Perform daily media monitoring

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Mission and objectives

La Oficina del Coordinador Residente (OCR) apoya el trabajo del Coordinador Residente y está integrada por un equipo de profesionales en las áreas de planificación estratégica; economía; gestión de la información, monitoreo/reporte de resultados; alianzas estratégicas y comunicaciones.

Context

The United Nations Information Centres (UNIC) are a network of 63 offices around the world that are key to to reach the peoples of the world and to share the United Nations story with them in their own languages. The UNIC are the main sources of information about the UN in the countries where they are located and are responsible for promoting greater public understanding of and support for the aims and activities of the UN. It is part of the Department of Global Communications (DGC) of the UN Secretariat.
News monitoring and social listening are key activities to understand perceptions around the UN and its work, identify risks and opportunity, and inform decision-marking, among other goals. These activities are instrumental for strengthening the positioning of the United Nations in the country as a crucial partner for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals in Peru and to support the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework Peru 2022-2026.
News to be monitored should be i) those from main subnational, national and alternative news media in their various formats that reflect UN work or statements; ii) comments from media, stakeholders and other key audiences that may affect positively or negatively the image of the Organization, iii) those from the same sources that may have a direct effect the UN work or affect the broad political, social, economic and development field in Peru and iv) international media coverage on prioritized issues in Peru.

Task description

We are looking for two Online Volunteers who, under the immediate supervision of the National Information Officer of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Lima, Peru, will support with the Monitoring of UN related news. They will perform the monitoring and then produce a daily bulletin according to the requirements established by UNIC, to be discussed and determined.
– Monitor the news in prioritized subnational, national and international media for pieces that mention the United Nations
– Monitor the news for pieces on main thematic areas of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework Peru 2022-2026 and prioritized national campaigns.
– Monitor the news for pieces on prioritized social and political issues
– Monitor the news in national media for pieces that may be of interest for United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and staff.
– Prepare a daily (Monday to Friday) bulletin with news, including headline, summary and link to the news. The bulletin should be delivered to UNIC before 9.00 am Peru time Monday through Friday.
– Draft weekly media insights report on prioritized issues.