Multimedia, Content Creator Assistant

Mission and objectivesThe United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling development challenges, and it can transform the pace and nature of development. Volunteerism benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer by strengthening trust, solidarity and reciprocity among citizens, and by purposefully creating opportunities for participation.

ContextThe UNV Regional Offices (RO) provide oversight and strategic guidance to the UNV Field Units in their respective geographical assignments and are mainly accountable for the placement of UN Volunteers mobilized for UN Agencies, Funds, and Programmes focused on peace, development and humanitarian needs. Furthermore, the Regional Offices represent, and strategically position, UNV and bring UNV’s services and solutions closer to its partners from governments, UN entities, civil society and private sector. The Regional Offices also lead in scoping and delivering UNV’s advisory service offer on volunteer infrastructure. For further information about the work of the UNV Programme, kindly visit: https://www.unv.org/

Task DescriptionUnder the direct supervision the Regional Communication Analyst, the UNV Multimedia, Content Creator Assistant will undertake the following tasks: 1. Creative Development and Video Editing: • Conceptualize, design, and produce visually compelling content for various platforms (Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram), including graphics, animations, and video assets. • Assemble and edit raw footage; manage post-production elements to ensure logical sequencing, visual consistency, and smooth delivery of all video productions. • Develop storyboards and script video concepts in alignment with overarching campaign goals. 2. Brand Enhancement: • Enforce consistent brand standards, ensuring design coherence across all materials, including video content, color grading, and graphic elements. • Contribute to the ongoing development of the brand’s visual identity, providing insights informed by current design trends and best practices. 3. Content Creation and Multimedia Storytelling: • Develop original and innovative content that effectively communicates the brand narrative across video, digital, and print materials. • Leverage motion graphics and other design elements to enhance storytelling, boost viewer engagement, and improve message retention in video content. 4. Collaboration and Strategy: • Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to understand marketing objectives and translate them into creative strategies. • Coordinate with internal departments, external agencies, and contractors as needed, ensuring all multimedia content is cohesive and aligns with the brand voice. 5. Project Management: • Prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, adhering to tight deadlines without compromising on quality. • Balance creative desires with operational constraints, finding innovative solutions to produce high-quality work within timeline restrictions. 6. Quality Assurance, Analytics, and Feedback: • Perform quality checks on all visual elements, ensuring every piece meets the established standards and objectives. • Analyze content performance, adjusting strategies based on user engagement data and feedback for continual improvement. 7. Professional Development: • Stay ahead of industry trends, tools, and technologies in graphic design, video editing, and content creation. • Embrace professional development opportunities, continuously enhancing technical skills and creative capabilities. 8. Personal Attributes: • A dynamic, creative thinker with an eye for detail and aesthetics. • Proactive, independent problem solver with a strong sense of accountability. • Agile and adaptable, able to pivot strategies quickly in response to feedback or new opportunities. • Excellent interpersonal communication skills, thriving in collaborative settings. 9. Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to: • Perform any other duties 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 IVD); • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country; • Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities; Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.; • 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. 10. Results/Expected Outputs: • Produce compelling graphic design and video elements to enhance narrative and viewer engagement. • Conceptualize and produce high-quality social videos commemorating international days and spotlighting UNV's flagship activities, ensuring content is engaging, informative, and aligned with UNV's messaging. • Design and execute creative social media campaigns for International Days, utilizing a mix of content forms (graphics, videos, and text) to promote awareness, engagement, and advocacy. • Create new communication approaches, leveraging graphic design, captivating visuals, and multimedia content to keep social media interactions fresh, appealing, and reflective of current trends. • Capture high-quality photographs and videos during events, missions, or fieldwork, ensuring they are suitable for social media, reports, and promotional materials. • Produce diverse social media content, from initial concept to final design, including posts, infographics, motion graphics, and short-form videos, that reflect UNV's values and mission. • Support field units with their graphic design • The development of capacity through coaching, mentoring and formal on-the-job training, when working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-) governmental counterparts, including Implementing Partners (IPs); • Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment.

Competencies and values• Integrity and professionalism: demonstrated expertise in area of specialty and ability to apply good judgment; high degree of autonomy, personal initiative and ability to take ownership; willingness to accept wide responsibilities and ability to work independently under established procedures in a politically sensitive environment, while exercising discretion, impartiality and neutrality; ability to manage information objectively, accurately and confidentially; responsive and client-oriented. • Accountability: mature and responsible; ability to operate in compliance with organizational rules and regulations. • Commitment to continuous learning: initiative and willingness to learn new skills and stay abreast of new developments in area of expertise; ability to adapt to changes in work environment. • Planning and organizing effective organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to manage a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner; ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; ability to work under pressure, with conflicting deadlines, and to handle multiple concurrent projects/activities. • Teamwork and respect for diversity: ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries; ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and harmonious working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity and gender; • Communication: proven interpersonal skills; good spoken and written communication skills, including ability to prepare clear and concise reports; ability to conduct presentations, articulate options and positions concisely; ability to make and defend recommendations; ability to communicate and empathize with staff (including national staff), military personnel, volunteers, counterparts and local interlocutors coming from very diverse backgrounds; ability to maintain composure and remain helpful towards the staff, but objective, without showing personal interest; capacity to transfer information and knowledge to a wide range of different target groups; • Flexibility, adaptability, and ability and willingness to operate independently in austere, remote and potentially hazardous environments for protracted periods, involving physical hardship and little comfort, and including possible extensive travel within the area of operations; willingness to transfer to other duty stations within area of operations as may be necessary; • Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance;and commitment towards the UN core values.

Living conditions and remarksAs this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. National UN Volunteers are part of the malicious insurance plan. The contract is for the period indicated above with the possibility to extend subject to availability of funding, operational necessity and satisfactory performance. However, there is no expectation of renewal of the assignment. A UN Volunteer receives a Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) per month at the rate of : USD 32,393.59. and is paid at the end of each month to cover housing, utilities, transportation, communications and other basic needs