Mission and objectives 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.

Context 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.

UN Women cooperation with UNV has established a Special programme Initiative , aiming at engaging UN Volunteers to support UN Women and in particular the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign in the Republic of Moldova.

The selected UN Community Volunteer will assist the UN Women team in Moldova in: • Awareness, Advocacy and Outreach: Supporting UN Women and its implementing partners to organize local events, online campaigns, and use social media to amplify messages about ending violence against women. In addition, selected UN Community Volunteers will engage in community outreach, raising awareness and promoting messages.

Task description Under the direct supervision of UN Women Communication Specialist, the UN Community Volunteer will:

• Undergo training on processes and activities undertaken by UN Women under the 16 Days of Activism against GBV campaign. • Assist UN Women’s implementing partners to organize local events such as marches, panel discussions, or other outreach activities that raise awareness of violence against women and girls at the community level, in line with the implementing partners planned activities. • Assist in amplifying messages about ending violence against women through social media campaigns managed by UN Women 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 UN Women 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.

Skills and experience • Voluntary service, community engagement, or work experience can be considered in lieu of any formal education; • Skills in community development; • Basic usage of computer and office applications; • Good communication skills; • Basic English language skills are desired.

Languages requirements in all localities except Comrat: Romanian, Level: Fluent, Required English, Level: Basic, Desirable Russian, Level: Fluent, Desirable

Languages requirements in Comrat: Russian, Level: Fluent, Required English, Level: Basic, Desirable Romanian, Level: Fluent, Desirable

Required education level Secondary education

Volunteerism is understood as a wide range of activities undertaken of free will, for the general public good, for which monetary reward is not the principal motivating factor.

Living conditions and remarks This is a volunteer assignment, not employment. By sharing your time, energy, and talents, you can support communities in need and become part of something greater than yourself — a global movement for peace, development, and humanitarian aid. Volunteering strengthens trust, solidarity, and reciprocity among citizens, promoting a sense of belonging and purpose.

• If the selected UN Community Volunteer is required to travel or attend specific events, travel and daily meal expenses will be covered by the Host Entity.
• Upon successful completion of the assignment, UN Community Volunteer will receive a UNV Certificate of Service.
• The UN Volunteer will receive UNV-provided CIGNA medical insurance coverage for the duration of the assignment.
• There will be no payment, stipend, or any allowances.

Please register and complete your profile at UNV platform: https://app.unv.org/ and apply by November 2 using these links:

Hincesti https://app.unv.org/opportunities/1784888021263990

Balti https://app.unv.org/opportunities/1784888021263997

Cahul https://app.unv.org/opportunities/1784888021263991

Ungheni https://app.unv.org/opportunities/1784888021263938

Telenesti https://app.unv.org/opportunities/1784888021263999

Nisporeni https://app.unv.org/opportunities/1784888021263993

Soroca https://app.unv.org/opportunities/1784888021263996

Comrat https://app.unv.org/opportunities/1784888021264000

Calarasi https://app.unv.org/opportunities/1784888021263994

Singerei https://app.unv.org/opportunities/1784888021263995

Stefan Voda https://app.unv.org/opportunities/1784888021263998