Web Content Migration Individual Contractor

Successful migration of DPO, DPPA, and mission websites to Drupal 10, with accurate, accessible, and fully functional content. Improved content structure, usability, and user experience across departmental and mission websites. QA reports on site functionality including accessibility compliance, metadata tagging, mobile responsiveness, and performance checks. Documented workflows and training provided to strengthen internal capacity for sustainable web management.

Home-based

6 months

The Department of Peace Operations (DPO) and the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) are undertaking a web migration process to align with UN Secretariat standards, transition to Drupal 10, and strengthen the visibility, accessibility, and coherence of departmental and mission content. This process requires specialized support to ensure timely, accurate, and technically sound migration and management of content, while also improving consistency across departmental and mission websites. The Individual Contractor will provide direct support to the migration and management of DPO and DPPA’s web presence, with a focus on ensuring consistency, accuracy, and visibility of content. Under the supervision of the Web Editor, the Consultant will: Support the migration of existing web content from legacy platforms to Drupal 10, including manual migration of text, images, and files where automated transfer is not possible. Coordinate with focal points across DPO/DPPA to gather, validate, and prioritize content for migration. Liaise with the technical team and OICT to resolve technical issues, ensure alignment with migration timelines, and coordinate on back-end requirements. Ensure compliance with UN standards for accessibility, design, functionality, and multilingual presentation. Assist in the reorganization of content architecture to improve navigation, usability, and discoverability of information. Provide technical quality assurance, including proofreading, testing for functionality, link validation, metadata consistency, and mobile responsiveness. Troubleshoot migration issues, including formatting errors, embedded media, and broken links, and provide solutions to ensure integrity of migrated content. Adapt, format, and publish multimedia content (photos, videos, infographics) for integration into web pages, ensuring optimized load times and display quality. Support the migration of mission websites, providing technical guidance to ensure alignment with Drupal 10 standards and harmonization with departmental sites. Provide training and practical guidance for staff across DPO, DPPA, and missions to strengthen capacity in web content management and sustainability. Ensure consistency in look, feel, and structure between DPO and DPPA websites, supporting a unified departmental web presence. Document migration steps and workflows, and training documents providing recommendations to improve future processes and content management efficiency. Support outreach to DPO and DPPA sections, providing guidance and follow-up to ensure content is updated in line with new Drupal 10 templates, editorial standards, and design approaches.

Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Communications, Digital Marketing, International Relations, or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Proven experience in web content management and migration projects, including hands-on work with Drupal or comparable CMS platforms. Strong knowledge of web publishing, HTML, metadata standards, and accessibility compliance. Familiarity with multimedia optimization, mobile responsiveness, and multilingual content. Experience supporting multiple sites and ensuring cross-platform consistency in large organizations. Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical content migration issues. Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.

Candidates should list all work experience and diplomas in the relevant part of the application. Work experience and diplomas only mentioned in the cover letter will not be considered for screening purposes. Statements must include concrete start and end dates, detailed description of tasks and achievements and whether the experience was obtained in full-time or part-time. Candidates should note that eligibility and fees will be decided based on their submitted application only. There is no option to revise an application after submission. An appointment shall not be granted to a person who is the father, mother, son, daughter, brother, or sister, including step-parents, step-children, and step-siblings of a staff member.

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.