Young Sciences & Environment Recovery Advocates for Sudan (UNESCO)

United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

Sudan 🇸🇩

General

Description of assignment title

Young Sciences & Environment Recovery Advocates for Sudan

Assignment country

Sudan

Expected start date

Invalid Date

Number of Assignments

1

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

16 – 20 hours per week

Host entity

UNESCO SDN

Modality

Online

Duration

12 weeks

Sustainable Development Goal

13. Climate action

Details

Mission and objectives

UNESCO Khartoum was established in December 2006 to address sharing vision programs for Sudan as road map for achieving the prosperity of Sudanese people hopes during in line with biennial sectorial priorities and medium-term strategy, and to assist Sudan in post-conflict and disaster situations, concentrating its efforts to help avoid the recurrence of conflicts by addressing their root causes and to ensure recovery and development to prepare the new generation for the challenges of the 21st century.

Context

The ongoing conflict in Sudan has significantly impacted access to safe drinking water and the destruction of key dams and further threatened water and energy security. The conflict has also severely affected Sudan’s protected areas, including Biosphere Reserves, increasing environmental pressure. The conflict has also displaced scientists, disrupted research, and damaged the majority of key scientific institutions such as Sudanese Universities and research institutions. In light of the severity of the situation, the UNESCO Director-General has initiated the development of an Emergency Programme covering all relevant areas of its mandate, with priority attention to women and girls. One of the key objectives of the Programme is (Protecting the environment and building the resilience of the Science Sector): Strengthening water resources preservation, preventive conservation of protected areas

Task type

(Targeted) advocacy campaigns

Task description

Within scope of the UNESCO’s Emergency Programme for Sudan related to (Protecting the environment and building the resilience of the Science Sector); the UNESCO Sudan is looking for Online Volunteers to work under the management of the Head of Sciences Unit/Natural Sciences Specialist at UNESCO Sudan Office with the following responsibilities: Develop communication materials (three social media posts with captions, and three infographic).

Assignment requirements

Required experience

1. Good Analytical, organizational and project management skills 2. Good written and oral communication skills 3. Good drafting skills with ability to produce high-quality reports, proposals/concept notes 4. Experience in Climate and Environment 5. Within Youth Age Group (25 to 35 years old)

Languages

Arabic, Level: Fluent, Desirable English, 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

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8 days remaining

Apply by 6 August, 2026

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IHE Delft - MSc in Water and Sustainable Development