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Contribute to the World Bank’s digital communications efforts in the LAC region.
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Overview
Contribute to the World Bank’s digital communications efforts in the LAC region.
You have:
- Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
- Excellent Spanish and English writing skills; able to draft online communication products and plans with limited supervision.
- Proven experience in working with Adobe Content Management Systems, and online editing and design tools such as Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Venngage, among others.
- Demonstrable experience in producing and implementing live digital events; familiarity with virtual streaming tools and platforms such as Zoom, Wirecast, and others.
- Excellent track record in creating multimedia and interactive content such as videos, infographics, and basic animation.
- Proven experience in social media communications and monitoring, including creating marketing campaigns on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube, among other channels.
- Proficiency with online performance measurement and impact analysis tools, with the ability to research, identify, and map intended audiences and stakeholders.
- High levels of initiative, judgment, and decisiveness in accomplishing tasks, with an ability to juggle multiple tasks within tight deadlines.
- Knowledgeable in regional & international development issues.
- Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills; sensitivity to working in a multicultural environment.
Contract
This is a World Bank Group grade: EC1 contract. More about World Bank Group grade: EC1 contracts.
E T Consultant
Description
Do you want to build a truly worthwhile career? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries—a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. Visit www.worldbank.org.
The Latin America and the Caribbean External and Corporate Relations Unit (ECRLC) is a dynamic and diverse team of communications professionals dedicated to advancing the World Bank’s mission in the region, enabling environment for the successful implementation of the Bank’s regional and corporate purposes of providing development solutions through innovative financial, knowledge and convening services, customized to client needs.
The aim of ECRLC is to improve understanding and support among key audiences (external and internal) for an agenda that centers on raising the region’s voice on global issues while supporting, at the national level, economic and social development that benefits all people, especially the poor. It advances that agenda by influencing decision makers and opinion builders, by articulating the region’s issues in clear and actionable terms, and by building coalitions to pursue those goals.
ECRLC key audiences include media gatekeepers, government officials, Latin American academics specializing in development issues, business leaders, civil society organizations, and internal decision makers within the World Bank. ECRLC works with regional development and media partners, as well as with global partnerships that contribute to elevate LAC’s presence in global issues management.
ECRLC is looking for a fully bilingual (Spanish, English) External Affairs Extended Term Consultant with experience in digital communications, social media, content production and stakeholder engagement. This position requires a proven eye for detail, and the ability to work with a diverse set of colleagues who are committed to international development This is a 1-year extended term contract based in Washington, DC.
- Contribute to designing and implementing the World Bank’s digital external communication efforts in the LAC region in support of the World Bank’s program. This includes drafting content for and updating the Bank’s regional websites and social media channels, and any other external facing platforms -engaging with online partners, posting content, responding to comments, and using analytics to suggest ways to improve engagement. - Support creating and dissemination of often complex digital communications products and activities (such as virtual events, multimedia content, infographics, blogs, and feature stories) that are strategic and on-message about the Bank, its policies, and operations. - Regularly monitor conversations on social media and digital platforms that are relevant to the Bank’s work in the region, to help assess their potential impact and to determine appropriate responses as needed. - Play a strong role in supporting regional virtual events including live streaming on the web and social media channels, using the latest virtual technologies and software. - Help plan and prepare digital communications products in support of regional activities such as Spring Meetings, Annual Meetings, flagship report launches, and high-profile activities by the LAC VP, Chief Economist, and senior management, among others. - Support the region’s Digital Strategy Liaison and corporate´s Digital Governance Team on requests to create new websites and social media channels. - Ensure that online content complies with World Bank technical and editorial standards. - Help develop and maintain a database of local online influencers and partners in regional development. - Help to develop, execute, and monitor the impact of routine- to medium-profile communications strategies and campaigns. - Support the External Affairs team to oversee planning and coordinate scheduling, logistics and briefings for sometimes large communications activities and events (e.g., VIP visits, press conferences, seminars)
Do you want to build a truly worthwhile career? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries—a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. Visit www.worldbank.org.
The Latin America and the Caribbean External and Corporate Relations Unit (ECRLC) is a dynamic and diverse team of communications professionals dedicated to advancing the World Bank’s mission in the region, enabling environment for the successful implementation of the Bank’s regional and corporate purposes of providing development solutions through innovative financial, knowledge and convening services, customized to client needs.
The aim of ECRLC is to improve understanding and support among key audiences (external and internal) for an agenda that centers on raising the region’s voice on global issues while supporting, at the national level, economic and social development that benefits all people, especially the poor. It advances that agenda by influencing decision makers and opinion builders, by articulating the region’s issues in clear and actionable terms, and by building coalitions to pursue those goals.
ECRLC key audiences include media gatekeepers, government officials, Latin American academics specializing in development issues, business leaders, civil society organizations, and internal decision makers within the World Bank. ECRLC works with regional development and media partners, as well as with global partnerships that contribute to elevate LAC’s presence in global issues management.
ECRLC is looking for a fully bilingual (Spanish, English) External Affairs Extended Term Consultant with experience in digital communications, social media, content production and stakeholder engagement. This position requires a proven eye for detail, and the ability to work with a diverse set of colleagues who are committed to international development This is a 1-year extended term contract based in Washington, DC.
Selection Criteria
- Master’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience. - Excellent Spanish and English writing skills; able to draft online communication products and plans with limited supervision. - Proven experience in working with Adobe Content Management Systems, and online editing and design tools such as Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Venngage, among others. - Demonstrable experience in producing and implementing live digital events; familiarity with virtual streaming tools and platforms such as Zoom, Wirecast, and others. - Excellent track record in creating multimedia and interactive content such as videos, infographics, and basic animation. - Proven experience in social media communications and monitoring, including creating marketing campaigns on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube, among other channels. - Proficiency with online performance measurement and impact analysis tools, with and ability to research, identify, and map intended audiences and stakeholders. - High levels of initiative, judgment, and decisiveness in accomplishing tasks, with an ability to juggle multiple tasks within tight deadlines - Knowledgeable in regional & international development issues - Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills; sensitivity to working in a multicultural environment.
World Bank Group Core Competencies
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Note: The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable for an additional one year, at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET Appointment of two years. If an ET appointment ends before a full year, it is considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their second-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a successful digital campaign you managed? | The interviewer wants to assess your practical experience in digital communications. | Discuss specific campaigns, your role, and the results achieved. |
| How do you prioritize tasks when managing multiple projects? | This question explores your organizational and time management skills. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What challenges have you faced when working on digital events? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you measure the success of digital communication efforts? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you provide an example of how you engaged with a difficult stakeholder? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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