Digital Communications Officer

UNICEF Yemen has been the lead UN agency in Yemen in terms of presence on social media platforms with close to 1 million followers on all platforms. UNICEF’s objective is to continue to lead the discourse around children’s rights and issues leveraging its strong position on social media and thus, continue to be a credible source of information on the situation of children in Yemen. UNICEF is the voice of children in Yemen.

The role of Digital Communication Officer is essential and well-suited for the Yemen Country Office’s (YCO) long-term communication priorities. The Digital Communication Officer function leads YCO presence on social media platforms and website. New technologies are introduced on social media platforms almost every day, and the Digital Communication Officer will stay abreast of these updates so that our presence of social media is not only maintained but also taken to new levels given the fact that much of discourse is now taking place on social media platforms.

You will assist in planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating a social media strategy for; contributing to UNICEF Yemen’s broader communication strategy to get children’s and women’s issues into the public domain, to strengthen support of UNICEF mission and objectives in the country, and enhance the organization’s presence on social media platforms as well as credibility and brand.

Responsibilities :

• Management of YCO social media platforms: Ensure that the social media platforms are successfully managed and regularly updated, providing active engagement platforms for youth, civil society, donors, media, and other partners.
• Management of UNICEF Yemen website: Ensure UNICEF Yemen’s website is successfully managed and regularly updated, providing active engagement platforms for youth, civil society, donors, media, and other partners.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Education: 

• University degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Graphic Design, Multimedia Production, or a related field.

Work Experience: 

• Two years practical professional work experience in communication, print and broadcast media, management of social media platforms, or interactive digital media.
• Background/familiarity with Emergency situations.
• knowledge in managing social media platforms is an asset.

Language Requirements: 

• Fluency in English and Arabic are required, Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/576108