UNV Communications Assistant

UN Entity: ESCWA

Assignment Context:
This position is located within the External Relations and Communication Unit (ERC) at the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). The ERC is responsible for overseeing both communication and technical cooperation initiatives conducted by the commission.

Task description:
1- Provide coverage for in-house events and meetings, as well as assist in covering ESCWA activities in other venues:
• Compile summaries of content in a format that is tailored to external audiences;
• Follow-up with clusters on requests raised for coverage, to collect missing/important information, key messages, etc.
• Gather quotes from speakers;
• Assist in capturing short video messages from experts that highlight key messages;
• Support the drafting of press releases and/or new stories based on collected content;
• Support efforts to archive raw materials post-production and to archive the unit productions as a whole;
• Draft media plans and tailored campaigns for specific events, when required.

2- Manage social media pages and produce periodic reports:
• Follow up on upcoming in-house events and meetings, liaise with clusters when information is missing;
• Research and prepare social media posts for different platforms with all related visuals and graphics, as needed.
• Maintain a clear social media calendar to ensure timely and continuous posting on all platforms.
• Support in maintaining a schedule of upcoming international days and global campaigns that should be reflected on ESCWA platforms;
• Prepare content in English and Arabic;
• Manage and oversee social media content
• Prepare periodic analyses of the media coverage of ESCWA events and activities.
• Define most important social media KPIs;
• Create templates to be filled post-events, monthly, quarterly and yearly;
• Measure the success of every social media campaign and report it.

3- Perform other duties as assigned.

Languages
English, Level: Fluent, Required
Arabic, Level: Fluent, Required

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.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements
Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy

Living conditions and remarks
As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. This position is based in Beirut, Lebanon. National UN Volunteers are part of the malicious insurance plan. National UN Volunteers are expected to be culturally sensitive and adjust to the prevailing culture and traditions.

Conditions of Service for national UN Volunteers

The contract lasts for the period indicated above with possibility of extensions subject to availability of funding, operational necessity and satisfactory performance. However, there is no expectation of renewal of the assignment.
The applicable Volunteer Living Allowance is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities and normal cost of living expenses. Life, health and permanent disability insurance are included (health insurance for up to 3 dependents - except for UN Community Volunteers), as well as final repatriation (if applicable). You can check full entitlements at https://app.unv.org/calculator .

Furthermore, in non-family duty stations that belong to hardship categories D or E, as classified by the ICSC, a Well-Being Differential (WBD) will be provided monthly.