Consultancy - Giga, Social Media and Website Manager, Office of Innovation, Remote, 11.5 months

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, innovate...

About Giga

Over a third of the world’s population has no regular access to the Internet. Millions of children leave school without any digital skills, making it much more difficult for them to thrive. This has created a digital divide between those who are connected and those who are not, a divide that has become even wider during the Covid-19 pandemic. UNICEF and ITU have therefore joined forces to create Giga, an initiative to connect every school in the world to the Internet and address this new form of inequality.

Working with 19 countries (and growing), Giga maps school connectivity in real-time, advises on appropriate technical solutions, creates models for innovative financing, and supports governments contracting for school connectivity. To date, Giga has mapped over 1 million schools, connected over 3,000 schools, and mobilized over $200 million for connectivity.

You can read more about Giga’s work at https://gigaconnect.org/ and by following us on twitter @Gigaconnect

About Our Team

We are a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team of software engineers, finance specialists, data scientists, policy experts, and much more. Our team is a distributed workforce and plans to remain distributed into the foreseeable future. We are growing fast. Our team has grown by over 400% in the last 6 months as we rapidly scale to meet our stated mission.

How can you make a difference?

You will tell the story of Giga’s work to connect schools on a range of digital platforms (principally Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and the website) with the aim of attracting new partners and donors. You will also help manage the community of owners of Giga NFTs, primarily on Discord but also by monitoring conversations and managing replies on Giga’s other channels. You will help to grow one of the United Nations’ most impactful projects promoting opportunities for children and young people; and play a central role in establishing an innovative form of fundraising.

Your main responsibilities will be...

• Create social media copy and assets, including videos focusing on stories about connectivity in schools around the world. Stay on top of news, platforms and language relating to connectivity, tech and education, seizing opportunities to partner with others.
• Collaborate with other social media teams across UNICEF and ITU, including offices around the world, to develop and deliver new content.
• Escalate any issues on Giga’s accounts as you see them and refer them to relevant parts of the Giga team - urgent customer questions, potential news stories, etc.
• Monitor relevant social media messages and respond throughout the day.
• Manage social content calendar and liaise with partners on joint content and cross-promotion
• Moderate the Discord NFT channel, as well as Twitter Spaces audio panels and events.
• Keep the Giga website (Wordpress-based) up to date and add new material (e.g. stories, case studies, press) as it is produced by the team.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• A university degree in a relevant field (Communication, Journalism, Public Relations or related areas)
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in social media community management, having run social presences for a brand or major organization.
• Proven writing and editing skills: honing Giga’s social media voice and applying it to all content
• Graphic design and video editing skills are required
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment; proven track record working across a cross-functional team
• Proficiency crafting creative, inspiring, stories that communicate complex concepts simply
• Outstanding communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills; team-first mentality
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Experience working with technology, NFTs, data, telecommunications, and innovative solutions is an asset.
• Fluency in English. Competence in another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

The competencies required for this post are….

• Relating and Networking - Lv 2
• Apply Technical Expertise - Lv 2
• Creating and Innovating - Lv 2

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Payment details and further considerations

• Monthly payment, based on monthly tasks and progress reports, approved upon monthly review with supervisor.
• Consultant is responsible for his/her own health and travel insurance
• Consultant is eligible for standard DSA for all work-related travel

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.