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- Experience
- Location Not specified
Type: Online
For how many hours per week will the volunteer be required? 1 – 5
Number of Assignment: 2
Duration: 12 weeks
Host Entity: Noble Missions for Change Initiative
Description of Assignment Title: Contribute original articles to our blog
Sustainable Development Goal: Quality Education
Context
- As an organization, we work across several sectors and make small wins every day. This assignment will enable us to properly document these wins and carry our stakeholders along.
Task Description
- We are looking for two online volunteers to support us in writing at least two articles each every month for the next three months. The articles will focus on telling stories about our work and impact.
Required Experience
- Volunteers must have a very strong command of the English language.
- This task requires strong writing and editing skills.
- Familiarity or experience in the related tasks will be considered an advantage.
Language:
- English, Level: Working knowledge, Required.
Method of Application
Inclusivity Statement
- Please attach (or point us to) a short writing sample of yours in your application.
- United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals.
- We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics.
- As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.
Interested and qualified? Go to United Nations Volunteers (UNV) on app.unv.org to apply
