Rapid deployment of experienced professionals with matching skills
The UNV programme maintains a roster of approximately 6,000 candidates with experience in a variety of development fields. The roster covers more than 160 professional categories including: project development, communications, administration, community development, demobilization & reintegration, disaster prevention, humanitarian and civil affairs, engineering, environment, HIV/AIDS, medicine, human rights, logistics, and election support.
UNV offers two types of volunteer modalities: international and national.
International UNV Volunteers
These UNV volunteers serve in countries other than their own. Apart from the areas of peace keeping, humanitarian assistance and UN-supported electoral processes, they are recruited considering their technical expertise and specialized inputs to development programmes, They come with an average age of 39 years, requisite professional skills, qualifications and five to 10 years experience. The duration of their assignments can be from six to 24 months. An international UNV volunteer can serve up to a maximum of eight years. Average processing time for international UNV volunteer recruitment is six to eight weeks.
National UNV Volunteers
They serve in their own country and support national capacity-building initiatives. They also facilitate local networking and exchange of information. The recruitment of national UNV volunteers is managed at the country level with guidance from UNV headquarters. The duration of each assignment ranges from three to 24 months. A national UNV volunteer can serve up to a maximum of four years. Average processing time for national UNV volunteer recruitment is four to six weeks.
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Technical and joint programmatic support
UNV supports through jointly funded projects with UN, government and other partners innovative pilot activities that demonstrate the added value of volunteerism for development and peace initiatives. In addition, it responds to requests from governments to help them set up national volunteer infrastructures, such as youth volunteer schemes or volunteer corps. More information on joint project development or accessing technical support can be obtained from the COT or relevant Programme specialist at UNV HQ.
Fully-funded UNV volunteers for strategic posts
UNV has access to fully-funded UNV volunteers whose associated costs are financed by the government of the volunteer's country of origin. In the Philippines, the government of Japan and Spain support three UNV posts in the country.
"Eyes and ears" of the community
UNV volunteers bring in more to a project than human resources. They tend to take strength-based, people-centered approaches, largely because the vast majority of UNV volunteers have many years of experience at the grassroots levels prior to becoming UNV volunteers. They are generally well accepted by their government counterparts and members of the community, and have established fruitful relationships with them despite challenges. The UNV volunteers are found to use inclusive approaches by bringing in more people into development dialogues, especially those who are marginalized, reducing social exclusion.
Online forum to access other volunteers worldwide.
UNV’s Online Volunteering service connects development organisations and volunteersworldwide and supports their effective collaboration. Volunteers do not travel or meet face to face. Instead, online volunteers can apply for and complete assignments entirely over the internet. Note that online volunteers can apply for and complete assignments entirely over the internet. Note that online volunteers are not UNV Volunteers and the requirements differ. The service is entirely cost free.
For more information visit:http://www.onlinevolunteering.org
Multi-facetted support to UNV volunteers throughout assignment
UNV COT, in close collaboration with the Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA), assists international UNV volunteers to obtain the 47 (a) 2 visa. It takes approximately four to six weeks to process the visa.
We assist UNV volunteers in contributing towards achieving the goals and objectives of the UNV programme. The volunteers also contribute to achieve the MDGs and build local capacity in the countries of assignment. We provide them a unique opportunity to develop their own professional and personal skills as well as to reinforce their commitment to volunteerism.
UNV COT makes every effort to visit all UNV volunteers at least once a year to monitor progress and performance, address any personal and professional issues, and assist the volunteer to come up with a viable solution. In addition, UNV COT takes proactive approaches to build up the volunteer's profile and their assignments through websites, press releases, and other media activities.