SDG 4 & 7: The Norton Library Expansion with SimukaAfrica.org

UNDP - United Nations Development Programme


JOB DESCRIPTION

Organization Mission

To make this campaign a success, we are also seeking passionate and skilled tech volunteers who can lend their expertise to support various aspects of our program. Whether you are a software developer, IT professional, digital marketer, web designer, or anyone with tech-related skills, your contribution can play a pivotal role in ensuring that our campaign achieves its goals. Arts professionals are vital to establish art education outreach as well. We also seek volunteers with SDG 7 experience to assist us with attaining solar power for The Norton Library, which is subject to blackouts due to unstable electricity and low connectivity. Any professional with a sincere love of reading, books, and libraries should apply as volunteer advocate and mentor roles are available. Our youth learn best when provided with examples of excellence and mentors in All Fields.

Context

Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) focuses on education and aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.” Our campaign seeks to emphasize reading, digital literacy, arts education and utilizing the arts for self-care in areas where mental health services are unavailable. By fusing the arts with this process, we have seen a dramatic increase in interest and sincerity among participants.

This will be achieved through sharing animated videos, Canva graphics and original content on popular social media platforms such as YouTube, Twitter (X), Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook. Highlighting the importance and urgency of facilitating the fulfillment of SDGs 4 will be achieved using social media. The Online Volunteers will also participate in setting up Zoom sessions for art, education and/or art therapy exercises.

Key Responsibilities

The task involves extensive content creation promoting Reading, Digital Literacy, Responsible Social Media Usage, Arts Education and the establishment of regular Zoom classes involving all these areas. Generated Content will be shared on YouTube and other social media platforms (Twitter-X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Facebook). The 2 target age groups for our social media campaigns are youth/young adults ages 13-21 and adults. Content should have universal appeal and be suitable to present a UN-Affiliated NGO.

Required Skills and Experience

1) Candidates with a degree and/or background in Education, Psychology, Mental Health, Art Therapy, Social Work, Social Science and Clean Energy are strongly encouraged to apply.

2) The task requires volunteers with mandatory experience in social media campaigns, including graphic design experience with Canva, Adobe and similar programs. Zoom, Google Meet and Whatsapp proficiency is also mandatory.

3) Recruits with videography experience are in high demand at this time.

4) Recruits adept at article creation and editing are in high demand at this time.

5) Recruits with experience with virtual educational instruction, particularly involving the Arts, Literature, Mental Health and/or Peer Support, are encouraged to apply.

6) Basic technical skills needed to be an Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) Arts volunteer: Proficiency in programming languages like Python, understanding of machine learning concepts and algorithms, data handling and analysis abilities, and knowledge of AI frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch. Other qualifying experience includes Midjourney, ChatGPT and similar programs. In addition, having curiosity to learn new things and explore new arenas would be an added benefit.

7) Candidates with professional experience supervising youth-led and/or creative communities, groups and programs are strongly encouraged to apply.

8) Candidates with creative experience, degrees and/or portfolios in any field of the Arts are strongly encouraged to apply.

9) Candidates with experience regarding fundraising, grant writing, publicity, public relations and online campaigns are strongly encouraged to apply.


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