Public Information Assistant

Volunteering Communications & PR IT & Telecom

Overview

Assist in multimedia production and enhance UN communications.

You have:

• Experience with streaming media technology.
• Experience in webcast video editing and publishing.
• Experience in website maintenance for multimedia content.
• Experience in video content management systems and platforms, live and on-demand social media production.
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and Photoshop or other relevant programs; experience with video/photo editing is an asset.
• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners.
• Ability to work and adapt effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel.
• Self-motivated; ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines.
• Familiarity with metadata management systems and taxonomy concepts is desirable.
• Have affinity with or interest in external communications, advocacy and public information, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN system.

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

The host agency is the Visitors Service, reporting to United Nations Office at Nairobi Information Service (UNIS) Nairobi, part of the Campaigns and Country Operations Division (CCOD)of the Department of Global Communications (DGC). UNIS Nairobi supports the work of the United Nations through external communications and advocacy efforts, enhancing public understanding of the UN’s goals, activities and impact. UNON was established in 1996 and serves as the headquarters for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).

• Production Assistance: Provide specialized assistance in the production of multilingual live and on-demand streaming coverage on UN Web TV of United Nations meetings and events. • Content Research: Research a broad scope of information sources, compile, and present information for use in the preparation and production of communications products/services for external audiences. • Multilingual Content Maintenance: Assist with the maintenance of multilingual content on UN Web TV, including writing and/or translating appropriate language metadata and captioning of UN Secretary-General’s video messages.

• Metadata Management: Enter language metadata and categorization into the UN Web TV video platform, monitor live coverage, and edit video clips. • Social Media Integration: Assist with the live streaming coverage and publishing of curated multilingual content to social media platforms. • Archive Management: Assist in the management of the film/video archives and the proper safekeeping/preservation of historical audio/visual materials. • Database Management: Manage updates and further develop internal databases, update websites, and generate a variety of standard and non-standard reports. • Other Duties: Perform other duties as assigned.

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management

• Experience with streaming media technology. • Experience in webcast video editing and publishing. • Experience in website maintenance for multimedia content. • Desirable: Experience in video content management systems and platforms, live and on-demand social media production. • Adobe Premiere, After Effect and Photoshop or other relevant programmes; experience with video/photo editing is an asset, as is experience working in the UN or other international development organization. • Other desired/mandatory required technical knowledge; • Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills; • Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners. • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel. • Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, among others), email, and internet • Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines. • Desirable: - Familiarity with metadata management systems and taxonomy concepts - Have affinity with or interest in external communications, advocacy and public information, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN system.

The Republic of Kenya is an equatorial nation on the coast of East Africa, neighbouring Somalia, Ethio-pia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Indian Ocean. Kenya has two levels of Government; National Government and 47 sub-national Governments called Counties. Counties are further divided into sub-counties. Kenya is a multi-party state with Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches. Kenya’s population of more than 40 million is growing at an annual rate of 2.2%. The country’s GNP per capita estimated at purchasing power parity (PPP) is $975, and the GNP is growing at an average rate of 0.1% annually. More than 26% of Kenya’s people live below the international poverty line of $1 per day. Kenya’s main food crops are “maize, wheat, pulses, roots and tubers.” (FAO). Nairobi is a modern metropolitan city where most basic goods and services, health facilities, public transport, telecommunication and banking services and educational facilities are readily available. The city is widely connected through its main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the smaller Wilson Airport. Air transport is also available to many up-country destinations. The city is home to some 3,000 UN personnel mainly attributed to the fact that it serves as the headquarters for both the UN HABITAT and UNEP. The socio-economic and cultural background of the immediate society the UNV would be living and working in is diverse and prevailing security conditions at the place of assignment is modest. The topographic and climatic features of the assignment location is highland cool and warm tropical climate.

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