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Remote Opportunity: UNEP Junior Communications Consultant Vacancy, Nature and Climate

UN Jobs Admin June 22, 2024

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Remote Opportunity: UNEP Junior Communications Consultant Vacancy, Nature and Climate

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Vacancy Details

About the UNEP Vacancy

Remote Opportunity: UNEP Junior Communications Consultant Vacancy Available for Nature and Climate The consultant will support the communication of other UNEP FI initiatives as required. This will also help promote sustainability into all aspects of the financial sector’s operations and services. Finally, the services will help the Initiative to broaden its outreach both within UNEP / UN and external to banks, insurers and investors, governments, regulators, private sector and multi-stakeholders, including supporting institutions.

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Specific tasks and responsibilities

Write content for, update and assist management of UNEP FI’s website
Assist with upgrade of existing members’ area and improvements to UNEP FI’s website
Assist with the management of, and produce content for four social media channels in coordination with communications colleagues and other members of the UNEP FI secretariat
Assist with the production of monthly newsletters for UNEP FI’s members and ad hoc mailings
Assist with outreach to media on key projects and events
Assist with production of web and social media analysis
Assist with management of UNEP FI’s members-only LinkedIn group
Assist with management of and ensure the quality of work of external contractors where relevant
Maintain list of design work and liaise with designer to ensure timings and workload is feasible
Ensure team lead approval prior to publishing outputs (e.g. OpEds, articles and briefings, new campaigns etc.)
Create a system/ process to better capture and promote ad-hoc and external social media posting requests (e.g. external publications and team members’ speaking engagements at industry events)
Assist with development of an integrated communications and media plan including key messaging for the Nature team’s project work and UNEP FI’s Risk Centre, support communications on the Adaptation & Resilience Investors Collaborative.
Assist with the development and execution of an integrated communications and media plan including key messaging for and to cover communications plans for the initiative’s work at COP16.
Assist with the development and execution of a comms plan for Nature and climate change content for COP29 and other relevant international conferences.

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Outputs and Deliverables:

Enhanced communications with members and other stakeholders such as the media via improved newsletter content and updates and regular email campaigns
Quality social media content ensuring consistent tone
Content calendar for UNEP FI and UNEP websites
Gather statistics and feedback to improve communications
Media list and analytics maintained
Communications campaigns calendar and planning maintained
Manage calendar of publications, ensuring it is strategically aligned to the comms plan, ensure an understanding of the publications process and help monitor teams’ submissions
Clear and effective communications materials produced.
Deliver communications on Nature and UNEP FI’s Risk Centre and other climate change content.
The consultant shall be under the overall supervision of the Head of UNEP FI and report directly to the UNEP FI’s Communications Coordinator, and working in close coordination with and Nature team, as well as with the climate team.

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Qualifications/special skills

University degree in communications, marketing, PR, media, international relations, business, event management, Administration, public relations, or a related field.
Professional Experience: At least 2 year’s working experience in communications, PR, or marketing.
Up-to-date proficiency with communications best practices, including digital communications particularly social media.
Experience in using webinar and online meeting platforms, online content management systems (ideally WordPress or Drupal), social media packages such as Hootsuite and Canva.

Languages

Languages: English is the working language of UNEP FI. Knowledge of other United Nations languages particularly Spanish would be an asset.

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No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.