• Professional growth:add experiences and exposure to your CV that strengthen your
professional profile in your chosen domain
• Network:strengthen your professional and personal networks be part of an international Network and a community that spans across world regions.
• Purpose: there is the possibility to lead or to participate in activities that are meaningful to you.
• Remote working
• Possibility to do the role Part time or Full time
• Flexible working hours
• A diverse range of professional and functional experiences
• Volunteers have priority for each new paid vacancy that opens up
• Additional benefits are shared with the successful candidate
Position Description
- Create and update content related to activities of the community
- Manage content across a range of channels including traditional media and digital media
- Develop and execute communications to strengthen outcomes for the Community
- Suggest new ways to leverage communications to boost engagement
- Develop and manage content for UPG’s websites and all social media platforms.
- Write brief summaries as well as longer reports related to community activities
- Stay up to date with local and global developments and news, and choose what to post
- through our social media channels.
- Stay connected to activities to stay updated on developments within the community
This work is at the heart of our Community and it involves interacting with and serving our members. This is a volunteer role that comes with the following compensation and benefits: Professional Growth: add experiences and exposure to your CV that strengthen your professional profile in your chosen domain Network: strengthen your professional and personal networks: be part of an international network and a community that spans across world regions. Purpose: there is possibility to lead or to participate in activities that are meaningful to you. Remote working Flexible working hours Diverse range professional and functional experiences Volunteers have priority for each new paid vacancy that opens up Additional benefits are shared with the successful candidate The successful candidate may contribute in various ways, depending on expertise and capacity
Qualified candidates are welcome with a variety of skills. No single candidate is expected to possess all qualifications as the selected candidate brings their unique set of skills to our work and complements a team.
Qualifications and Skills
- Ability to transform small snippets of information into interesting and engaging stories
- Ability to conduct research on information and stories
- An understanding of different types of marketing and communications media, including
- electronic and social media
- Ability to communicate effectively, be articulate, with strong writing skills and the ability to give feedback accurately
- Ability to edit written work in English is a must
- The ability to work equally well in a team and/or independently.
- Ability to work with and respect confidential information of stakeholders.
- Ability to turnaround content in a short time.
- Experience with design and publications tools such as Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator – or other similar tools is a bonus.
- Ability to develop publicity materials is a bonus.
- Ability to edit or create video content is an advantage
- Ability to speak additional languages is an advantage
- Prior experience in a communications role is an advantage
- Previous experience in or willingness to learn about working with communities and/or the non-profit sector is an asset
Location: The role is remote.
Dates: The initial duration is between 3 months and 1 year for this role. An extension is possible based on performance.
Employment rate: Part-Time or Full-Time
Remuneration: This is a volunteer position.
Application deadline: Application is on a rolling basis until the position is filled.