UN WOMEN Jobs - 51897- UN Women: Digital Communications Specialist (Women

UN Women: Digital Communications Specialist (WomenWatch)

Publicado en nombre de

UN WOMEN

Localidad :

New York, Estados Unidos de América

Tipo de contrato :

FTA International

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

Fecha límite de postulación :

08-Dec-14 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

P-3

Duración del contrato inicial :

1 year

Idiomas requeridos :

Inglés

Duración esperada del puesto :

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Antecedentes

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

The Strategic Partnership Division (SPD) is responsible for proactively driving the strategic positioning of UN Women so that the size, sources and predictability of its resources help the organization achieve its strategic goals. SPD is organized into three branches: Resource Mobilization, Civil Society, and Communications.

Under the direct supervision of the Chief, Communications & Advocacy and in support of UN Women’s coordination mandate, the Digital Communications Specialist is responsible for the editorial and technical maintenance of the UN inter-agency online content curation platform UN Women Watch and its related social media and email distribution channels. The Digital Communications Specialist is also responsible for enhancing and guiding UN Women’s digital presence and strategies. To this end, s/he oversees and undertakes the development, production and design of compelling interactive, visual communications and digital products; monitors and analyzes UN Women website analytics to inform digital strategies; and provides guidance and training on digital technologies and standards.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Summary of key functions

Undertakes and oversees the editorial and technical maintenance of UN WomenWatch curation platform;
Undertakes digital distribution, promotion, monitoring and website analytics;
Undertakes and oversees the development, production and design of interactive, visual communications, and digital products.

Undertakes and oversees the editorial and technical maintenance of UN WomenWatch curation platform:

Curates UN system news, speeches, press releases, videos and photos and events for UN Women Watch’s Gender Equality News Feed and Events Calendar;
Updates and publishes relevant HTML and XML files on UN Women Watch with relevant curated content;
Liaises closely with UN entities’ web managers, editors and UN system gender focal points to gather and cross-promote relevant information on the UN system’s work on gender equality;
Oversees and undertakes front-end technical tasks and technology upgrades of WomenWatch content curation platform and RSS feeds;
Monitors and identifies editorial and technological trends in digital content curation and applies them to UN Women.

Undertakes digital distribution, promotion, monitoring and and website analytics:

Oversees the distribution of content for UN Women Watch social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Pinterest) daily;
Oversees email alerts of the UN Gender Equality Newsfeed (UN Women Watch);
Arranges for or undertakes the set-up of newsletter templates, as needed, for major external communications initiatives and outreach purposes;
Develops partnerships to promote UN system gender equality news feed through relevant distribution channels;
Researches and implements new avenues for digital content distribution and promotion;
Regularly monitors and reports on website analytics to inform digital strategies online (e.g. user experience, information architecture, SEO, etc);
Provides training on email distribution and web analytics platforms for external communications purposes, as needed.

Undertakes and oversees the development, production and design of interactive, visual communications, and digital products:

Arranges for, oversees or undertakes the research, storyboarding, production, design and development of a range of interactive, visual communications and digital products on UN Women priority areas through multiple platforms, as part of regular external communications initiatives and outreach. This includes, but is not limited to, infographics, graphs, charts, data visualizations, animations, micro-videos, maps, transmedia features, quizzes, web and mobile applications;
Oversees and undertakes the production of existing digital products, such as UN Women’s Year in Review interactive timeline;
Assesses, arranges for and implements project’s scope, timing, work effort and budget throughout a given project life cycle for long-term digital products (such as interactive web applications), in coordination with Web and IT teams;
Manages relationships with external vendors and supervises the production schedules and work of designers (interactive, web, UX) and developers (web, mobile) in the development and production of interactive, visual communications and digital products;
Provides guidance to field offices on interactive and digital communications standards, tools, and trends;
Researches latest digital trends in communications space and conceptualize creative opportunities for digital innovation.

Impact of Results:

The results have a significant impact in strengthening UN Women’s coordination mandate through targeted knowledge-gathering, distribution and visibility of the UN system’s work on gender equality and women’s empowerment. The results have an impact on the visibility of UN Women’s priority areas through targeted development and use of digital products to best profile women’s rights.

Competencias

Core values and Guiding principles:

Integrity:

Demonstrating consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Cultural Sensitivity/Valuing diversity:

Demonstrating an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrating an international outlook, appreciating differences in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies:

Ethics and Values:

Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.

Organizational Awareness:

Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.

Development and Innovation:

Take charge of self-development and take initiative.

Work in teams:

Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Communicating and Information Sharing:

Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.

Self-management and Emotional Intelligence:

Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards others.

Conflict Management:

Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.

Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing:

Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge.

Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making:

Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making.

Functional Competencies:

Excellent project management skills, with proven expertise in working with companies, developers and designers;
Excellent understanding on the intersection of technology, web, design, editorial, digital, social media and multimedia platforms;
In-depth knowledge of digital media, visual communications and interactive storytelling methods;
In-depth knowledge of web development, interactive and visual communications processes and web project lifecycles;
Good understanding of best practices in UX design, user experience, information architecture, usability and SEO;
Strong communications, research, editing, and writing skills;
Strong digital media, visualization and web interactive skills, with proven experience in producing visually compelling digital products;
Sound knowledge of email marketing and analytics software;
Sound knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Fireworks, InDesign, Lightroom, Dreamweaver, Edge, After Effects);
Sound knowledge of front-end development (HTML and CSS). Knowledge of JavaScript, modern JS libraries, visualization and interactive software, a plus;
Sound knowledge of women's issues.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

Master or equivalent degree in Communications, Journalism, Media Arts, Web Design, Graphic Design, or Digital Marketing.

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years relevant experience with website production and maintenance, digital media production and management, design, digital project management and communications at the national or international level.

Language requirements:

Fluency in English (written and oral);
Knowledge of French and Spanish is an asset.

Application:

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment;
Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

Note:

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.