Deadline for Applications

December 10, 2025

Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)

H (no hardship)

Family Type (not applicable for home-based)

Family

Staff Member / Affiliate Type

CONTR International Junior Level Professional

Target Start Date

2026-01-01

Terms of Reference

PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

Purpose of project (summary): Support the Donor Content team in the Creative Services Section with writing and editing content, including fundraising copy, human-interest feature stories and news for UNHCR’s online and digital channels.

Reporting to the Fundraising Communications Officer and working closely with the fundraising teams in Copenhagen, the Associate Editor will produce compelling public- and donor-focused content to support UNHCR’s communications and fundraising objectives. Specific duties include:

• Collaborating with the fundraising content team to produce engaging and relevant content for public and private donor audiences including governments, the private sector, private partnerships and philanthropy (PPH) and individual giving (IG).
• Producing fundraising content, including human-interest stories, thematic content packages, donor updates and impact stories.
• Assisting the Senior English Editor in commissioning, writing and editing news and feature stories for the global website and publishing them using the content management system.
• Offering editorial guidance and support to UNHCR colleagues in regional and country offices by providing input on story pitches, content gathering assignments and text production.
• Collaborating with other teams in GCS, including social media, video and photo, to produce multimedia content using the most appropriate UNHCR platforms.
• Editing and proofreading of various assets.
• Undertaking additional assignments as required, including writing global wraps, explainers and photo captions, and editing press releases, briefing notes and other written products.
• Being available as required for occasional weekend on-call editing duties and overseas writing assignments, including in emergency situations.

CANDIDATE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, SELECTION CRITERIA:

Required qualifications, language(s) and work experience:
Degree: Required

Field of expertise, competencies: media/communication, business/marketing, social sciences or a related field

Required/mandatory:
•Experience in developing fundraising communication material for donors
•Experience in managing projects and liaising with multiple stakeholders
•Advanced writing and editing skills in English
•Excellent research skills
•Proven track record of writing and adapting content for different audiences and channels, including digital
•Sound understanding of social media landscape
•Excellent organizational skills
•Excellent interpersonal skills
•Computer literacy, with a good knowledge of computer applications

Minimum years of work experience (NOTE: candidates with less years of experience cannot be short-listed or recommended):

Minimum 3 years (2 years with advanced university degree) of previous experience in communication at the professional level gained in an international context in one of the following settings: a not-for-profit organization, global media outlet or a marketing/fundraising consultancy firm.

Language:
Required: English; Desirable: French

Monitoring and Progress Controls:

Speed of completion of tasks, quality of content, feedback from colleagues, weekly check-ins with supervisor.Deliver accurate, timely and engaging stories and fundraising content to better engage public, donor and supporteraudiences. Impact of content will be measured through market use data and donor and audience engagement, asreflected in Google Analytics and PowerBi dashboards and other tools.

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Other information

Homebase in Lisbon, PortugalThis position doesn”t require a functional clearance

Remote

Yes