facilitate small group discussions or meetings to educate the public about the 16 Days of Activism campaign.
• Perform other related tasks as required to ensure the successful implementation of the campaign.
• The UN Volunteer will be based at UNHCR’s Office in Chisinau and will undertake missions as required to support implementing activities.