Editorial Support for Youth Unit's Annual Newsletter on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

Details

Mission and objectives

Youth Co:Lab positions young people front and center in order to solve the region’s most pressing challenges. Co-created in 2017 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Citi Foundation, Youth Co:Lab aims to establish a common agenda for countries in the Asia-Pacific region to empower and invest in youth, so that they can accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through leadership, social innovation and entrepreneurship. Youth Co:Lab has been implemented in 25 countries and territories across Asia Pacific: Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong (SAR), Indonesia, India, Japan, Malaysia, the Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor Leste, Vanuatu and Viet Nam.

Context

The Leave No One Behind principle is premised on the idea that the SDGs can be successfully implemented only with the inclusion of all segments of society, including governments, civil society organisations (CSOs), women, youth, indigenous people and the private sector. UNDP and its partners believe that youth have the potential to be leaders, to create inclusive societies and the ability to reach the most vulnerable and marginalised. Youth can make a positive difference by taking on the challenges laid out in the 2030 Agenda through social innovation, mobilising their peers and communities, and creating adaptive and innovative solutions. Therefore, Youth Co:Lab is preparing this newsletter on DEI, capturing and highlighting UNDP's work on DEI in 2022.

Task description

UNDP BRH Youth Unit is looking for an experienced Online Volunteer possessing editorial skills to support the creation of the annual newsletter on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) using Sway. The Online Volunteer is expected to support in editing stories, articles and other communication materials provided by the BRH Youth Unit, and coordinate the newsletter content creation. The final product (newsletter) will be around 20 pages, including graphics. and photos provided by BRH Youth Unit. The volunteer is expected to support selecting and editing around 10 stories and draft a short write-up of 100-150 words for each story. Here is an example of the 2021 newsletter: https://sway.office.com/vnpk6HY7hwrDJRsi?ref=email By working together with the Youth Unit, the volunteer will have the chance to have a better understanding of inclusion, DEI, UNDP's frontier work on LNOB and UNDP county office-level programmes. This newsletter will also directly contribute to and guide the design of Youth Unit's LNOB Programme design.