Location:

Gaborone, Botswana
Salary:

negotiable / YEAR
Job type:

VOLUNTEER
Posted:

3 months ago
Category:

Communication and Advocacy, Information and Communication Technology
Deadline:

03/03/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

assignment(s)

Open recruitment (advertised)

Advertisement end date:03/03/2024

General

Description of assignment title

Social Media Management Assistant

Assignment country

Botswana

Expected start date

18/03/2024

Sustainable Development Goal

17. Partnerships for the goals

Volunteer category

National UN Youth Volunteer

Host entity

UNICEF BWA

Type

Onsite

Duration

10 months (with possibility of extension)

Number of assignments

Duty stations

Gaborone

Details

Mission and objectives

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism.

Context

UNICEF is the world’s leading children’s rights organization. Over the last six decades, UNICEF has cultivated policy positions on a wide range of issues that affect children. UNICEF works in partnership with national governments and community groups and cooperates with other United Nations organizations in determining children’s needs and developing programs to fulfill them. UNICEF works on the ground in more than 150 developing and transitional countries to help children survive and thrive.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the Communication and Advocacy Officer, UN Youth Volunteer will undertake the following Digital and Social Media related tasks: • Support the regular update, implementation, and monitoring of UNICEF Botswana’s Digital Editorial Calendar; • Support with and ensure alignment with regional and global campaigns and priorities; • Support with editing UNICEF Botswana content on the dedicated website, including publication of new content, ensuring data/statistics are updated and other relevant content is published on time; • Support the Communications Officer and programme colleagues to package and amplify branded content, human interest stories, photos essays, blogs, social media messages and designs, videos, infographics, and other digital materials for web and social media channels in line with the Digital Editorial Calendar; • Regularly support with innovation and share ideas for engaging social media content, especially those that include amplifying the voices of children and youth, working with relevant internal and external colleagues; • Support the programme colleagues with dissemination of content through the most appropriate channels; • Support creation and editing of graphic design and photography for social media purposes; • Support with the uploading catalogued content to UNICEF ‘We Share’ multimedia content platform; • Support communication officer in her daily administrative, content gathering, editing and organizational duties; • Support the creation and crafting of compelling digital content to engage a wide variety of audiences in a dynamic, interactive, and meaningful way; • Support efforts of UNICEF in the areas of public communication, advocacy, and donor visibility.

Eligibility criteria

Age

18 – 26

Nationality

Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.

Requirements

Required experience

1 years of experience in Social Media or Digital Marketing; • Experience in supporting with developing and implementing social media or digital marketing strategy/campaigns required; • Ability to write flawless pieces of social media content on tight deadlines; • Good copy-editing skills; • Knowledge of advertising platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Google; • Strong awareness of social media communication behaviors in Botswana; • Awareness of best practices in user experience and design; • Experience in producing high-quality graphic designs for social media through software such as Canva or Adobe InDesign/Illustrator would be a strong asset; • Ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines; • Good communication and networking skills in with a focus to relate to a young audience; • Experience working for UNICEF, other UN agencies or EU Institutions an asset.

Area(s) of expertise

Communication, Information technology

Driving license

–

Languages

English, Level: Working knowledge, Required

Required education level

Technical/vocational diploma in Marketing, Communication, Public Relations, Journalism, or related field. A First level or post graduate University degree in any of the above fields will be regarded as an added advantage.

Competencies and values

• Interpersonal Skills; • Excellent written and oral communication skills; • Takes ownership and initiative and can work both independently and effectively; • Willingness to contribute and work as part of a team; • Flexible and open to learning and new experiences; • Respect for diversity and adaptability to other cultures and environments.

Other information

Living conditions and remarks

Botswana is a unique country and UNDP Botswana is a unique (humanitarian) operation. It provides for an interesting and enriching environment, but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness, as well as more stamina and commitment than elsewhere to make life comfortable and affordable. Therefore, flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in harsh and potentially hazardous conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort, are essential.

Inclusivity statement

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

Reasonable accommodation

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for UN Volunteers with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process and afterwards in your assignment.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

In addition to duty station-specific vaccine requirements, appointments are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the appointment. It does not apply to UN Volunteers who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their contracts.

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