Thanks to a grant from the Arcadia Fund, IUCN aims to expand the digitization of our collection to increase the free, worldwide access to the conservation knowledge produced by IUCN.
Sterwat Maginnis is assigned as Unit Manager until the new Director is hired.
Knowledge is at the centre of IUCN activities, the organisation holds a great wealth of theoretical and practical knowledge, which it uses to advise on how society should sustainably use natural resources and biodiversity. The Knowledge Management, Learning and Library Services Unit supports a strategic approach to knowledge management inside IUCN, with the aim to leverage that knowledge to influence current and future leaders to achieve the objective of a society which values and protects nature.
Part of its responsibilities is to ensure communication about IUCN Global Programmes to give visibility to their achievements and to the knowledge developed through their activities.
The Programme Communication Officer will operate IUCN Programmes’ digital media channels and produce strong content to enhance IUCN’s position as the global authority on the status of the natural world and of the measures needed to safeguard it. The role therefore requires excellent digital communication and storytelling skills to produce and feature high quality content for impact.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Content Coordination and Development:
• Support the implementation of the Programmes’ communication strategies.
• Maintain relevant websites/pages and web knowledge platforms to ensure consistent, strategic, timely messaging on key themes.
• Work across the IUCN Programmes to source content and identify the most relevant or effective products, initiatives, or other content to profile
• Use the content collected to draft compelling stories to be shared on Programmes’ and IUCN corporate communication channels.
• Assist with design and layout of digital and some printed content.
• Create email marketing campaigns or individual emails for internal and external audiences.
Social media:
• Coordinate, maintain and ensure quality of social media activity on IUCN programmes’ social media networks.
• Develop, implement, and help refine the targeted social media strategy for dedicated accounts and explore new ways for IUCN to reach its target audiences effectively through social media.
The above job description contains the main duties and responsibilities for this position. However, in a small organisation such as IUCN, staff members are expected to show flexibility in their approach to work and be willing to undertake other tasks that are reasonably allocated to them, but which are not part of their regular job description. Where any task becomes a regular part of an employee’s responsibilities, the job description will be changed in consultation with the employee and the Human Resources Management Group.
| • Bachelor’s degree in journalism and/or communication • 2 to 5 years of relevant professional experience • Excellent English written communication skills, French writing skills an asset • Excellent storytelling skills and ability to turn technical information into compelling stories • Very good knowledge of social media strategy, tools, and best practices • Strong technical skills including: o Proficiency with social media platforms including native X, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram required; o Knowledge and experience of web content management systems (Drupal) required; o Experience scheduling posts and monitoring through third party social media managing tools such as Sprout Social, Hootsuite highly desirable; o Experience analysing social media audiences, and monitoring, measuring and reporting on social media impact desirable; o Familiarity with graphic design, photo, video and audio editing software (Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Premier and/or Apple Final Cut, plus knowledge of open source, new or other tools) an asset • Knowledge and/or interest in nature conservation issues and the work of IUCN an asset • Knowledge of gender and indigenous people issues in the conservation context an asset • Applicants must have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom |
Applicants are requested to apply online through the HR Management System, by opening the vacancy announcement and pressing the “Apply” button.
Applicants will be asked to create an account and submit their profile information. Applications will not be accepted after the closing date. The vacancy closes at midnight, Swiss time (GMT+1 / GMT+2 during Daylight Saving Time, DST). Please note that only selected applicants will be personally contacted for interviews.
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