News monitoring and social media listening

Conduct media monitoring and social listening activities.

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UN DGC - Department of Global Communications

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Lima (Peru)

IT & Telecom Information Management

Application deadline 3 years ago: Saturday 1 Apr 2023 at 23:59 UTC

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Overview

Conduct media monitoring and social listening activities.

You have:

Degree in communications or journalism or be enrolled in a relevant university programme.
Strong analytical skills.
Strong writing skills.
Excellent command on social media listening and monitoring tools.
Languages: Spanish (main language, preferably mother tongue) / English (advanced).

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Details

Result of Service Media and social media monitoring newsletters and reports.

Work Location UNIC Lima

Expected duration 6 months

Duties and Responsibilities Under the immediate supervision of the National Information Officer at the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Lima, Peru, the candidate is required to support with the Monitoring of UN-related news by performing the following responsibilities: - Discuss and determine the monitoring system, and plan to perform duties according to requirements set by UNIC. - Monitor the news in prioritized subnational, national and international media for pieces that mention the United Nations. - Monitor the news for pieces on main thematic areas of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework Peru 2022-2026 and prioritized national campaigns. - Monitor the news for pieces on prioritized social and political issues. - Monitor the news in national media for pieces that may be of interest for United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and staff. - Prepare a daily (Monday to Friday) bulletin with news, including headline, summary and link to the news. - Research and gather data and information that can improve UN positioning and communications. - Draft social listening and media insights reports on prioritized issues. - Update UNIC-Lima directories. - Monitor social media environments (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) and report any mention of or reaction to United Nations’ work in Peru as needed. - Monitor social media environments and inform of any stakeholder, public institution or public figure statement that may be of interest for United Nations. - Support writing a wide array of internal and external information and communications materials, such as reports, briefs, speeches, presentations, articles, press releases, histories, among others. - Support other relevant information and communications activities as required.

Qualifications/special skills Candidates should have a degree in communications or journalism or be enrolled in a relevant university programme. It is also required that candidates have strong analytical and writing skills. Finally, an excellent command on social media listening and monitoring tools is highly valueConduct media monitoring, social listening and information activities Conduct media monitoring, social listening and information activities

Languages Spanish (main language, preferably mother tongue) / English (advanced).

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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Potential interview questions

Can you provide an example of a time when you effectively monitored media coverage of a project?	This question seeks to assess your experience with media monitoring and reporting skills.	Share a specific instance that highlights your monitoring process and the outcomes.
How do you ensure the accuracy and relevance of the information you report?	The interviewer wants to understand your methods for verifying information obtained from media sources.	Pro members can see the explanation.
What are your strategies for leveraging social media insights for communications purposes?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.