Digital Communication Specialist, New York UNDP - United Nations Development Programme Closing date: Sunday, 22 July 2018

Digital Communication Specialist, 
New York 
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme 
Closing date: Sunday, 22 July 2018

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Duties and Responsibilities: UNDP is looking for a digital communications whiz to help us share our findings and mobilize action around the Paris Agreement. As part of this process, you will take the lead on digital content production, and the management of our social media community and communication networks. You will also lead on the re-design of the program website as a core element to the successful delivery of our services. You will be part of one of UNDP’s flagship climate change programs - a technical team focusing on inclusive governance, climate finance and private sector engagement. Working closely with the team’s communication and advocacy specialists, you will support the development of digital content, and advocacy campaigns across multiple channels. This requires superior writing and editing skills to convey technical, complex content in an easily accessible manner. You will also develop or manage production of visual assets for UNDP, including engaging presentations, social media graphics and website infographics, to advance our narrative on climate and development action. This is an ideal opportunity to work with a technical team on cutting edge climate change advocacy issues and contribute to the One UN Climate Change Advocacy Campaigns. You will help UNDP share ideas and experiences and raise ambition for a rapid global transition to green economies. The objective of the position is to (a) lead on content production and website maintenance and redesign (b) strengthen program’s social media community and engagement on other platforms (c) support implementation of program’s communication strategy. Content Production Manage content production (writing and multi-media) for visual story telling platforms and digital channels including website, newsletter and social media; Lead on website maintenance and re-design, including stakeholder coordination, content design and content curation; Create visually compelling presentations, and support production of advocacy/marketing collateral, including info graphics, memes, videos, and photos; Develop, edit and manage visual assets via Flickr etc. Coordinate work with designers, writers, and UN Volunteers as needed;  Advise team on how to repackage work outputs for easy sharing of ideas, experiences and achievements in real-time. Newsletter and Social Media Help UNDP/United Nations in the “movement-building” to make the Paris Agreement on Climate Change a reality, using creative campaign ideas to communicate complex/technical content; Co-manage UNDP’s climate community on Twitter, Yammer, Youtube, LinkedIn and the website with other UNDP teams; Develop social media campaigns, liaise with UNDP digital team, partners and country offices as needed; Draft and schedule social media content for UNDP Climate and UNDP channels using existing content and messaging guidelines; Draft monthly newsletter to share ideas across countries, partners, donors and development institutions. Communications Strategy Support refinement and roll-out of new program communications and visibility strategy; help countries amplify their achievements and lessons learned; Develop internal and external communications networks; pitch stories to relevant platforms; Draft and/or edit articles, blogs, press releases, speeches and public remarks Support editing and review of all program documents for consistency, accuracy, and clarity Manage due diligence process for new research and advocacy products to ensure quality standards and proper branding Support the planning and execution of communication/outreach strategy for external events

Competencies

Corporate Competencies Excellent communications and networking skills; Ability to work effectively as part of a team; Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills; Ability to work in a multicultural environment; and Sound judgment and discretion. Functional Competencies Content Production - strong drafting, editing and writing skills, to distill complex, technical content into clear and relatable content. Familiarity with visual story telling platforms. Social Media and Digital Content Management - ability to implement event-driven and continuous social media and web strategies, generate continuous project updates, run website CMS, basic HTML/CSS/AEM skills a plus . Project Coordination - ability to liaise with relevant parties, coordinate input and meet deadlines. Drive website redesign, publication production and support implementation of communication strategy. Design and Visualization - strong sense of aesthetics and design. Ability to translate complex content into simple visual assets (infographics, graphics, GIFs, presentation slides) and/or coordinate with multi-media designers. Ability to search for images that associate with content in a compelling way.

Required Skills and Experience

Education Minimum of a BA/BS degree, graduate degree in digital or visual communication, journalism, communications design, or similar field required; Master’s degree preferred; Experience A minimum of 4 years of demonstrated experience in content management, digital/visual communications, content visualization/digital design, and social media campaigns required Strong writing and editing skills in English required, ability to translate technical content into clear and concise messaging required; Experience with content management systems (AEM/CQ5, Drupal) and visual story telling platforms required; multi-media experience a plus; Solid experience with social media campaigns and community engagement required; Experience with Canva, Adobe Photoshop, Lighthouse, InDesign, and other design software desired; Experience with website (re)design process a plus; Strong communications skills for multiple audiences, and experience with communicating technical/complex content desired; Familiarity with international development and climate change issues a plus; Languages English is the working language for this assignment; therefore, excellent oral and written communications and presentation skills in English are required; and knowledge of Spanish and/or French is an asset. Application Procedure The application package containing the following (to be uploaded as one file): Personal CV or P11, indicating all past experience from similar projects and specifying the relevant assignment period (from/to), as well as the email and telephone contacts of at least three (3) professional references. A Financial Proposal is to be emailed as per the instruction in the separate email that will be sent to shortlisted candidate