National UN Volunteer Registration Assistant Nour Abdelhak, with UNHCR, counselling refugees and asylum-seekers at UNHCR reception centre in Cairo, Egypt.
© Amr Abdelazez & Mohamed Sabry, UNV 2018
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UN Volunteers are motivated and engaged SDG accelerators who make an impact during their assignments. Host entities can engage UN Volunteers in a flexible, fast and cost-effective way.
UNV provides operational capacity to deliver relevant talent solutions to meet your business needs globally.
UNV Talent Solutions (UN Volunteer categories)
UN Volunteer solutions for UN Partners (EN)
How can UNV support UN partners? (EN)
UN Volunteer Conditions of Service and policy documents
Transition Plan to Unified Conditions of Service for UN Volunteers (EN)
Unified Conditions of Service - 18 changes (EN)
Unified Conditions of Service changes FAQ (EN)
UN Expert Volunteer Policy Note (EN)
UN Volunteers deployments to H-Duty Stations (EN)
Security Policy Applicable to UN Volunteers (EN) & Infographic
Roles and Responsibilities for Host Entities (EN)
Descriptions of CIGNA insurance coverage:
- Medical, Life, Dismemberment and Malicious Act coverage for International UN Volunteers
- Medical, Life, Dismemberment and Malicious Act coverage for National UN Volunteers
- Life and dismemberment insurance flyer for National UN Volunteers (EN, FR, RU, ES)
- Life and dismemberment insurance flyer for International UN Volunteers (EN)
- Frequently asked questions provided by CIGNA on the novel coronavirus and insurance coverage
- CIGNA Post service coverage for additional six months (EN)
Incredibly Inclusive: Guidance on inclusive practices for volunteers with impairments / disabilities and inclusive groups. (EN)
Refer to these documents for an overview of proforma costs, benefits and allowances, and duty of care extended to UN Volunteers in line with UNV Conditions of Service.
Roles and Responsibilities of Host Entities - (EN)
Protection and Prevention Duty of Care for UN Volunteers - Infographic (EN)
COS Summary Infographics - National and Refugee UN Volunteers
UNV learning programmes for UN Volunteers (EN)
Proforma cost description for UN Volunteer assignments (EN)
2021 Proforma Cost estimates for national and international UN Volunteer assignment
2022 Proforma Cost estimates for national and international UN Volunteer assignment
Recruitment
Standard Description of Assignment Templates
- DOA International UN Specialist Volunteer (EN)
- DOA National UN Specialist Volunteer (EN)
- DOA (Nat & Intl) UN Youth Volunteer (EN)
- DOA (Nat & Intl) UN University Volunteer (EN)
- DOA UN Community Volunteer (EN)
- DOA UN Community Coordinator (EN)
- DOA International UN Expert Volunteer (EN)
- DOA National UN Expert Volunteer (EN)
- DOA Refugee UN Volunteer (EN)
- DOA assignments - Persons with Disabilities (PwD) (EN)
- Standard DOA for COVID-19 response
- Published DOA samples
UN Volunteer Direct Recruitment Template (EN)
Offline UN Volunteer Registration Form (EN)
UN Agencies Service Request form (Financial authorization required for recruitment)
(only for UN Agencies not using UMOJA)
• The first page is for non-Atlas Agencies – UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF, etc.
• The second page is ONLY for Atlas Agencies – UN Women, UNFPA, UNCDF, UNITAR and UNDP.
Managing (during assignment)
UN Volunteer Learning and Development Plan (EN)
Transition / End of Assignment
UN Agencies Service Request form (Financial authorization required for contract extension)
(only for UN Agencies not using UMOJA)
• The first page is for non-Atlas Agencies – UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF, etc.
• The second page is ONLY for Atlas Agencies – UN Women, UNFPA, UNCDF, UNITAR and UNDP.
Managing
Facilitate learning through experiences, exposure and education (PDFs)
Transitions
End of Assignment activities checklist: