Social Media Officer

Details

Mission and objectives

NIC JPN organization mission TBD

Context

The UN Volunteer will be responsible for researching, planning, preparing, disseminating, and analyzing contents on social media in accordance with UNIC Tokyo priorities and Japanese context. Topics covered on social media span from international days, messages by the UN senior officials, activities of UNIC Tokyo, issues that require urgent actions, such as conflicts, humanitarian issues, and climate change, and any other agenda in the three pillars of the UN, which are peace and security, sustainable development, and human rights. The UN Volunteer will also manage the office’s blog, which is used as a platform to share first-person stories and op-eds by the UN staff and partners.
Additionally, the UN Volunteer will support the office’s efforts in strengthening information integrity by monitoring, analyzing and combating the spread of misinformation, disinformation and hate speech on digital platforms.
The UN Volunteer will work closely with UNIC Tokyo members and may supervise interns.

Task description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of UNIC Tokyo or her/his designated mandated representative(s), the UNV Social Media Officer will:
• Research local and global topics to be shared on social media in line with the UN’s guidelines and guidance on the use of social media.
• Update and manage editorial calendar of scheduled posts in discussion with relevant UNIC Tokyo member.
• Create contents using photos, graphics, and videos provided by the UN system with explanations in texts.
• Ensure timely dissemination of content on UNIC Tokyo’s accounts.
• Prepare and publish blog articles.
• Monitor the result of UNIC Tokyo’s posts and share the analysis with UNIC Tokyo member.
• Monitor trends and risks on social media and report the analysis to UNIC Tokyo member.
• Monitor trends and risks on information integrity on digital platforms and report the analysis to UNIC Tokyo member.
• Supervise intern(s) who will be supporting social media communications.
• Coordinate with staff and other colleagues of UNIC Tokyo, staff in the Department of Global Communications, other UN agencies, and non-UN partners to prepare and cross-promote social media contents to reach wider audience.
• Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.
Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:
• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Provide annual and end of assignment self-reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities.
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.
Results/expected outputs:
• As an active UNIC Tokyo team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-oriented and high-quality support rendered to the Department of Global Communications and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including:
o UN’s messages and updates are conveyed to the Japanese public through social media and blog;
o Results and impact of social media communications activities are monitored and analyzed, and strategic use of social media, is improved based on the insights gained from the analysis;
o Trends and perceptions regarding the UN in social media are monitored and analyzed for improvement;
• Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment
• A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed