Junior Consultant – Communications
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Job Title: Junior Consultant – Communications
Type of Contract: Junior Consultant
Division: Public Partnerships and Resourcing Division (PPR)
Duty Station (City, Country): London, UK
Duration: EOD 1/12/2022 NTE 28/2/2023
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters, and the impact of climate change. We are currently seeking to fill a Junior Consultant position under the Public Partnerships and Resourcing Division (PPR) based in London, UK. The position will be based at our office in London, United Kingdom. The purpose of the assignment is (i) to provide media monitoring and prepare analysis and research on the UK donor environment (ii) to manage WFP UK social media channels (iii) to support the roll out of WFP campaigns in the UK (iv) and to plan in-person and virtual advocacy events.
ACCOUNTABITLITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Manage WFP UK social media accounts.
2. Monitor UK media for mentions of WFP and attitudes toward foreign aid spending and development issues.
3. Support the roll out of HQ campaigns in the UK.
4. Actively look for opportunities to promote WFP's work around the saving lives and changing lives.
5. Support in the management of in-person and virtual advocacy events.
6. Feed into weekly updates on UK aid related issues to London, HQ and field colleagues.
7. Perform other duties as required.
DELIVERABLES QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
– Increase WFP UK following on Twitter.
– Improve the quality and relevance of social media assets shared on WFP UK Twitter account.
– Increase the engagement rate on WFP UK Twitter account, including key stakeholders.
– Provide daily UK media monitoring which is customer focused.
– Establish WFP UK methodology for working with CAM HQ tools such as Brandwatch and Cision..
– Support in the planning and management of advocacy events highlighting WFP's work on climate change mitigation and school meals.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
Advanced University degree in Political Science, International Development, Development Economics, Marketing Communications or other relevant field.
Experience:
Experience in international development cooperation and media desirable.
Knowledge and Skills:
Understanding of social media trends. Ability to spot a strong story and to convey it in an enengaging way to diverse audiences. Ability to work independently towards challenging targets and strict deadlines. Excellent planning, management and coordunation skills. Ability to work in a multi-cultural and dynamic environment. Understanding of UK aid programmes, policies and practice, and the politics that surround intrenational development in the UK. Experience in organizing advocacy events.
Languages:
Working knowledge (proficiency/level C) of English and limited knowledge (intermediate/level B) of another UN official language or WFP's working language an advantage.
Terms and Conditions
WFP offers a competitive compensation package which will be determined by the contract type and selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.
Please visit the following websites for detailed information on working with WFP.
http://www.wfp.org Click on: “Our work” and “Countries” to learn more about WFP’s operations.
Deadline for applications: 9 November 2022
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
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