Information Integrity Individual Contractor

Consultant Communications & PR

Overview

Coordinate information integrity partnerships and events. Provide logistical support and monitor tasks.

You have:

• A minimum of 3 years work experience is required for this position.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official language of the United Nations (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is desirable.

Contract

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Result of Service

Events and meetings organized; capacity building activities planned and coordinated; stakeholders informed of activities and meetings; team tasks tracked and monitored.

Work Location

New York.

Expected duration

6 months. This position is designed to be full-time, and to be conducted in-person. The modality may be adjusted based on the request of the successful candidate.

Duties and Responsibilities

This position is located in Information Integrity Team in the Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications (OUSG) within the Department of Global Communications (DGC). The Information Integrity Team works at the intersection of policy, research and communications to uphold and strengthen information integrity, a key foundation for United Nations thematic priorities and operational mandates. The team’s work contributes to emerging normative frameworks for information integrity, actionable initiatives, coalition-building, strategic communications and tools to help policymakers and practitioners find effective solutions to address evolving risks across information landscapes. The incumbent will report to the Senior Adviser on Information Integrity in the OUSG. This position is designed to be full-time, and to be conducted in-person. The modality may be adjusted based on the request of the successful candidate. Within delegated authority, the Information Integrity Individual Contractor may be responsible for the following duties: • Provide general support to the coordination of information integrity related partnerships with internal and external stakeholders; • Provide logistical and other support to information integrity events and activities, including for the UN Working Group on Information Integrity, the Global Network for Information Integrity, and for capacity building and training activities; • Provide general support to the team’s research and assessment of risks to information integrity across online and offline information spaces, including on data collection, analysis and reporting of findings for reports and presentations; • Support activities related to the development and presentation of information integrity products, such as issue briefs, speeches and online content; • Monitor and keep track of team tasks and projects; • Maintain shared electronic files and databases and mailing lists; • Other administrative duties as required.

Qualifications/special skills

A minimum of 3 years work experience is required for this position.

Languages

English or French are the working languages of the United Nations. For the opening advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official language of the United Nations (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is desirable.

Additional Information

Not available.

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.

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