The United Nations University (UNU) is an international community of scholars engaged in policy-oriented research, capacity development and dissemination of knowledge in furthering the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The mission of UNU is to contribute, through research and capacity building, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems that are the concern of the United Nations and its Member States. For the past four decades, UNU has been a go-to think tank for impartial research on human survival, conflict prevention, sustainable development, and welfare. With more than 400 researchers in 12 countries, UNU's work spans the 17 Sustainable Development Goals' full breadth, generating policy-relevant knowledge to effect positive global change. UNU maintains more than 200 collaborations with UN agencies and leading universities and research institutions across the globe.
About UNU-CENTRE (Office of Communications)
Located in Tokyo, the Office of Communications at UNU Centre in Tokyo implements and oversees UNU’s web presence, content development, visual identity, branding, and media relations in the University’s host country of Japan as well as globally.
Terms of Reference
The Communication Assistant's responsibilities include the following:
Manage UNU’s social media accounts. Draft strategies and campaigns to increase followership, engagement, and overall influence. Consider how UNU’s social presence could be expanded to additional platforms. Model social media best-practices for the broader UNU system.
Create content for various target audiences and platforms.
Find and actively engage with social media influencers to boost UNU’s reach.
Assist in the coordination of global social media campaigns and activities, working with communication focal points across five continents.
Propose and assist in the development of visual content elements for UNU’s social media and web platforms, including images, video clips etc.
Conduct environmental scanning and identify hooks to inject UNU research and expertise into timely events and conversations in media/social media.
Use media monitoring tools to consistently measure and report on the efficacy of UNU’s social media efforts, and to inform future social media strategy.
Update, edit, and schedule content for the UNU website.
Draft, edit, and proofread various materials in English and/or Japanese.
Compile/draft content for UNU’s monthly e-newsletter INSIGHTS.
Assist UNU Events including promotion, registration, invitations, and same-day support (including attending events when needed).
Support other OC work (including marketing, dissemination, content syndication, etc.) and perform other OC related duties as required.
Key Performance Indicators
Increase of engagement, followship and influence of UNU’s social media accounts
Increase of collaboration with influencers
Increase of global social media campaigns
Required Skills and Experience
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
At least 4+ years working in social media
Experience with social media monitoring tools
Experience managing social media accounts for non-profits, NGOs or other international or governmental agency
Demonstrated ability to create content for various platforms and audiences
