Support in communications for Spotlight Initiative
Support communications for the Spotlight Initiative, focusing on gender-based violence.
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Overview
Support communications for the Spotlight Initiative, focusing on gender-based violence.
You have:
- A minimum of five years of experience in public information, journalism, communications, or related area is required.
- Proven experience writing and publishing for the web and social media.
- Experience working in gender equality, women’s rights movement and/or human rights and advocacy, is desirable.
- Ability to respect timeframes and meet deadlines.
Contract
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The Spotlight Initiative is a global, multi-year partnership between the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU), focusing on eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG). The initiative places SDG 5 at the centre of efforts (as well as SDG16) with the aim to provide an enabling environment for the implementation of all goals. Spotlight provides a model for partnership with donors, civil society, and all UN partners, to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a comprehensive manner leveraging comparative expertise. The UNRCO in Fiji coordinates two Spotlight Initiative Programmes: The Pacific Regional Programme and the Vanuatu Country Programme. The Spotlight initiative in the Pacific focuses on Intimate partner (physical, sexual and emotional) violence (IPV) to address the continuum of gender-based violence in the Pacific region. The Initiative aims at improving access to services, particularly for those most left behind and will build upon existing programmes, both at the country and regional level.
Under the direct supervision of the Spotlight Initiative Coordinator for the Pacific Regional Programme and the Vanuatu Country Programme, and in close coordination with the respective Technical Coherence Leads and RUNOs, the volunteer will: 1. Draft, finalize and publish two monthly (November and December) programme’s newsletter “Pacific Voices”, liaising with UN Agencies and implementing partners across the Pacific region; 2. Draft, finalize and publish 2-4 news/month for the programme’s website, and related social media promotion.
- A minimum of five years of experience in public information, journalism, communications, or related area is required.
- Proven experience writing and publishing for the web and social media.
- Experience working in gender equality, women’s rights movement and/or human rights and advocacy, is desirable.
- Ability to respect timeframes and meet deadlines.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a recent project where you had to meet a tight deadline? | This question assesses your time management skills and ability to work under pressure. | Explain the project context, actions you took to meet the deadline, and the outcome. |
| What strategies do you use for effective communication in a multi-stakeholder environment? | The interviewer wants to know your ability to collaborate and communicate with diverse groups. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you provide an example of how you've used social media to promote a project? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you ensure the accuracy and credibility of the information you publish? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a challenge you faced in communications and how you overcame it. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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