Review of Youth Artworks for UNODC Youth Crime Prevention Art Campaign

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), headquartered in Vienna Austria, is mandated to support Member States in preventing crime, strengthening criminal justice systems, and promoting the rule of law. As part of its efforts to advance evidence-based and youth-centred crime prevention, the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section of UNODC, together with its Advocacy Section, is implementing a global youth engagement initiative that empowers young people to become agents of positive change, with the slogan “Your Story Can Change the Path, Be Part of the Change”. The Global Youth Crime Prevention Art Campaign encourages young people worldwide to express their perspectives on crime prevention, community resilience, inclusion, and hope through creative artwork. The campaign aims to bring forward the voices of young people impacted by youth violence and crime, engage them in shaping effective prevention responses, and to highlight the importance of investing in evidence based, holistic and youth centered responses, based on real lived experiences. The campaign provides a platform for young people aged 18-29 years old, impacted by youth crime and violence to share their voices, perspectives, and creative expressions.

UNODC is seeking motivated Online Volunteers to support the review and selection of artwork submitted by young people from around the world for the Global Youth Crime Prevention Art Campaign under the “GameChangers” Initiative. The Online Volunteers will serve as members of a volunteer review panel, working independently assessing submissions according to established evaluation criteria and providing fair, objective, and constructive recommendations. Their contributions will help ensure a transparent and inclusive selection process that reflects the diversity, creativity, and perspectives of youth globally. UNODC will provide a short online orientation session, evaluation guidelines, scoring criteria, confidentiality requirements, and ongoing support throughout the assignment. All selected Online Volunteers will be required to attend a mandatory virtual orientation session before commencing the assignment.

The Online Volunteer will be asked to: - Review assigned artwork submissions (max 50) submitted by youth from different countries and regions - Translate short texts between 500 to 2000 words that are part of the submission from French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, or Arabic into English as needed. - Assess each submission against agreed evaluation criteria, including relevance to the campaign theme, originality, creativity, artistic quality, clarity of message, overall impact, as well as meeting the UN principles i.e. non-discrimination, equality and respect for diversity. - Complete standardized evaluation score sheets for each artwork within the agreed timeframe. - Provide brief written comments to support scoring where appropriate. - Participate in virtual coordination meetings with the UNODC project team if required. - Declare any potential conflict of interest related to submitted artworks. Practice impartiality, and professionalism throughout the review process. Each Online Volunteer is expected to review approximately 50 artwork submissions (depending on the total number of entries received) and submit completed evaluation forms by the agreed deadline. All submitted artwork and evaluation materials remain the intellectual property of UNODC and will be treated as confidential.