Outreach UN Women 16 Days Campaign to End Violence Against Women and Girls

Host entity: UNWomen

Areas of expertise: Communication, advocacy, public information

Application deadline: 10/11/2026

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.

Assignment context

From 25 November to 10 December 2026 mark the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-based Violence, under the global theme: “UNiTE to End Violence Against Women and Girls: Ensure Justice, Protect Survivors, End Impunity”.

In the Arab States, the regional campaign will translate the global theme into a simple public-facing question: And Then? وبعدين؟ The campaign will look beyond the occurrence of violence to what happens next - whether survivors can access protection and support, whether justice is available, whether accountability follows, and what role institutions, communities, partners and individuals can play in ending impunity.

The key objective of the assignment is to expand the reach and engagement of the “And Then? – وبعدين؟” regional campaign by mobilizing a network of online volunteers from the Arab States region to share UN Women campaign content on their personal social media accounts during the 16 Days of Activism. Online volunteers play a key role in carrying these messages to wider audiences across the region and in sparking conversation among their own networks and communities.

Guidelines for volunteers
1. Use only the content, captions and hashtags provided in the campaign toolkit or align original posts with the campaign key messages.
2. Use the official campaign hashtags: [#16Days #AndThen #وبعدين – to be confirmed].
3. Do not share personal stories or identifying information of survivors, and do not alter campaign visuals or UN Women logos.
4. Do not engage with hostile or abusive comments. Report any online harassment linked to the campaign to the UN Women focal point.
5. Posts should remain public for the duration of the campaign so they can be verified.

Task description

Under the guidance of the UN Women Regional Office for Arab States Communications and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) units, volunteers will:

Before the campaign (onboarding):
1. Attend a short online orientation session (or review the onboarding briefing note, to be confirmed) on the campaign, its key messages and the social media guidelines.
2. Familiarize themselves with the campaign toolkit available on Trello (visuals, statistics, captions, hashtags) as well as UN Women mandate.

25 November to 10 December 2026:
1. Daily amplification: Repost the UN Women 16 days campaign posts published each day of the 16 days on one or more of Platforms.
2. Pick a statistic and\or data information from the UN Women 16 days campaign available on Trello. Upload it to any of their social media accounts.
3. Pick one of the social media captions available on Trello. Upload it to any of your social media accounts.
4. Each volunteer is expected to post a minimum of one post every day.

Applicable Platforms: Instagram, LinkedIn, X, Threads and Facebook.


After the campaign:
1. At the end of the 16 Days, the Volunteer is expected to share a short summary report for their posts: number of posts published, platforms used, and available reach/engagement figures (e.g. views, impressions, likes, shares, comments), together with their approximate number of followers per platform. The report shall also include screenshots of their posts: at least 5 reposts from the daily campaign content, 1 data post, 1 caption post, and evidence.
3. Await approximately 2-3 weeks for your UNV certificate to be available on the UNV platform.

Skills and experience

- Have understanding of UN SDGs and human rights principles, as well as gender equality; interest in ending violence against women and girls.
- Active personal social media account(s) on at least one of the listed platforms, and good knowledge of how they work.
- Have access to an internet connection
- Speak one or more of the following languages: Arabic, English, with French as asset.

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