Data Visualization and Storytelling

Host entity: UNWomen

Application deadline: 21/10/2026

Mission and objectives

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
To strengthen the accessibility and use of data and evidence, UN Women develops a wide range of knowledge products, including regional SDG Gender Snapshots, research studies, violence against women data products, policy briefs, fact sheets and advocacy materials. Effectively communicating findings from these products is essential to ensuring that gender data informs policies, programmes and public discourse.

Assignment context

UN Women ECARO seeks an Online UN Volunteer on Data Visualization and Storytelling to support the transformation of complex gender data, statistics and research findings into engaging, audience-friendly visual content. During the assignment period, the Volunteer will also support the visual development of UN Women's regional 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign. The campaign will be anchored around a data-driven "Justice Funnel" concept that visualizes the progression from the prevalence of violence against women to reporting, investigation, prosecution, conviction and other justice outcomes, helping communicate barriers women face in accessing justice across Europe and Central Asia.

The Volunteer will work under the guidance of the Regional Gender Statistics Specialist and Communications Analyst, and in collaboration with the Online UNV on Data Analysis, to help increase the visibility, accessibility and impact of gender data and evidence across Europe and Central Asia.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the Regional Gender Statistics Specialist and Communications Analyst, the Online UN Volunteer will:

• Develop engaging data visualizations and communication products, including in-fographics, charts, data cards, and visual summaries.
• Support the design and visual development of the regional 16 Days of Activism campaign's Justice Funnel concept, including infographics, digital assets, social media content and advocacy materials.
• Support the visual communication of findings from regional SDG Gender Snap-shots, Women Count initiatives, violence against women data products and other thematic reports.
• Transform complex statistics and evidence into clear, accessible and visually com-pelling content tailored to different audiences and platforms, including social me-dia and website.
• Support other related data visualization and storytelling tasks as required.


Deliverables:
• Data visualization products developed from UN Women gender data and knowledge products.
• Country-adaptable templates and visual assets for Justice Funnel products.
• Social media graphics and digital assets supporting gender data advocacy and awareness-raising efforts.
• Recommendations and examples of innovative approaches to presenting gender data and evidence in accessible formats.

Skills and experience

Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, information design, communications, data journal-ism, data visualization, social sciences, or any other related field.

Experience:
• Minimum 1 years of experience in data visualization, graphic design, digital communi-cations, data storytelling, information design or related fields.
• Experience using data visualization and design tools such as Flourish, Datawrapper, In-fogram, Canva, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Figma, or similar platforms.
• Experience in gender equality, women’s empowerment, sustainable development or so-cial development issues is considered an asset.
• Previous volunteer, academic, internship or professional experience with UN agencies, international organizations, government institutions, research organizations or develop-ment partners is considered an asset.


Language:
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required.
• Knowledge of Russian is an asset.

Full eligibility requirements, conditions of service and application instructions are available on the official UNV platform.