Job Description

Details:

Mission and objectives:

Universal versatile society is a non-political, non-communal and nonprofit making, non-governmental voluntary social organization registered under Societies Registration Act-XXI of 1860 with Registration No. Maha/514/05/Akola on dated 30/06/2005 by the authority of Govt. of Maharashtra\xe2\x80\x99s Asstt. Registrar of Societies, Akola Region - India.

Our Mission: \xe2\x80\x98Dedicate to serve the community, nation and world by connecting the donors with community-based projects, coordinate the available resources and expertise to promote sustainable development in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals.\xe2\x80\x99

Objectives of the organization:
1. To promote socially, culturally, economically, and/or ecologically sustainable goals through our advocacy projects and transform a village Nagthana into eco village.
2. To save the life of farmers in Vidarbha by serving them through Mental Health Project in 128 villages.
3. To reset the agro-economy of rural Vidarbha through deployment of regenerative agriculture practices which further facilitate marketing of produce through \xe2\x80\x98Family Farmer\xe2\x80\x99 project.
4. To encourage learning in local environment by rejuvenate public schools through digitalization and Project Based Learning concept which ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote learning opportunities for all.
5. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
6. To utilize the potential of women in society and empower them through education and involving them in community development mission.

Context:

Our organization is UNEP and UNCCD accredited organization having special consultative status with UN ECOSOC. We are working to address SDG 12, 13, 14, 15 and 17. For a long time, we have been publishing \'Weekly World Climate Change News\' and now we are extending our reach to also cover information on United Nation SDGs.

Through weekly news, the project aims to raise awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals and update the general public on the actions taken worldwide to reach the goals. It is crucial to raise awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for several reasons such as Mobilizing Action, Creating a Sense of Ownership, Fostering Accountability, Leveraging Resources and Shaping Policies and Priorities.

It is imperative to raise awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals in order to foster individual and collective responsibility, drive action, promote accountability, and mobilize resources toward the SDGs. Ultimately, it contributes to a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable future for all by empowering individuals, shaping policies, and encouraging collaboration.

Task type:

Communication and social media

Task description:

Through this collaboration, Online Volunteers will produce content that informs and engages readers on Sustainable Development Goals. The tasks would include:

1. Research and Analysis:
Stay up to date and collect information on the latest developments, trends, and challenges related to the SDGs. Conduct thorough research on specific goals or topics and analyze relevant data and reports to gather accurate information.

2. Finding stories:
Identify newsworthy stories, success stories, case studies, and initiatives that highlight progress, innovations, and challenges related to the SDGs. Explore local, national, and international sources to uncover stories that are relevant and impactful.

3. Content creation:
On the basis of research and analysis making the best possible content suitable to publish on YouTube/Instagram/Facebook/LinkedIn. If content is demanding voiceover, appearance on screen and video editing this needs to be considered.

4. Publishing the content:
Content thus created need to be uploaded weekly on given social media channel. Admin access will be provided.

6. Audience Engagement:
Communicate with readers via comments and social media (on behalf of Universal Versatile Society according to our guideline).

For news writing, the UN News sources will be provided, they need to collect top 7 trending stories of the week, which can be further sent to content creation team which includes anchoring, interviews, field reporting, video editing, etc.

This will be weekly task and selected online volunteers are required to follow the deadlines very strictly. All the selected 4 online volunteers would work on above mentioned task on weekly basis.

Requirements:

Candidates are expected to be well-skilled in social media management, content writing, video editing and public speaking. Preference will be given to the candidates having experience in social media influence.

Work Hours: 1 - 5 hours per week

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