Assc Spanish Website Edit

Before submitting an application, UNHCR staff members intending to apply to this Job Opening are requested to consult the Recruitment and Assignments Policy (RAP, UNHCR/HCP/2017/2 and the Recruitment and Assignments Administrative Instruction (RAAI), UNHCR/AI/2017/7 OF 15 August 2017.

Associate Spanish Website Editor

Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
The Regional Communications Hub in Mexico City is responsible for the creation and dissemination of engaging, timely, accurate, emotive, data-driven and informative content for UNHCR's global Spanish speaking audiences, including the development of multimedia content for UNHCR's websites and social media. In line with these responsibilities are the maintenance, update and improvement of UNHCR's global Spanish website: www.acnur.org.

The Associate Spanish Website Editor will focus largely on translating global content into Spanish. Also, the incumbent will be responsible for the timely and relevant updating and content management of UNHCR's global Spanish website, including news, press releases, web stories, and other content and information related to UNHCR's mandate and activities for the protection and assistance of refugees and other persons of concern. S/he will assure that all the content disseminated through UNHCR's global Spanish website is in line with the Global Communications Strategy. The incumbent will ensure that brand and content consistency is maintained with respect to the global multilanguage UNHCR websites, including the translation and localization of content from English and Portuguese.

UNHCR's Editors cultivate a keen understanding of our target audiences - including the themes and formats that resonate deeply, convey messages effectively and spark quality engagement. They must be vigilant about editorial and journalistic standards, attentive to protection concerns and political sensitivities, and focused on communicating successfully with key demographics. The growing prevalence of digital platforms and mobile devices, and the increasingly visual orientation of our contemporary culture, mean that Web Editors must know how to combine text effectively with photos, videos, graphics and interactive elements and must anticipate how people will experience our content through social media, on smartphones, etc.

The Associate Spanish Website Editor reports to the Regional Communications Hub Manager, working closely with the Regional Office in Washington, the Senior Global Digital Editor/Writer in New York, the Country Office in Spain and the Global Website Editor (English) in Geneva, and liaising closely with colleagues handling media relations, photo and video production, social media, electronic publishing and digital marketing. The incumbent is expected to prioritize content for translation into Spanish, adjusting the tone of voice to suit audiences and platforms; manage the work of freelance translators; commission and edit original Spanish-language content; provide editorial and writing advice and feedback to in-house contributors; obtain clearance prior to publication as needed; and build and publish pages with the content management system.

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR's core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties
- Contribute to the development of strategic work plan for production and/or translation of content for UNHCR's global Spanish website, seeking to convey and amplify UNHCR's key messages on priority situations and themes in ways that resonate with target audiences.
- Maintain UNHCR's global Spanish website, updating all sections as and when needed managing tasks and responsibilities within the content management system (CMS) in order to have the information timely and accurate.
- Undertake translation and placement of content that first appears in English, including prioritization of which content to translate into Spanish and adjusting tone of voice to suit audiences and platforms.
- Ensure timely publication of content on global Spanish website while maintaining high journalistic and editorial standards, including accuracy and consistency.
- Forge partnerships with Spanish media companies, including placement and co-production of content.
- Liaise with relevant colleagues in Country Operations, Bureaux and Divisions to clarify factual questions, address protection concerns, weigh political sensitivities and optimize messaging, especially when generating original content in Spanish.
- Ensure that text is enhanced by video, photos, maps or graphics where appropriate, liaising with relevant colleagues in the Multimedia Content Section.
- Manage the Google AdWords (Grants) profile connected to acnur.org and all the Google-related features connected to the domain acnur.org, such as Google News, and Google Search Console, along with Google Analytics.
- Work with Spanish-language social media colleagues to promote web content by maximizing reach and engagement among target audiences.
- Play an active role in the ongoing development of the website, helping to improve user journeys, add new content, remove outdated content, and develop new features.
- Commission, write, re-write, edit and/or translate articles and other written content
- Undertake reporting and interviewing assignments as required.Perform other related duties as required.
- Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications
Education & Professional Work Experience
Years of Experience / Degree Level
For P2/NOB - 3 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 2 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 1 year relevant experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education
Journalism         Spanish Language and Literature Communication
International Relations Political Science         or other relevant field.
(Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Certificates and/or Licenses
N / A
(Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Relevant Job Experience
Essential:
Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in international journalism, ideally working with networks of freelance translators to commission translations into Spanish and editing articles for regional or global audiences.

Desirable:
Experience working in communications for a multilingual, international organization.
Experience publishing multimedia content with a content management system.
Experience with content management systems, including HTML and/or relevant programming languages.
Experience with graphic design software, including Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
Professional knowledge of Google AdWords related features.
Google News, and Google Search Console, along with Google Analytics
Experience working in a developing country or field location.
Good knowledge of the UN, UNHCR, refugees, human rights and humanitarian issues.
Professional experience editing videos and graphics for video with software such as Adobe Premiere or/and After Effects.
Experience with graphic design software Adobe InDesign.

Functional Skills
MS-Editing,
MS-Reporting skills,
ER-Experience as a copywriter for magazines, newspapers and or websites,
ER-Journalism (incl. print, broadcast, photography, video, layout & graphics),
MS-Drafting, Documentation, Data Presentation,
ER-Video Production for multi-media platforms (media- news organisation),
IT-Web Content Management System (WCMS),
ER-Experience with digital analytics and performance reporting,
ER-Digital channels including social media, website, mobile, email and online advertising
(Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Language Requirements
For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English. C001L2 - Accountability Level 2
C002L2 - Teamwork & Collaboration Level 2
C003L2 - Communication Level 2
C004L2 - Commitment to Continuous Learning Level 2
C005L2 - Client & Result Orientation Level 2
C006L2 - Organizational Awareness Level 2
M001L2 - Empowering and Building Trust Level 2
M003L2 - Judgement and Decision Making Level 2
X002L2 - Innovation and Creativity Level 2
X005L2 - Planning and Organizing Level 2
X007L2 - Political Awareness Level 2

The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.

For those people applying for High Risk Duty Stations, we strongly encourage them – before deciding to apply- to read the country specific security and welfare country profiles which can be found on the Intranet under Support Services - Duty of Care (https://intranet.unhcr.org/en/support-services/duty-of-care.html). Ensuring staff are better informed is part of the increased attention UNHCR is paying to Duty of Care.

 

Staff after having applied to High Risk Duty Stations will have access to country specific information webinars with Field Safety Section (FSS) and Staff Welfare Section (SWS) colleagues and provided with a tool to test their psychological preparedness for serving in High Risk Duty Stations. Applicants who applied for a position in a High Risk country will receive, after the deadline for applications has expired, a joint invitation from the Staff Welfare Section (SWS) and the Field Safety Section (FSS) to participate in these webinars. During the Webinars, latest updates on security and well-being will be provided, and FSS and SWS will address questions raised by participants. Applicants are highly encouraged to benefit, when applicable, from all measures as they provide most up-to-date security and well-being information helpful to assess staff’s readiness to serve in a High Risk Duty Station. A Staff Welfare Officer will also be available, if and when required, to discuss with interested applicants the results of the psychological preparedness tool as well as readiness for assignment in High Risk Duty Stations.

 

Please note that the closing date for all vacancies in this addendum is Tuesday 25 June 2019 (midnight Geneva time).