Communications and Social Media Specialist- PROMAR

UNEP GUY organization mission TBD

The Prevention of Marine Litter in the Caribbean Sea (PROMAR) – Promoting Circular Economy Solutions project is implemented by UNEP’s Cartagena Convention Secretariat and Caribbean Environment Program. It aims to reduce flows of plastic waste (mainly packaging) from terrestrial sources in the Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Guyana, British Virgin Island and Saint Kitts and Nevis. The secondary aim of the project is to strengthen awareness on the issue of marine litter by establishing and disseminating the learning and best practices from selected demonstration sites to stakeholders in the Caribbean countries.

Within the context of the PROMAR project, UNEP works in collaboration with adelphi (German think tank) and five local implementing partners, one in each project country. The current implementation partners are The University of Guyana, Green VI in the British Virgin Islands, Green Heritage Fund Suriname, the Institute of Marine Affairs of Trinidad & Tobago, and the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College in St. Kitts & Nevis.

The project objective consists of four outputs that the project aims to achieve:
• Output I: Anchoring monitoring systems in local public authorities at selected demonstration sites.
• Output II: Implementing circular economy solutions at selected demonstration sites and achieving measurable reductions of plastic waste entering aquatic environments.
• Output III: Strengthening capacities of political partners to implement Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems, replicating measures for marine litter prevention beyond the selected demonstration sites and engaging in transnational policy dialogue.
• Output IV: Enhancing stakeholders’ awareness on marine litter prevention and contributing to behavioral change.

In this context, the project seeks to hire a Community Volunteer in Guyana to lead social media and communications activities for the regional project across the five project countries.

Under the direct supervision of Regional Project Manager, the Community Volunteer will:

1. Maintain established social media channels
• Maintain all social media channels (Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn) in English by creating, at a minimum, the following:
– 2-3 posts per week each platform
– Stories according to the posts + mentions to the profile
– Reels generated on an ad-hoc basis to promote specific events
– One short article per month, produced by the partners

• Curating images and short videos (developed in cooperation with local PROMAR project partners)
• Monitor social media channels daily (Monday – Friday) to create an engaged community by:
– Liking and replying to all the comments made on our posts on all social media channels, upon confirmation of the project lead for sensitive topics
– Liking and commenting on social media publications of our partners and related social media accounts
– Responding to private messages from followers upon previous consultation with the PROMAR focal point(s)
– Actively looking for accounts and events related to the PROMAR agenda to integrate into our social media networks (for reposting or collaborations)
– Posting stories with situational content

2. Ad hoc support for the PROMAR website and events
• Identifying and supporting content updates on the PROMAR website with images and suggestions regarding the layout
• Attending (local) events and reporting on them, as needed
• Note-taking, editing and other communications-related activities, as needed (e.g., virtual meetings)

3. Administrative tasks
• Quarterly reports with achieved objectives and targets for the upcoming months submitted to the project lead (UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat)
• Attending monthly PROMAR meetings and provide any relevant updates