Advocacy and Outreach Assistant (16 Days of Activism)

NIC TUR organization mission TBD

The 16 Days of Activism 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.

UNV has established a Special Programme Initiative, aiming at engaging UN Volunteers to support UNRCO and UNIC, in particular the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign in Turkiye. The UN system in Türkiye will establish a 16 Days Task Force to plan joint activities and campaigns.

The selected national UN Community Volunteer will assist the 16 Days Task Force through UNRCO and UNIC Ankara in: Awareness, Advocacy and Outreach; supporting the 16 Days Task Force/RCO/UNIC to organize events during 16 Days of Activism and create content for UNCT website and UN Türkiye social media accounts.

Under the direct supervision of UNIC National Information Officer, the national UN Community Volunteer is expected to bring creativity and technical skills to support the joint UNCT campaigns for the 16 Days of Activism. This UNV role will involve developing engaging content and ensuring strong visual impact across platforms.

Key requirements include:
• Strong proficiency in Canva for creating professional graphics.
• Capacity to develop creative ideas for joint UNCT digital and physical campaigns.
• Experience in producing powerful social media content, including graphics and short Instagram-style videos.
• Skills in photography and videography for campaign purposes.
• Access to and ability to use a personal smartphone or camera for video and photo production.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.