Advocacy and Outreach Assistant (16 Days of Activism)

UNDP operates in over 170 countries and territories, working to eradicate poverty while protecting the planet. We support countries in developing strong policies, skills, partnerships, and institutions to help sustain their progress.

The UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (RBEC) operates through its Istanbul Regional Hub and works in close collaboration with 18 Country Offices across Europe and Central Asia.

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.

UNDP in cooperation with UNV has established a Special Programme Initiative , aiming at engaging UN Volunteers to support UNDP and in particular the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign in Türkiye

The selected national UN Community Volunteers will assist UNDP team in Türkiye in Awareness, Advocacy, and Outreach: Supporting UNDP to organize local events, online campaigns, and use social media to amplify messages about ending violence against women. In addition, the selected national UN Community Volunteers will engage in creative activism through art and community outreach, raising awareness and promoting stories.

Under the direct supervision of UNDP Gender Analyst, the UN Community Volunteer will:
• Undergo training on processes and activities undertaken by UNDP under the 16 Days of Activism against GBV campaign.
• Assist UNDP to organize local events such as marches, panel discussions, or webinars that raise awareness of violence against women and girls at the community level, in line with the UNDP planned activities.
• Assist in amplifying messages about ending violence against through social media campaigns managed by UNDP by sharing this information with peers and online community.
• Engage community members, volunteers, and leaders in spreading messages of ending gender-based violence.
• Assist in the creation of content and stories and promote messages of ending gender-based violence.
• Assist UNDP to organize and facilitate small group discussions or meetings to educate the public about the 16 Days of Activism campaign.
• Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.