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Associate Social Media Officer (Writing and Marketing) (P2)

Vienna

  • Organization: IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency
  • Location: Vienna
  • Grade: Junior level - P-2, International Professional - Internationally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Social Affairs
    • Communication and Public Information
    • Renewable Energy sector
    • Monitoring and Evaluation
    • Nuclear Technology
    • Management, Administration and Finance
    • Web, Digital Media and Public Info. Materials Section
  • Closing Date: Closed

Organizational Setting

The Office for Public Information and Communication provides objective, accurate and timely information about the IAEA and nuclear developments that fosters public understanding of the IAEA's global roles. It also provides advice to the Director General on relations with the media and organizes press briefings. The Office coordinates the communication activities for the rest of the house and assists in the media aspects of major IAEA events and conferences.The Web, Digital Media and Public Information Materials Section has corporate responsibility for the editorial management, creation and development of information products with a particular focus on the web, digital media, internal communications and cross-departmental promotional material.


Main Purpose

Reporting directly to the Section Head, the Associate Social Media Officer assists in researching, writing and editing information products for the IAEA's social media channels, as well as the web site and print products, and contributes to increasing the audience of the IAEA in social media channels through on-line marketing. He/she implements the marketing strategy to increase audiences and ensures that the relevant information is included and promoted via the social media channels of the IAEA. He/she keeps tracks of trends and usage of social media channels by analyzing social metrics and makes recommendations on increasing IAEA visibility based on these metrics.


Role

The Associate Social Media Officer is (1) a social media marketing specialist, providing ideas and recommendations on how to increase the presence of the IAEA on social media and positioning it on the most appropriate channels; (2) a substantive contributor, providing editorial and production support to enable the efficient and accurate publishing of outreach information on the IAEA's programs and activities, particularly on social media channels; (3) an editor assuring that public information content is accurate and complies with the editorial style guide.


Functions / Key Results Expected

 

• Maintain the IAEA corporate social media channels, draft and publish posts on a regular basis and produce and develop stories, features and other outreach material for use in social media, the web site and print.
• Contribute to the development of a social media marketing plan and implement the approved plan.
• Draft web articles, and information intended for distribution via social media channels in easy-to-understand language and style for a non-specialist audience.
• Conceptualize and create illustrations and infographics for use on the IAEA social media channels.
• Serve as a sub-editor to assigned IAEA public information materials as well as to designated pages/sections of the IAEA's website.

 

Competencies and Expertise

 

Core Competencies

Name Definition
 
Planning and Organizing Plans and organizes his/her own work in support of achieving the team or Section’s priorities. Takes into account potential changes and proposes contingency plans.
 
Communication Communicates orally and in writing in a clear, concise and impartial manner. Takes time to listen to and understand the perspectives of others and proposes solutions.
 
Achieving Results Takes initiative in defining realistic outputs and clarifying roles, responsibilities and expected results in the context of the Department/Division’s programme. Evaluates his/her results realistically, drawing conclusions from lessons learned.
 
Teamwork Actively contributes to achieving team results. Supports team decisions.

 

Functional Competencies

Name Definition
 
Analytical thinking Gathers and analyses information, identifying critical relationships and patterns among data and proposes workable solutions.
 
Knowledge sharing and learning Actively seeks opportunities to learn by formal and informal means; learns from others, adopting and sharing best practice.
 
Client orientation Establishes effective relationships with clients to understand and meet or exceed their needs. Finds ways to ensure client satisfaction.

 

Required Expertise

Function Name Expertise Description
     
Public Information and External Relations Creating Visibility for the Organization Expertise in supporting and implementing marketing campaigns and strategies to increase the visibility of an organization on social media among target audiences.
     
Publishing Editing/Technical Editing Experience in translating technical concept into everyday language understandable by the target audience.
     
Publishing Proofreading Exceptionally high command of written English and quick recognition of mistakes in grammar and style.
     
Public Information and External Relations Public Information and Communication Social media\: Through knowledge of social media platforms, best practices and evolving trends.

Qualifications, Experience and Language skills

 

  • University degree in journalism or related field.
  • Ability to use graphic design, including appropriate software tools, to communicate complex concepts to general audiences is an asset.
  • Minimum of two years' experience in marketing, journalism, social media, public affairs or related field.
  • Excellent oral and written command of English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

Remuneration

The IAEA offers an attractive remuneration package including a tax-free annual net base salary starting at US $46026 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance), a variable post adjustment which currently amounts to US $ 22092, dependency benefits, rental subsidy, education grant, relocation and repatriation expenses; 6 weeks' annual vacation, home leave, pension plan and health insurance


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Applications from qualified women and candidates from developing countries are encouraged

Applicants should be aware that IAEA staff members are international civil servants and may not accept instructions from any other authority. The IAEA is committed to applying the highest ethical standards in carrying out its mandate. As part of the United Nations common system, the IAEA subscribes to the following core ethical standards (or values)\: Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for diversity. Staff members may be assigned to any location. The IAEA retains the discretion not to make any appointment to this vacancy, to make an appointment at a lower grade or with a different contract type, or to make an appointment with a modified job description or for shorter duration than indicated above. Testing may be part of the recruitment process
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