Social Media Officer

Johannesburg

Organization: UNAIDS - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
Location: Johannesburg
Grade: Junior level - P-2, International Professional - Internationally recruited position
Occupational Groups:
- Communication and Public Information
- Sales and Marketing
- Marketing (Digital, Advertisement, Brand, Promotion)
Closing Date: Closed

UNAIDS is an innovative United Nations partnership that leads and inspires the world in achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.
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Vacancy No.: UNAIDS/22/FT108

Title: Social Media Officer

Grade: P2

Contract type: Fixed-term Appointment

Duration of contract: 2 years

Date: 17 November 2022

Application Deadline: 8 December 2022
(21 day(s) until closing deadline)
Currently accepting applications

Organization unit: AI UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (AI)
Communications Department / Policy, Advocacy and Knowledge Branch

Duty station: Johannesburg South Africa

About UNAIDS:
Serving Communities and Countries to End Inequalities and AIDS

We, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, lead the global effort to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. By placing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to the reduction of inequalities at the heart of our work, we lead the global response to AIDS by: (i) maximizing equitable and equal access to HIV services, (ii) breaking down barriers to achieving HIV outcomes, and (iii) integrating efficient HIV responses into wider health and protection systems.
We are committed to creating an equal, safe, and empowering workplace culture where all people in all their diversity thrive. We live our values of Commitment to the AIDS Response, Integrity and Respect for Diversity.

MANDATE OF THE DEPARTMENT:
Communications is one of five units in the Policy, Advocacy, and Knowledge Branch (PAK). It is home to UNAIDS' communications, partnerships, and strategic political work-mobilizing a spectrum of tools and relationships to support building an environment enabling the ultimate goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. It ensures effectiveness, impact, and consistency in the organization-wide advocacy effort with specific attention on addressing inequalities that drive pandemics and make some people, in some places, particularly susceptible to them. The communications team, responsible for external-facing communicating across all of UNAIDS's media platforms and networked to regional offices in all six UNAIDS regions works in close coordination with the Influencing and Partnerships team, responsible for building organization-wide initiatives and platforms to advance the UNAIDS' policy and political agenda.

Main tasks and Responsibilities of the Position:
Under the supervision of the Social Media Lead, the post holder will carry out the following:

Operate social media accounts of UNAIDS as assigned. This may include Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and expanding UNAIDS' presence on new platforms such as TikTok and other appropriate forums. This includes consistent and timely UNAIDS postings and ensuring postings are accurate, on message, and are relevant, engaging and shareable for the audience/followers.
Generate innovative ideas for promoting UNAIDS messages and issues in online platforms.
Create social media friendly videos, graphics, features, photo essays and other content for UNAIDS social media channels.
Develop, drive and implement social media campaigns for UNAIDS corporate priorities.
Regularly monitor and analyze the trends and engagement on the UNAIDS social media platforms.
Connect and foster relationships with super connector individuals, companies, and organizations. Develop crowdsourcing solutions for key UNAIDS social media activities.
Provide training, advice, and support to UNAIDS colleagues about social media.
Within the delegated authority, commission and manage consultants, interns, and other staff.
Replace other Communications colleagues during absences and share workload during periods of high demands.
All other related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education:
Essential: Advanced university degree in communications, marketing, digital marketing/digital communications or related social sciences. For internal candidates, a first university degree in the above and four (4) years of relevant work experience will be considered as equivalent.

Competencies:
UNAIDS Values:
Commitment to the AIDS response
Integrity
Respect for diversity

Core competencies:
Working in Teams
Communication with Impact
Applying Expertise
Delivering Results
Driving Change and Innovation
Being Accountable

Managerial competencies:
Vision and strategic thinking
Leading Teams
Building Relationships and Networks
Developing and Empowering Others
Managing Performance and Resources
Exercising Sound Judgment

Experience:
Essential: A minimum of two years in managing and/or implementing social media projects, preferably with some experience at the international level. Knowledge and experience in producing social media friendly content such as TikTok videos, Instagram Reels, social media graphics. Experience managing/moderating a social media community.

Desirable: Experience working on major organisational social media accounts or large individual/influential social media profiles. Having worked on AIDS, health or human rights.

Languages:
Essential: Excellent knowledge of English.

Desirable: Working knowledge of another UN official language an asset.

Additional Information:
Positions at the international professional category within UNAIDS will be subject to the Organization's Mobility Policy. The above-mentioned position is a rotational position and its standard duration of assignment is linked to the ICSC hardship classification of the duty station.

Other similar positions at the same level may be filled from this vacancy notice.

Annual salary: (Net of tax)
USD 49,254 at single rate

Post Adjustment: 22.5 % of the figure(s) on the left side. This percentage is to be considered as indicative since variations may occur each month either upwards or downwards due to currency exchange rate fluctuations or inflation.

Applicants will be required to take a test. Applicants will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

Applications from people living with HIV are particularly welcome. Applications from women and from nationals of non- and under-represented member states are particularly encouraged.

Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to the Staff Regulations and Rules of the World Health Organization (WHO) adjusted, as necessary, to take into account the particular operational needs of UNAIDS, and any subsequent amendments.

Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

Note: The paramount consideration in the appointment, transfer or promotion of staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity. The medical criterion for recruitment is fitness to work in the particular post. The United Nations HIV/AIDS Personnel Policy clearly stipulates that no staff and/or potential candidates shall be discriminated against on the basis of real or perceived HIV status. HIV infection, in itself, does not constitute lack of fitness to work. There is no obligation to disclose HIV-related personal information.

Online applications are strongly encouraged to enable UNAIDS to store your profile in a permanent database. Please visit UNAIDS's e-Recruitment website at: . The system provides instructions for online application procedures.

All applicants are encouraged to apply online as soon as possible after the vacancy has been posted and well before the deadline stated in the vacancy announcement.

Currently accepting applications