Since the escalation of the war in February 2022, volunteers, war-affected communities, civil society organizations, and Ukrainian and international humanitarian workers have joined hands to support millions of people whose lives have been devastated by the ongoing war in Ukraine.
To support the UN system, UN Volunteers are deployed to serve onsite and as Online Volunteers to support the spillover of the crisis in the neighbouring countries of Republic of Moldova, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, and also in Bulgaria, Italy, Türkiye and Czechia where the migration crisis has elevated.
Two years into the war in Ukraine, more than 460 UN Volunteers have been mobilized for crisis and emergency. More than 220 of them directly engaged with the UN partners within Ukraine.
How to Deploy UN Volunteers
To start off the recruitment process, UNV only requires a Description of Assignment (DOA – also called Terms of Reference or TOR) and confirmation of funding.
DOA templates and other information are available online in our UN Partner Toolkit (see this page under “DOA, Templates and Forms).
Benefits and Entitlements of the UN Volunteers
UN Volunteers receive comprehensive benefits and entitlements package including monthly living allowance; relocation support; health, life, and permanent disability insurance; and family allowances, when relevant.
Fast and Flexible Talent Solutions
- Fastest solutions: 20 days for national (and Refugee) Volunteer Assignments, 30 days for international Volunteers Assignments.
- Onsite Categories: Expert, Specialist, Youth, University and Community Volunteers.
- Direct Recruitment Option: Possible to contract pre-identified talents without advertisement within 2 weeks.
- Enriched Talent Pool: More than 300,000 active candidates globally.
- Bulk recruitment: Fastest solutions for high-volume (direct or competitive) recruitments.
- Online Volunteers: UNV supports UN Partners without any cost through the Online Volunteering Platform. Immediate mobilization is possible in less than 48 hours even during crisis response. Online Volunteers are engaged on a task-based assignment in various areas of expertise.
Available UN Volunteer Profiles include:
- Crisis Response Coordination
- Cross-Border Humanitarian Aid Operations
- Refugee & Child Protection
- Humanitarian Affairs, Coordination, and Information Management
- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
- Food Safety and Nutrition, Livelihoods
- Health, Medical and Nursing Services,
- Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support. Social Work
- Communications, Knowledge Management, Public Information, And Reporting
- Logistics and Supply Management, Procurement
- Resource Mobilization, Partnership, and Donor Coordination
- Programme Implementation, Management, and Development
- Civil Engineering and Construction Supervision
- Administrative, Finance and Human Resources
- Learning & Capacity Building
- Other Areas
Estimated Proforma costs (USD) for UN Volunteer, Specialist, 6 months.
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Country |
International |
National |
|
Ukraine |
39,523 |
15,014 |
|
Moldova |
32,965 |
10,784 |
|
Romania |
30,960 |
13,911 |
|
Slovakia |
31,812 |
14,197 |
|
Poland |
32,050 |
17,480 |
|
Czechia |
33,141 |
16,699 |
|
Bulgaria |
31,549 |
12,551 |
For proforma cost on specific duration & and category Please visit: app.unv.org/calculator or reach out to UNV Focal Points.
Contact information for inquiries on UN Volunteers assignments
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UNV Ukraine Field Unit Yuriy Savko, UNV Country Coordinator yuriy.savko@unv.org Andriy Kolobov, Programme Support Associate andriy.kolobov@unv.org |
UNV Partnership & Mobilization Focal Points Poland, Hungary and Czechia Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria |
Online Volunteers bring innovation and diversity to UN entities without any cost
More than 450 Online Volunteers were requested by 15 UN agencies, governmental institutions, and eligible civil society organizations from 13 countries to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and neighbouring countries.
Read how Online Volunteers contribute to emergency response activities of UN agencies: