Senior Writer Consultant

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Job Title:  Senior Writer 

Type of Contract: When Actually Employed – 3 to 4 days / week (175 W/D)

Division: Communications, Marketing and Advocacy Division

Duty Station (City, Country): Rome HQ, Italy

Duration: 11 months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian agency, saving lives in emergencies and changing lives for millions through sustainable development. WFP works in more than 120 countries and territories around the world, feeding people caught in conflict and disasters, and laying the foundations for a better future. 

The production of stories and editorial content is a key component to efforts to position WFP vis-à-vis key external audiences, including, but not limited to, donors.  

Reporting to the Head of the Editorial team in CAM, the Senior Writer will be responsible for producing relevant, high-quality content that highlights WFP’s added value and resonates with the news agenda, key dates and relevant off- and online conversations.  

ACCOUNTABITLITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for researching and writing engaging news stories, short-form features, interviews, listicles, how-tos, comment pieces and other content for the corporate website and other platforms as required;
• Accountable for editing copy swiftly and with a high level of accuracy, including meticulous factchecking; 
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders, including senior WFP leadership, and contributors from a variety of backgrounds in WFP’s country offices, regional bureaus and divisions;  
• Strategically guide content production by consolidating and analyzing data about trends and audiences; 
• Responsible for researching and uploading photos as well as writing informative and relevant picture captions; 
• Implement and review web content to ensure it is highly Search Engine Optimized (SEO); 
• Identify and execute on in-bound marketing strategy opportunities, such as content placement on external platforms; 
• Other editorial tasks as required.   

DELIVERABLES:

• Creation and curation of a body of content to raise the awareness of WFP and amplify advocacy, outreach and fundraising with key strategic audiences;
• Up-to-date content on www.wfp.org  that adheres to corporate narrative and is aligned with the news agenda and relevant conversations.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Languages:      Excellent knowledge of English (level C) is required. An intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) or Portuguese (one of WFP’s working languages) is a plus.

Terms and Conditions

WFP offers a competitive compensation package which will be determined by the contract type and selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Please visit the following websites for detailed information on working with WFP.

http://www.wfp.org Click on: “Our work” and “Countries” to learn more about WFP’s operations.

Deadline for applications:  10th December  2022

Ref.: VA No. 178596

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.