Task description: The national Youth UN Volunteer will contribute to and support the Human Resources team's efforts on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion across the talent lifecycle; while also help programme's understand the issues and opportunities on promoting disability inclusive programming. Under the direct supervision of Human Resources Officer, the UN Volunteer Human Resources Assistant will undertake the following tasks:
- Building on UNICEF global initiatives, contribute to the development of concepts related to diversity and inclusion, to identify pressing gaps and integrate perspectives from multiple groups.
- Gathers, support with the analysis to understand barriers towards diversity, equity, and inclusion — including in programmes that seek to deliver equitable services. Researches and develops metrics and evaluation processes to assess the effectiveness of DEI initiatives; and identifies and maps current and potential programmatic entry points.
- Support the team in conducting research and analysis on best practices and stays up to date on what other UNICEF offices and external organizations are doing in areas relevant to diversity, equity and inclusion and what levels of success the various program aspects are reaching.
- Provide support to the talent outreach efforts, in identifying talent sources for underrepresented groups. Support HR team on ensuring sourcing materials such as advertisements are accessible to everyone and provide suggestions on how to improve. - Assists in organizing learning sessions/workshops and events on DEI. Develop, source, and circulate creative and interactive DEI content that invites office wide dialogue and continuous learning.
- Support the team on establishing a clear mechanism for implementation and monitoring of reasonable accommodation requests.
- Perform other tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

Required Experience: 1 years of experience in relevant area and demonstrated interest in and/or knowledge of broad range of human resources areas, e.g., staffing, training, and development.
• Drive to be a change agent in DEI and commitment to effecting change across divergent groups.
• Good quantitative and qualitative analytical skills and able to contribute to the team. Ability to take initiative; use sound judgement and discretion when working with sensitive or confidential data and information.
• Good interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of internal & external partners.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel.
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word among others), email and internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment.
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines; Have affinity with or interest in UNICEF's work, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN system.
Required Languages: Turkish (mother tongue) and English (working knowledge)

National UN Youth Volunteer in Ankara: Volunteer Living Allowance (per month): USD 980, disbursing in Turkish Lira Entry lump sum (one-time payment): USD 400 Exit allowance: USD 100 per contract service month (upon successful completion of the assignment) Health, dental, life and disability insurance: Cigna Private Insurance (including eligible dependents) Annual leave: 2.5 days accrued per calendar month and uncertified sick leave: 7 days for 12 months Free access to different learning platforms and UN & UNV network