Founder Spotlight Content Writing Support

Description of assignment (DoA) details
Attention! Please note that this is an Online Volunteering assignment. It's a short-term, task-based and non-contractual remote assignment; Online Volunteers are not UN Volunteers and do not receive any allowance or entitlements as part of the Online Volunteer assignment but receive a certificate of appreciation after successful completion. In addition, UNV is not involved in the selection process or collaboration.
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United Nations Development Programme4 days ago
Founder Spotlight Content Writing Support
Rwanda
12 weeks
3
assignment(s)
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General
Description of assignment title
Founder Spotlight Content Writing Support
Assignment country
Rwanda
Expected start date
Invalid Date
Number of Assignments
3
For how many hours per week will the volunteer be required?
16 - 20 hours per week
Host entity
United Nations Development Programme
Modality
Online
Duration
12 weeks
Sustainable Development Goal

• Decent work and economic growth
  

Details
Mission and objectives
International Development
Context
timbuktoo Africa Innovation Foundation supports African founders to start, grow, and scale through programming, capital pathways, and a community of enrolled startups. The Foundation publishes regular founder spotlight features on its LinkedIn and Instagram channels to showcase enrolled startups, highlight founder stories, and build community visibility for the timbuktoo programme. These posts require consistent, well-researched written content that accurately represents each founder and their work.
Task description
We are looking for three online volunteer to support the production of written founder spotlight posts for the Foundation's social media channels. Each week, the online volunteer will be assigned one enrolled timbuktoo startup and will research and write one short-form founder spotlight post. Each spotlight will include: A 120–160 word written profile of the featured founder and their startup, drawn from publicly available sources and any background notes provided by the Foundation A short caption version (40–60 words) and carousel formatted for Instagram and LinkedIn. A additional online volunteer would source and edit video telling the founders story, including from any live stream, founder self-recorded videos and so on. The output of this assignment is 24 pieces of written content : 12 LinkedIn spotlight posts and 12 corresponding Instagram captions and Linked Carousels, delivered on a weekly rolling schedule across the 12-week period. The additional volunteers will focus on production on the videos of the founders bases on the research.
Assignment requirements
Required Experience
Strong English writing skills with experience producing short-form profiles, bios, or feature copy Ability to research individuals and organisations using publicly available sources Familiarity with LinkedIn and Instagram content formats Interest in African entrepreneurship, startups, or innovation ecosystems
Languages
English, Level: Fluent, Required
Other information
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