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x2 Volunteers Required: Volunteer Community Communication and Administration Support Vacancies at UNDP

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x2 Volunteers Required: Volunteer Community Communication and Administration Support Vacancies at UNDP

Description of assignment title: Volunteer Community Communication and Administration Support
Assignment country: Türkiye
Expected start date: Invalid Date
Sustainable Development Goal: Quality education
For how many hours per week will the volunteer be required? 16-20
Host entity: UNDP Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development
Type: Online
Duration: 12 weeks
Number of assignments: 6
Deadline: 30 September 2024

Mission and objectives

The UNDP is hiring a volunteer for the vacancy available. x2 Volunteers are required as Volunteer Community Communication and Administration Support for the vacancies available at UNDP. The Frontier Tech Leaders Programme is a joint initiative of UNDP Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development (ICPSD) SDG AI Lab and UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries and supported by the Government of Türkiye. The Frontier Tech Leaders Programme aims to raise a new generation of tech specialists to strengthen local capacities and develop digital solutions for the LDCs (Least Developed Countries) towards achieving the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). Furthermore, the initiative will inspire young people as well as promote gender equality, encouraging women to pursue tech education and careers.

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Context

Frontier Tech Leaders: another global cohort of Machine Learning Bootcamp starts in September. The volunteer is expected to support the training coordinator and course guides during the live training sessions by moderating. Also, they are expected to provide support for the tasks related to community members, such as tracking student progress, making announcements, communicate with the students, collect homework and projects, etc.

Task description

The Community Communication and Administration Support Volunteer are expected to: -Support the team throughout the training (September-December). -Support FTL Local Chapter Trainings and volunteer teams. -Moderate live 15-20 training sessions (Evening sessions during the weekdays and morning sessions on the weekend). -Support the FTL community by communicating with the members via Discord and other channels. -Dedicate sufficient time for the interaction with students. -Track student progress. -Collect homework and projects.

Requirements

Minimum a senior year student, ideally a bachelor’s degree in social sciences or in a relevant field; or computer science or in a relevant field. -Community experience. -Experience in tools such as: Discord, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Office and Coursera. strong communication skills. strong verbal and written English skills. -Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence knowledge is an asset.

Languages

English, Level: Working knowledge, Required

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Inclusivity statement

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender and care-protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combating 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.