Historique
- MDG Feature Stories: a dedicated news portal showcasing selected MDG stories from around the world. With help from Google, this portal should ultimately help distribute common news feeds across other Web sites. Stories also appear on maps built in Flash.
- Google Earth: using Google Earth to track the MDGs, using official statistics and showing additional information from the MDG Monitor website in a visually striking way.
- Geographical Progress Sheets: consolidating the latest development news, progress maps, charts, MDG reports and relevant links on a single screen.
- MDG Testimonials: Short stories highlighting the human aspect of the MDGs, including videos produced by an array of sources such as UNHCR’s Nine Million campaign.
- Interactive Charts & Graphs: Interactive maps and animated graphs showing MDG progress by goal and region, converting complex official UN data into a simple, accessible scheme. It will also provide links to resources for journalists and more specialized audiences.
- Progress Maps: Thematic maps showing overall progress toward the MDGs, with additional features that will enable users to compare data and visualize trends.
- why UNDP works in the country (legal authority as well as development objectives);
- who are the decision-makers (both on the UNDP side, and amongst our partners) ;
- where our money comes from and what we spend it on;
- how we do business (including our internal rules and regulations as well as major procurement decisions); and
- what we aim to accomplish (and how much we have accomplished so far).
Devoirs et responsabilités
- Adding easily comprehensible information describing the eight MDGs;
- Statistical updates;
- Improved and additional geographical fact sheets, based on content submitted from UN Country Teams;
- Submission/editing/geolocation tagging of feature news stories and refining automated tagging/filters for non-featured news stories;
- Marketing of the website, including reciprocal links with other development sites;
- Add new sections to the website, such as sub-national data (where available) and multimedia (videos, photo galleries, “fun facts” boxes, quizzes, etc) in order to keep users engaged and staying on the site.
- Help create sections of the website for other languages (French, Spanish, etc.);
- Ensuring UNDP’s diverse online content is kept accurate, relevant and up-to-date;
- Facilitating a “community of practice” among UNDP’s web content consultants around the world, and especially in our Country Offices, encouraging them to share lessons learned and best practices and otherwise collaborate;
- Scoring Country Office Web sites according to indicators defined in the organization’s “Balanced Scorecard” (results-based management system), making sure that these sites follow corporate standards and priorities, including the new Information Disclosure Policy;
- Research, write, edit and publish online content that is clear, concise, vivid, and conveys key messages to target audiences;
- Promote UNDP’s online content among search and directory services and through other appropriate means. Provides online support for UNDP Country Office sites when those Offices are faced with crisis and conflict situations that prevent them from maintaining the sites themselves (for instance, when the Country Office is evacuated to protect staff safety).
- Provides support to UNDP’s Bureau for Crisis Prevention & Recovery in managing corporate Web sites relating to the organization’s work in conflict prevention, disaster recovery, Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration, etc.
Compétences
- Outstanding research, writing and editing skills, with an ability to produce a high volume of quality content (Please note that those short-listed for this assignment will be asked to take a written test to measure these skills);
- Advocacy skills;
- Commitment to the values and goals of the United Nations and the UN Charter;
- Ability to work with minimum supervision;
- Deadline-oriented;
- Familiarity with the UN system; knowledge and understanding of development issues.
Qualifications et expériences requises
- Significant experience with web publishing; experience with HTML coding, web design and photo editing a plus.
- Masters degree or equivalent.
- Fluency in English; working knowledge of French, Spanish or Arabic also would be an advantage.