Description of assignment title：Project Coordination Officer
Assignment country：China
Duty stations：Beijing
Work location：On UN premises
Expected start date：01/08/2026
Duration：12 months
(with possibility of extension)Long-term benefits and allowances
Sustainable Development Goal：13. Climate action
Host entity：UNICEF
Modality：Onsite
Type：National
Volunteer category：Associate UCoS from Apr2026
Work schedule：Full-time
Number of Assignments：1
Details
Mission and objectives
UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children’s rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children. UNICEF insists that the survival, protection and development of children are universal development imperatives that are integral to human progress.
UNICEF and China have a long history of collaboration. In 1947, China became the first country in Asia to welcome a partnership with UNICEF, and our first programme provided emergency relief services to children. Between 1948 and 1951, our work in China included child feeding, as well as training to build capacity for maternal and child health care, sanitation and first aid. This training programme later influenced China's “barefoot doctor” rural healthcare system. Our partnerships in China resumed in 1979. Since that time, we have contributed to many of China's most significant developments for children.
Context
The UNICEF Child Health and Development Team is responsible for ensuring that every child survives, thrives and can grow to meet their full potential. In partnership with the Government, and in alignment with the national priorities outlined in The Healthy China 2030 plan, UNICEF invests in actions that directly and indirectly impact the health of women and children.
Under its new 5-year programme of cooperation, UNICEF is partnering with relevant government ministries including National Disease Control and Prevention Administration, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Education, and technical institutions to implement projects and advocate for actions that specifically address the environmental and climate change related health risks to children.
Task description
Under the direct supervision of Programme Officer, the UN Associate Volunteer will:
· Provide technical support on CEHI platform evaluation and improvement, including contribution to consultation, data analysis and documentation;
· Provide coordination support to the climate change and health project with the government partners, including supporting meetings and field missions;
· Support organizing relevant events, including the Global Conference on Children’s Environmental Health;
· Any other related tasks required or assigned by the supervisor.
Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:
· Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
· Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
· Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities.
· Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
· Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
· Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.
Eligibility criteria
Age：18 - 80
Required experience：1 month
Nationality：Candidate must be a national, legal resident or hold refugee status in the country of assignment.
Master's degree in Public Health, Environment, Climate, Medicine, International Development, or related fields.
Competencies and values
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://www.unicef.org/careers/get-prepared
UNICEF competencies required for this post are:
· Builds and maintains partnerships
· Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
· Drives to achieve results for impact
· Innovates and embraces change
· Manages ambiguity and complexity
· Thinks and acts strategically
· Works collaboratively with others
Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.
Skills and experience
· Extensive experience in Environment, Climate, Health or International Development fields is an asset.
· Demonstrated interest and/or experience in climate change and environmental health;
· Motivated to contribute towards peace and development and to serve others;
· Good interpersonal, networking and communication skills;
· Willingness to contribute and work as part of a team;
· Flexible and open to learning and new experiences;
· Respect for diversity and adaptability to other cultures, environments and living conditions;
· Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded;
· Excellent computer skills (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, social media, and others).
Area(s) of expertise
Development programmes
Driving license
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Other information
Volunteerism is understood as a wide range of activities undertaken of free will, for the general public good, for which monetary reward is not the principal motivating factor.
Living conditions and remarks
The duty station of the national UN Volunteer is located in Beijing. You can check full entitlements at the duty station at https://app.unv.org/calculator.
The complete UN Volunteer Conditions of Service is available at https://explore.unv.org/cos
As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials.
Inclusivity statement
United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.
Reasonable accommodation
UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for UN Volunteers with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process and afterwards in your assignment.
Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements
In addition to duty station-specific vaccine requirements, appointments are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the appointment. It does not apply to UN Volunteers who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their contracts.
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