Support Content Creation, Digital Advocacy and Online Volunteer Coordination

Attention! Please note that this is an Online Volunteering assignment. It's a short-term, task-based and non-contractual remote assignment; Online Volunteers are not UN Volunteers and do not receive any allowance or entitlements as part of the Online Volunteer assignment but receive a certificate of appreciation after successful completion. In addition, UNV is not involved in the selection process or collaboration.

General

Description of assignment title

Support Content Creation, Digital Advocacy and Online Volunteer Coordination

Assignment country

Canada

Sustainable Development Goal

4. Quality education

Host entity

Action Lab For Development Association

Modality

Online

For how many hours per week will the volunteer be required?

6 - 10 hours per week

Number of Assignments

3

Duration

12 weeks

Advertisement end date

2026-11-13

Details

Mission and objectives

Action Lab for Development is dedicated to advancing education, food security, and advocacy to empower entrepreneurs, newcomers and promote creative economies in Canada. We envision a future where local innovators and newcomers have the resources to thrive through growth and development. Our mission includes five key objectives: We provide tools and opportunities for creative innovation and entrepreneurship, focusing on continuous improvement. We enable networking and training activities to connect entrepreneurs, institutions, and partners. We educate entrepreneurs and newcomers about fair business practices and social responsibility. We guide emerging entrepreneurs in understanding social and business ecosystems through essential skills and techniques. We encourage youth involvement in volunteering and ensure universal access to research and education by building digital platforms for community knowledge and supporting local ingenuity. Action Lab For Development was registered as an Extra-Provincial Corporation in Alberta-Canada in 2024, granted special consultative status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council in 2020, reflecting our commitment to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Our primary focus areas include: • Food Security • Advocacy • Education • These initiatives aim to positively impact local innovators, including newcomers in Canada who may be facing challenges related to integration into a new environment and starting life. Our research shows that access to education, particularly in social entrepreneurship, is a powerful tool for these individuals. It enables them to turn their experiences into practical solutions that benefit their communities.

Context

Action Lab For Development (ACTLAB) seeks three Online Volunteers to support digital content creation, advocacy activities and online volunteer coordination. Volunteers will undertake practical tasks while providing peer guidance to Digital Advocacy and Content Creation volunteers. Each volunteer will focus on a designated area of work under ACTLAB’s supervision.

Task type

Project management support

Task description

Task Description: Online Volunteer 1 – Content Writing and Editorial Support Task: Prepare and adapt written digital content using information and guidance provided by ACTLAB. Activities: • Draft or proofread a maximum of 2 social media captions or educational posts per week. • Adapt a maximum of 2 approved written content items per week for designated digital platforms. • Organise draft materials in the designated shared folder for ACTLAB staff review. Single Deliverable: One weekly editorial content package containing a maximum of 2 drafted or proofread captions or educational posts and 2 platform-adapted written items, as assigned, submitted for review and approval by ACTLAB staff. Task Description: Online Volunteer 2 – Campaign Activity Documentation Task: Document activities and participation associated with one specifically defined digital advocacy campaign. Activities: • Record a maximum of 3 assigned campaign documentation activities per week, such as recording campaign content links, documenting participation or updating campaign activity records. • Maintain an activity tracker recording completed activities, dates and relevant links. • Where specifically assigned, document proceedings of a maximum of 1 campaign-related webinar, conference or public event per week, lasting no more than 60 minutes. This excludes routine staff meetings and ongoing business-as-usual meetings. Single Deliverable: One weekly campaign documentation report containing the updated activity tracker and, where applicable, notes from one designated campaign-related webinar, conference or public event. The campaign, expected activities and any event requiring documentation must be identified in advance by ACTLAB staff. The volunteer will not coordinate other volunteers, supervise their work, provide organizational guidance or represent ACTLAB in general audience interactions. Task Description: Online Volunteer 3 – Digital Graphic Design Task: Create digital graphics for a specifically identified ACTLAB campaign using provided content, guidelines and visual requirements. Activities: • Design a maximum of 1-2 draft graphics per week for the designated campaign. • Organise the graphics and relevant source files in the designated shared folder. • Revise submitted graphics based on feedback from ACTLAB staff, within the stated weekly limit. Single Deliverable: One weekly graphic design package containing a maximum of 1-2 campaign graphics and their relevant source files, submitted to ACTLAB staff for review and approval before publication.

Assignment requirements

Required experience

Good communication, organisation, teamwork and time-management skills are required. An interest in digital advocacy, content creation or project administration is desirable. Familiarity with Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets and online meeting platforms is an asset. Graphic design or video-editing skills are beneficial. French is an advantage.

Languages

English, Level: Fluent, Required

Required education level

Bachelor's degree in No specific educational qualification is required. A background in communications, media, information technology, project management, social sciences or a related field is an asset. Relevant practical skills and experience may be considered in place of formal education.

Area(s) of expertise

Volunteer management and advocacy

Other information

Volunteerism

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.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy

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Fluent English; bachelor's degree in communications, media, IT, project management, social sciences or related field; good communication, organization, teamwork, time-management; familiarity with Google Drive, Docs, Sheets and online meeting platforms; French an advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• creating content
• documenting campaigns
• designing graphics

Skills & Tools

Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets

Job Details

• Category: Communications and Public Affairs
• Seniority: No Prior Experience Required
• Commitment: Volunteer
• Workplace: Remote — Canada
• Languages: English

About United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

A United Nations program that mobilizes volunteers for sustainable development. — Industry: Non-Profit Organizations and NGOs