Information Management Assistant, Individual Contractor, Remote, Information Management Unit

15--UNISDR-43480-H-GENEVA

United Nations Core Values:

Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity

Result of Service

PreventionWeb - the disaster risk reduction community online platform - meets stakeholder information and knowledge needs.

Work Location

Remote.

Organisation Setting And Reporting

Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of disaster reduction and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations and regional organizations and activities in socio-economic and humanitarian fields. Led by the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNISDR has over 100 staff located in its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and 5 regional offices and other field presences. Specifically, UNISDR coordinates international efforts in disaster risk reduction, and guides, monitors and reports on the progress of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action; campaigns to create global awareness of disaster risk reduction benefits and empower people to reduce their vulnerability to hazards; advocates for greater investments in disaster risk reduction to protect people's lives and assets, and for increased and informed participation of men and women in reducing disaster risk; and informs and connects people by providing practical services and tools such as PreventionWeb, publications on good practices, and by leading the preparation of the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction and the Organisation of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction.

The individual contractor reports to the PreventionWeb Managing Editor in the Information Management Unit within the Advocacy and Outreach Section.

Expected duration

4 months with possible extension

Duties and Responsibilities

Within limits of delegated authority, the individual contractor will be responsible for the following duties:

• Assist the maintenance of publishing disaster risk reduction content according to PreventionWeb standards, practices and procedures including:monitoring relevant sources and user-published content, validating content for quality control, web-ready formatting of content, writing abstracts in English for news, documents, policy and plans, etc., selecting and adding relevant metadata to content, posting and monitoring of all content types: news, documents, policy and plans, jobs, events, academic programmes, educational materials, networks, multimedia and organizations.
• Select and send appropriate partner correspondence from standard messages
• Assist Managing Editor in identifying and documenting editorial process improvements, as needed
• Assist in photo research for PreventionWeb use
• Work implies interaction with the following:

Programme Officers and other information management specialists throughout the UNISDR, and outbound correspondence with other UN agencies, Government offices, Universities and NGOs. Information management staff and managers in user offices and other user clients, including external users (e.g. governments, international organizations, etc.).

Qualifications/special skills

• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Experience using content management systems (CMS), basic HTML editing, advanced Internet search. Familiarity with WebsiteWatcher (or similar), Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and video and audio editing applications desirable.
• Academic Qualifications: Completion of secondary school or its equivalent commercial school. Qualifying years of experience are calculated following the date of receipt of a high-school diploma or the equivalent certification.
• Experience: At least 3 years of experience in content management for large-scale complex websites. Knowledge of disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and/or international development is an asset.
• Language: Fluency in written and spoken English.

Additional Information

Work schedule: 4 hours per day, 5 days per working week. Must be able to work remotely using Skype and other remote communication tools. Stable Internet connection required.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.