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Volontaire communautaire — Urgence et résilience

UNICEFNatitingou, Benin
Category | Grade:Volunteer | UNVDeadline:3 Aug 2026Job ID:1784888021270804Posted on:20 Jul 2026
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Overview

The community volunteer supports UNICEF emergency and resilience operations in northern Benin, deploying relief supplies, joining field missions, strengthening community feedback and local communication, and reporting vulnerabilities so crisis, nutrition and vaccination activities respond to affected populations.

Department: Bureau de zone de Natitingou

Languages

Required: French

Desired: Ful/Fulani, Other local languages

Job Areas

  1. Emergency & Disaster Response
  2. Humanitarian Response

Minimum Experience

2 years

Salary

Monthly living allowance XOF 213,466.66 plus applicable UNV entitlements

Responsibilities

  • Support deployment of emergency and humanitarian supplies
  • Join field missions for UNICEF campaigns
  • Maintain safe community feedback and complaints mechanisms
  • Coordinate local communication and awareness activities
  • Monitor vaccination communication plans
  • Report community vulnerabilities during routine and crisis periods

Requirements

  • Secondary-school baccalaureate
  • At least two years of experience in social mobilisation, community or youth engagement, or implementation and monitoring of community activities
  • Knowledge of Benin’s social, cultural, political and economic context
  • Residence in the intervention department or municipality
  • French proficiency

Skills

Emergency field supportCommunity engagementAccountability to affected populationsRisk communicationVulnerability reportingRelief-supply deployment

Tools

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointSharePoint

Additional info

  • National full-time Community UN Volunteer assignment