Under the direct supervision of the Communications Analyst, the UN Youth Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

Participate in, support and contribute to the improvement of UNDP’s digital footprint and active engagement through:

• Contributing to the design of the CO’s digital strategy;
• Creation of high-impact content (written, audio-visual, and graphic);
• Development of written content for the CO website;
• Consistent monitoring of social media platforms;
• Support with the preparation of impact report: data analytics;
• Monitor progress against the approved strategy;
• Support with the development of Terms of Reference’s for communications service providers.

Support, participate in, and contribute to the successful execution of public outreach activities through:

• Support with the identifying of potential partnerships that can enhance the CO’s communication function;
• Supporting the planning of events, public outreach activities, and workshops/conferences/seminars;
• Support with the management and maintaining relationships with external partners such as media, implementing partners, and other UN communications counterparts;
• Contribute to the planning of joint activities as part of the United Nations Communications Group (UNCG);
• Representing UNDP at partner events and other outreach activities;
• Contributing to the development of communication products.

Assist with and contribute to knowledge building and sharing through:

• Identification of new communication trends and help introduce;
• Contributing to knowledge creation by supporting results content collection;
• Building and maintaining a database of partners, media, and other relevant stakeholders;
• Supporting content synthesis processes for reporting, branding, and communication;
• Managing the proper upkeep of the CO knowledge management system (SharePoint).

Required education level:

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in currently studying towards a degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Digital Marketing or another relevant field.

Required experience:

• 1 years of experience in (minimum three months) economic development/poverty and inequality/ gender equality/ innovation/ digitalization/ social protection/ green economy/ youth development/entrepreneurship/climate change;
• Previous experience as a volunteer or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be an added advantage;
• Design skills (Adobe Creative Cloud or Canva);
• Photography and Videography;
• Digital savvy–a deeper understanding of social media (analytics and algorithms);
• Writing – the ability to prepare quality reports and impactful success stories;
• Research (General) Knowledge of analytical tools, market research and methods for undertaking substantive research on various issues;
• Data Analysis and Visualization Ability to evaluate, transform and model data to derive relevant findings- undertake & provide analysis of data to assess Org performance and or global trends;