Job description

Mission and objectives

UNICEF was established in 1946 to supply emergency relief to millions of children suffering in the aftermath of World War II. The organization still functions to ease the suffering of millions of children in emergency situations across the world. UNICEF also focuses on the protection and promotion of child rights, working for the survival, protection, education and healthy development of every child.

UNICEF has worked in Jordan since 1952 to promote and protect the rights of children. In the following decades, significant progress has been achieved for children. Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in 2013, UNICEF has significantly increased its operation to respond to the challenges faced by both refugee children and those in the communities where they live.

Building on the lessons learned from this emergency response, UNICEF Jordan moved to a vulnerability approach in 2018 - supporting interventions that target the most vulnerable children in the country, regardless of their nationality.

Context

UNICEF Jordan Country Office (JCO) is currently in the fourth year of its Country Programme Cycle (2023–2027), a period marked by continuous efforts to support targeted interventions and mainstreaming in gender equality and adolescent girl empowerment across programming and institutional work. Guided by a Gender & Disability Action Plan (2025-27) and a Gender Programmatic Review (completed in October 2025), JCO has invested in building gender capacity, establishing a well-staffed team, and aligning its interventions with UNICEF’s global Gender Action Plan (GAP 2022–2025), the Strategic Plan (2022–2025), and positioned itself for alignment to the current UNICEF Strategic Plan (2026–2029) and Gender Equality Plan (2026-29). UNICEF JCO needs to continue to strengthen a robust knowledge management system as a core strategy to advance its work on gender and disability inclusion. UNICEF JCO is looking for a young volunteer, passionate for gender equality and inclusion outcomes, willing to learn and develop, with strong documentation and communication skills.

Additional Information:

National UN Associate Volunteers in Jordan are entitled to (short-term benefit package applies for this assignment):

• Monthly Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) at the amount of JOD 916.06;

• Insurance coverage for service-incurred accidents

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the International Gender Programme Specialist or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the National UN Volunteer Gender Knowledge Management Assistant will undertake tasks in the following key areas:

1) Strengthen Gender and Disability Team Documentation and Communication work:

o Collate and maintain AI-generated monthly Gender & Disability focal point meetings and upload in SharePoint knowledge repository.

o Maintain documentation of case studies on Gender and Disability work in development and humanitarian context (including UNICEF and

implementing partner work).

o Support editing, formatting, and documentation of knowledge products.

o Support organizing and documentation of internal Brown Bag and staff capacity building sessions in gender and disability.

o Document external gender related training and/or advocacy work undertaken by the Gender and Disability team e.g., Women-led CSOs training.

o Update and maintain the Jordan Country Office Gender and Disability SharePoint site.

o Assist in producing flyers, visibility materials for internal and external dissemination, as required.

o Assist in strengthening the Jordan country office public website with Communication and Gender and Disability Team.

o Assist in convening internal and external technical meetings, including logistics and administrative work.

o Undertake any other knowledge management task assigned by the supervisor.

2) Map, collate and co-create gender equality and disability knowledge products for internal and external dissemination:

o Assist in identifying evidence-based good practice programming on gender responsive and transformative programming.

o Assist in the knowledge management of technical gender programming work, undertaken by various programme sectors.

o Assist in producing evidence-based knowledge products together with the Gender and Disability Team. e.g., technical briefs, checklists in

user-friendly formats.

application deadline is on 02 August 2026

Skills

Age

18 - 80

Required experience

1 month

Nationality

Candidate must be a national, legal resident or hold refugee status in the country of assignment.

Assignment requirements

Relevant experience

1 month

Languages

English, Level: Fluent, Required

Arabic, Level: Fluent, Required

Required education level

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, International Development, Gender Studies, Disability Studies, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Knowledge Management, Public Administration, or another relevant field.

Competencies and values

• Accountability and Integrity

• Adaptability and flexibility

• Creativity

• Planning and organising

• Professionalism

• Self-management

Skills and experience

1 month and up to 3 years of relevant work in assisting with documentation, digital communication, and dissemination work through volunteering and/ or paid job.

• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills.

• Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing.

• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development.

• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel.

• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, among others), email, and internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment.

• Self-motivated, ability to work; ability to work with tight deadlines.

• Sound security awareness.

• Have affinity with or interest in gender and inclusion, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN system.

Area(s) of expertise

Communication, advocacy, public information, Community development