Background:
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
The Division of Communications and Advocacy at UN Women supports the positioning of womenโs empowerment and gender equality as key issues on the international agenda and establishes UN Womenโs role as the global authority in this context. This entails developing and promoting high-quality content, communicating about UN Womenโs work through digital and social media and engaging a global audience online.
The UN Women social media team creates and shares content across platforms such as X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, and emerging channels. To support upcoming global campaigns and planned communication priorities, the team is seeking additional support focused on social media content production.
UN Women is therefore seeking a part-time Social Media Consultant to support the preparation and roll-out of social media content for planned global campaigns and milestones. The consultant will support the drafting and adaptation of platform-specific social media copy, content ideas, and basic asset suggestions aligned with UN Womenโs campaigns, priorities, and thematic areas.
Working under the supervision of the Social Media Lead, the consultant will support social media content development and campaign implementation across UN Womenโs priority initiatives. This is a remote, home-based, part-time consultancy (CET-compatible working hours) and does not require in-person presence in UN Women offices.
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Scope of Work
Under the supervision of the Social Media Lead, the Social Media Consultant will:
Content Strategy & Development
Develop strategic, impactful, and platform-specific copy, asset proposals and content ideas aligned with UN Womenโs priorities, campaigns, and thematic areas. Collaborate with colleagues to ideate and steer the production of high-quality social media content in multiple formats and languages (e.g., event coverage, GIFs, polls, videos, stickers, etc.). Tailor tone of voice, messaging, and calls-to-action based on channels and target audiences.ย
Cross-Organizational & Coordination
Work closely with colleagues across the communication team and HQ focal points to curate engaging content that demonstrates UN Womenโs impact. Review social media content plans from field offices and partner recognition campaigns. Respond to colleagues across the organization on incoming social media requests.ย
Analytics, Insights & Optimization
Evaluate the performance of posts, accounts, and campaigns (e.g., reach, shares, engagement). Implement lessons learned from analytics towards content strategy and development. Support providing social media insights, data-driven recommendations, and regular growth tracking. Support identifying opportunities for UN Women to engage on based on current conversations, trends, and emerging social media features.ย Technical & Administrative Support
Curate and update social media packages and organize relevant materials on SharePoint and other platforms. Provide light technical support (e.g., troubleshooting platform access, coordinating with publishing tools).Other
Perform other duties as requested during the consultancy.Key Deliverables
Daily Social Media Delivery
Social media content for UN Womenโs global channels (copy, assets, scheduled posts). Timely correspondence with colleagues across the social media team, communication team and focal points in HQCampaign & Thematic Packages Content plans, ideas, and coordinated social media packages for global campaigns (IWD, CSW, etc.). Liaison and coordination with the influencers, partners and UN sister agencies.
Analytics, Insights & Reporting Weekly + Quarterly analytics reports support detailing performance, trends and recommendations. Monthly follower growth updates across UN Women global channels.
Organizational Support & Technical Coordination
Consultantโs Workplace and Official Travel:ย This is a home-based consultancy. (CET-compatible working hours)
Competencies :
Core Values:
Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity.Core Competencies:
Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues; Accountability; Creative Problem Solving; Effective Communication; Inclusive Collaboration; Stakeholder Engagement; Leading by Example.Please visitย this linkย for more information on UN Womenโs Values and Competencies Framework:ย
Education:
An advanced university degree (Masterโs or equivalent0 in communications, media, journalism or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.Experience:ย
At least 2 years of professional experienceย in social media content creation, writing, and editing. Experience developing and implementing social media campaigns. Strong ability to write engaging, platform-specific copy for global audiences. Experience using social media management tools (e.g., Hootsuite, sprout social, Meltwater) and analytics/listening tools. Experience with content production, including advising on video, graphics and short-form content (e.g., Reels, TikTok). Experience engaging youth audiences and/or supporting youth-focused digital content is desirable. Experience working in fast-paced news, advocacy, or humanitarian contexts is desirable. Strong understanding of social media trends, platform best practices and emerging features. Familiarity with womenโs rights, gender equality, and human rights issues is highly desirable. Experience within the UN system or international organizations is an asset.Language:
Fluency in English required,ย Knowledge of French and/or Spanish are desirable.Statements :
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.
Diversity and inclusion:
At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates,ย and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age,ย ability, national origin,ย or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.
If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.
UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere toย UN Womenโsย policiesย and proceduresย andย theย standardsย of conduct expected of UN Women personnelย and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)
Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process.
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