Online Volunteer with UN: Support Market Screening on global online/ digital volunteering platforms
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
UN Volunteers platform is offering an online volunteering opportunity with UNV Volunteer Solutions Section to Support Market Screening on global online/ digital volunteering platforms.
UNV plans to conduct a market analysis on the landscape of online/virtual/digital volunteering platforms. With an increasing demand for digital solutions, accelerated through the COVID-19 pandemic, the overall goal is to understand the overall trend and direction to better align the UNV Online Volunteering service. This will ensure UNV’s service offer stays stellar and remains relevant to the UN systems’ efforts towards peace and development. Therefore, through the scanning of regional and global relevant platforms and focus areas, such as operation, quality assurance, among others, these Online Volunteer assignments will support the market analysis and understanding of online/virtual/digital volunteering platforms.
Volunteer duration and working hours:
11-15 hours per week for 3 weeks.
Duties & responsibilities
Is seeking 2 Online Volunteers to support us in conducting a market screening of major online/virtual/digital volunteering platforms. To this end, the Online Volunteers are asked to:
- screen one assigned regional market regarding other platforms similar to the UNV Online Volunteerism,
- analyze identified platforms based on agreed parameters,
- add main information about identified platforms in a prepared document,
- additionally, focus on aspects of each platform per the agreed parameters. Each selected Online Volunteer will be assigned a specific region to scan and provided with an Excel file to add the identified platforms and information.
Eligibility criteria
- Required experience: Candidates should have knowledge of the region (Arab States, Asia Pacific, Europe/ CIS, East and South Asia, North America or Latin America/ Caribbean) and ideally are familiar with the regional volunteering landscape. In addition, previous experience in conducting mapping exercises or market analyses, preferred. Knowledge of any official UN language in addition to English is an asset.
- Languages: English, Level: Fluent, Required
About UN Volunteers:
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program contributes to sustainable human development through volunteerism worldwide.
Online volunteering allows organizations and volunteers to team up to address sustainable development challenges – anywhere in the world, from any device. Online volunteering is fast, easy – and most of all, effective.
Through the Online Volunteering service, UNV offers:
A global platform for organizations and online volunteers to connect.
An easy-search database of online volunteering opportunities.
Tools to manage volunteers’ and organizations’ online collaboration.
Access to online volunteering experiences, best practices and lessons learned.
The possibility for volunteers and organizations to expand their networks.
The advantage of the universal reach and neutrality of the United Nations.
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