Communications Senior Officer - Digital and Content, Home-based Retainer (Multiple positions), Multiple positions

Peace and Security Cluster

The UNOPS Peace and Security Cluster (PSC) is a principal service provider in the field of mine action with the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), UNDP, UNICEF, Governments of mine-affected countries and other mine action partners. The Head of Cluster is responsible to administer, provide support and oversight of the day-to-day management of the Project Field offices, both according to the client requirements and in line with UNOPS rules and regulations. It is headed by the Head of Cluster who has the overall authority and accountability for the performance of the Peace and Security Cluster on behalf of its clients.

One of the main objectives of the Peace and Security Cluster is to rapidly deploy project personnel to the field. To accomplish this, it has established a Pool of Experts, from which it deploys and re-deploys personnel in order to fulfil personnel vacancies.  A Pool of Experts is a roster of specialists whose technical knowledge and personal suitability has been evaluated and approved in advance, allowing them to be deployed on short notice and in short order.   Pool members can be deployed on any of UNOPS contract modalities: FTA, TA, or I-ICA (International Individual Contractor Agreement). 

Under the supervision of the Head of Global Communications, your duties and responsibilities will be to:

• Contribute to UNMAS social media campaigns 
• Participate in developing outreach assets for fundraising 
• Provide social media training to programme officers
• Contribute to the creation, editing, and distribution of videos 
• Produce audio-visual contents for UNMAS social media 
• Collaborate in the production of audio-visual interactive story map for UNMAS programmes
• Support in the production of audio-visual multimedia content for ongoing UNMAS social media campaigns
• Support in maintaining and enhancing UNMAS YouTube Channel outreach
• Assist the Communications team in ensuring strategic priorities and corporate identity is served by the audio-visual products created, in line with the UNMAS communications strategy
• Provide editorial guidance and ensure that messages conveyed through audio-visual products are sharp, compelling and current
• Generate a variety of standard statistical and other reports on social media reach
• Provide software and office equipment support
• Provide support in the maintenance of websites by scanning, converting and posting a variety of documents onto the UNMAS and E_MINE websites.
• Participate in the preparation of presentation materials using appropriate technology/software
• Draft reports, articles, press releases and promotional blurbs
• Perform any other relevant duties as assigned

• Advanced-level University Degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in Communications, Audio-visual Studies, or related field with a minimum of two years of relevant experience; OR

• First-level University Degree (Bachelor's Degree or equivalent) in Communications, Audio-visual Studies, or related field with a minimum of four years of relevant experience

Experience

• Relevant experience is defined as experience in Communications, Audio-Visual Arts, or related field

• Experience in Audio-Visual Arts or Film Productions is required

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

1. Contract type : International Individual Contractor Agreement (IICA). This is a Retainer Contract. The incumbents will be called upon to work as needed.
2. Contract level : ICS-9 (equivalent to a P2 level; this is not a staff contract)
3. Contract duration : One year initially, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.