Organization: UN Children"s Fund
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 05 Jun 2015
If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world"s leading children"s rights organization would like to hear from you.
The Digital Strategy Section aims to engage a global audience to reinforce and advance UNICEF’s position as a leading organization in support of children’s rights and well-being.
DSS comprises Web, Social Media and Multimedia teams working together to create compelling public-facing content and to provide digital services within the organization. Through multiple platforms and in multiple languages, DSS draws attention to the many facets of UNICEF’s work, encouraging public support, participation and action, as well as ensuring greater transparency and accountability.
Web stories, blog entries, photo essays, Facebook posts, Twitter campaigns, and videos for distribution via UNICEF.org, YouTube, news media and other outlets and platforms – all are a part of our digital storytelling. By measuring and testing our efforts, we also use data to inform content and engagement choices.
For more information, visit UNICEF.org: http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_82009.html
Purpose:
UNICEF, the world’s leading organization working for the rights of children, seeks a consultant to create and craft compelling digital content which engages audiences in a dynamic, interactive and meaningful way and sparks conversations around issues related to UNICEF’s mandate. She/he will play a leading role in managing UNICEF’s global presence on a wide range of social media platforms and guiding wider digital editorial processes. They will also support – and in some cases lead on – the creation and coordination of social media strategies and campaigns, digital marketing, monitoring and analysis, and moderation of platforms. Working under the supervision of the Digital Community Manager in the close knit Social Media and Engagement team, the Social Media Editor will have plenty of opportunities to step up and drive projects, and will serve as one of UNICEF’s key representatives in its global digital outreach.
For more information, see the attached TERMS OF REFERENCE.
Minimum requirements and competencies:
- 3+ years’ experience working on social media, digital marketing or editorial for an NGO, global company or publishing outlet.
- Experience in developing and implementing social media or digital marketing strategies.
- Proven ability to write flawless copy on tight deadlines.
- Proven copy editing skills.
- Adept at using a wide range of social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram,
- LinkedIn, Tumblr, Pinterest.
- Experience of blogging and knowledge of best practices.
- Knowledge of social media monitoring technology and can use social media measurement and listening tools such as Radian6, Gorkana, Social Bakers, Crowdbooster.
- Experience in reporting on quantitative and qualitative analytics.
- Proven ability to present and communicate new projects to a varied audience.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities within specified timeframes.
- Proven skills in communication, networking, strategic thinking, advocacy, negotiation, and ability to relate to a young audience.
- Strong awareness of social media communication behaviors in developing regions/countries.
- Consistently achieves high-level results, managing and delivering projects on-time.
- Proven ability to conceptualize, plan and execute ideas as well as transfer knowledge and skills.
- Project management experience/qualifications a plus. Experience of working with agencies also desirable.
- Understanding of digital fundraising strategies a plus.
- Experience of capacity building and training a plus.
- Awareness of best practices in user experience and design.
- Experience in working for the UN, UNICEF or with International NGOs or global organisations a plus.
- Must have excellent command of English (native speaker preferred). Working knowledge of Spanish and/or
- French a plus.
- Bachelor Degree, ideally in social science, international affairs, marketing or communication. Masters preferred but not essential.
How to apply:
Applications should be sent to: digitalstrategy@unicef.org by 5 June 2015. When sending to this mailbox, please ensure that the position you are applying for, ‘Digital Editor-Social Media’, is quoted on the subject line. Applicants MUST submit their resume along with a signed and dated (not typed) UNICEF P-11.
Please send details of the daily fee/rate (in USD) you are willing to accept for the performance of this job. Please state whether negotiable or non-negotiable.
To download P11: http://www.unicef.org/search/search.php?q=Personal
Please note that only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.
In the selection of its staff, UNICEF is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities: well qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
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