Social Media Support Officer

Eligibility criteria

Candidate age: between 18 and 29 throughout the entire duration of their assignment. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations.

Description of task

• Support the work of the section with research, collecting, editing, and uploading content on the UNICEF MENA Education website including: photos, videos, and voices of children;
• Rollout and maintain the new MENA education website and content management system as part of UNICEF’s global Digital Transformation Project;
• Support the creating of an interactive community of practice for teachers and partners within the context of UNICEF’s Life Skills and Citizenship Education (LSCE) initiative
• Identify, edit and upload new content related to education and learning of children and young people for UNICEF social media platforms and newsletters including text, photos and videos;
• Identify new tools and platforms to increase UNICEF’s reach, increase engagement, and expand our circle of audiences on the digital platforms;
• Assist with the preparation, editing, fact-checking of reports and prepare social media packages for campaigns – such as the Back to School campaigns or Continuing Learning, Positive Parenting, etc;
• Support with all social media work for education initiatives across the region;
• Support with events, visual and visibility material for education around the region:
• Creating initiatives from young people for young people aimed at motivating continued engagement in learning, including peer-to-peer support;
• Documenting best practices around continued learning and improved learning outcomes.

Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:

University degree in politics, social sciences (Sociology, Anthropology) or Media Communications; Master degree is an asset.

Required experience: 12 Months Experience remark:

• One to two years of work experience in the field of communication is required;

• Familiarity with social media platforms for business use, use of WordPress/Tumblr websites and content management systems for websites, and basic design knowledge;

• Skills in excel, infographs, creation of websites, story writing;

• Fluency in English and Arabic is a requirement

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Arabic(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise: Community participation and development Driving license: No Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Creativity, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

Eligible candidates must be between 18 and 29 years of age throughout the duration of their service.

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

First register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup.

Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

First update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile.

Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.

Application deadline: 25 November 2020