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Mission and objectives
Founded in 1948, WHO is the United Nations agency that connects nations, partners and people to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable – so everyone, everywhere can attain the highest level of health.
Context
World Immunization Week, celebrated annually during the last week of April, is a global initiative launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed at promoting the importance of vaccination worldwide. This year’s campaign theme, ‘Immunization for all is humanly possible,’ highlights the successes of vaccination over the past 50 years and seeks to further raise awareness of the importance of vaccination for public health. In Tanzania, the health situation remains fragile, with recurrent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, polio and other epidemic diseases. Challenges include insufficient vaccination coverage rates, limited health infrastructure, and hard-to-reach populations. In this context, WHO Tanzania, in collaboration with UNV, is launching an online awareness campaign to strengthen vaccination coverage in Niger.
Task type
Communication and social media
Task description
We are seeking 500 experienced and creative online volunteers to support our communication team in developing a digital campaign aimed at informing and engaging the population on the benefits of vaccines and the importance of preventive vaccination in combating infectious diseases. Online volunteers will play a crucial role in disseminating awareness messages, informing the public about the importance of vaccination, and combating misinformation on social media. Through this campaign, WHO Tanzania aims to increase the effectiveness of its vaccination campaigns at the national level by mobilizing a large number of volunteers and thereby ensuring broader and more effective vaccination coverage. Online volunteers will receive the necessary guidance and resources to develop the campaign on social media, depending on needs and availability. NOTE: Online Volunteers may not create unauthorized content using the UNICEF logo, name, or visual identity. Online Volunteers may not alter messaging, provide incorrect information about vaccines, or misinterpret technical content Online Volunteers are not authorized to produce original campaign content on behalf of UNICEF. User-generated content must not include UNICEF branding or imply official endorsement. Only campaign-approved materials should be disseminated. Online Volunteers should not engage in debates, political discussions, or respond to hostile comments on behalf of UNICEF.
Assignment requirements
Required experience
Candidates should have prior experience in awareness campaigns, community dialogue facilitation, and social mobilization, as well as in delivering modular sessions on behavior change. Excellent communication and writing/editing skills are required. Good knowledge of online marketing tools and channels (such as WhatsApp, X, Facebook, etc.) as well as experience in designing awareness/marketing tools is highly desirable.
Languages
English, Level: Fluent, Required Kiswahili, Level: Fluent, Required
Other information
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.
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, 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.
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How to Apply :
To apply for this job please visit app.unv.org.