Mission and objectives The UN Women Regional Communications team works across 32 countries and territories in Asia and the Pacific to make womenโs and girlsโ voices heard, challenge discriminatory gender norms, and communicate inclusive development outcomes. As the region prepares for Beijing+30, there is an urgent need to engage a new generation through youth-centred, disability-inclusive, and multilingual communications.
ContextThis position is a high-impact opportunity designed to align with Chinaโs โMedium and Long-Term Youth Development Plan (2016โ2025)โ and its renewed commitment under the Belt and Road Youth Development Initiative. These frameworks prioritize youth leadership in innovation, digital diplomacy, and sustainable developmentโparticularly through international cooperation. Hosted by UN Womenโs Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, this international UN University Volunteer assignment offers Chinese university students an unparalleled platform to contribute to gender-responsive and inclusive communications that leave no one behind. The selected youth volunteer will support the digital communications campaign โ For ALL Women and Girls and strategic outreach initiatives of UN Women throughout the final half of the year of the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), adopted in 1995 at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, with a focus on reaching diverse youth populations, including young persons with disabilities, through accessible content and equitable representation. The youth volunteer will play a supporting role in regional campaigns that engage young audiences across Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with a special focus on digital storytelling, media analytics, and gender data communicationโkey skills encouraged by Chinaโs youth policy agenda. By investing in this volunteer post, the Chinese Government will demonstrate leadership in promoting womenโs rights, regional youth cooperation, and the cultivation of future talent in multilateral institutionsโdelivering clear diplomatic and development dividends. The university volunteer will contribute to: - Regional storytelling that reflects the diversity of young peopleโs experiences - Accessible content development that is disability-friendly - Digital outreach that connects Chinese youth with the gender equality movement across Asia and the Pacific
Task DescriptionUnder the direct supervision of the Regional Communications Specialist, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks : - Support development of accessible content (e.g., image descriptions, subtitles, easy-read formats) for social media and web platforms. - Contribute to inclusive youth campaign planning, ensuring representation of young persons with disabilities. - Assist in collecting and promoting stories that spotlight diverse young women and girls across the region. - Engage in audience analysis to improve communications reach to underrepresented groups. - Assist in translating and adapting key messages in Mandarin for platforms like WeChat and Weibo of UN Women China if needs arise. - Assist in monitoring and reporting on youth and disability-inclusive engagement performance metrics. - Liaise with youth groups and university networks in China to promote volunteerism and digital inclusion.
Competencies and valuesโโ-โ Accountability - โAdaptability and Flexibility - โCommitment and Motivation - โCommitment to Continuous Learning - Communication - Creativity โโ- Ethics and Values - โIntegrity โโ- โKnowledge Sharing โโ- Technological Awareness - โWorking in Teams
Living conditions and remarksBangkok is a family-duty station with safe living conditions, excellent digital connectivity, and a culturally diverse environment. Volunteers will work in a supportive, international office that champions inclusivity and well-being. The city also provides accessible facilities for persons with disabilities and offers numerous opportunities for cross-cultural exchange and learning.