Communications Specialist at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Duties and Responsibilities

• The Regional Seas Branch responsible for supporting implementation of the UNEP Regional Seas Programme is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Information Communication and Technology expert with a minimum of 6 years of hands-on experience in content management and web design.
• The consultant will support the Regional Seas to implement a knowledge management and information sharing platform, support regularly updating of the UNEP Regional Seas Programme website and produce communication materials to enhance the delivery of Regional Seas Programme. The consultant will report directly to the Programme Management Officer in consultation with SAPPHIRE Project Manager for the respective outputs, under the overall guidance of the Head of the Regional Seas Branch and will carry out the following tasks.
• Develop and implement content management strategies to ensure accurate, timely, and relevant information is available on all UNEP Regional Seas Programme digital platforms.
• Carry out analysis of existing content and knowledge management analysis, and support todesign and develop a new structure to showcase UNEP Regional Seas Programme work at a glance; and
• Collaborate with relevant teams to gather requirements and implement the new web design template and support to review and drafting of content for web.
• Regularly update the UNEP Regional Seas Programme website and suggest areas of improvement to enhance communication Deliver communication materials to enhance Regional Seas impact and visibility including the preparations for UNOC3
• Develop an Inception Report outlining the planned process for developing the online SAPPHIRE Dashboard
• Develop the Dashboard for SAPPHIRE investments over its implementation period
• Launch the Dashboard at an appropriate regional meeting of project Focal Points and other stakeholders

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced University degree in computer science, information technology, communication, or a related field is required.
• A minimum of 4 years working experience on communication related to ocean governance is required.
• Working experience in data manipulation tools and website management, coastal and marine environment, GIS, strong knowledge and experience with reporting packages and database applications (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Sharepoint, Tableau, SQL, XML) is required.