
VNU Communautaire Appui à l’Engagement des Jeunes / Natitingou
Category | Grade:Volunteer | UNVDeadline:3 Aug 2026Job ID:1784888021270803Posted on:20 Jul 2026
Overview
The community volunteer mobilizes adolescents and young people around UNICEF platforms and field campaigns in northern Benin, strengthens youth organizations, supports digital learning and employability initiatives, and tracks community action, inclusion and child-mobility needs.
Department: Youth Engagement Hub
Languages
Required: French
Desired: English, Relevant local language
Job Areas
- Education, Training & Capacity Building
- Programme & Project Management
Minimum Experience
2 years
Salary
USD 213,466.66–50 / monthly
Responsibilities
- Mobilize young people for U-Report, YOMA and UNICEF initiatives
- Support field campaigns and community outreach
- Build youth organizations’ mobilization and awareness capacity
- Monitor U-Report community actions and training needs
- Facilitate digital learning spaces in local schools
- Support youth employability and girls’ leadership programmes
- Collect data on child mobility and separated children
Requirements
- Secondary-school baccalaureate
- At least two years of experience in social mobilization, youth engagement, community activities or a related field
- Knowledge of Benin’s social, cultural, political and economic context
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Residence in the assignment department or commune
- French proficiency
Skills
Youth engagementSocial mobilizationCommunity programme monitoringCapacity buildingDigital inclusionField data collection
Tools
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft SharePointU-ReportYOMA
Additional info
- National full-time Community UN Volunteer assignment for an initial three months
- Official title and task supervision identify Natitingou; structured source metadata also references Cotonou and the Parakou field office