Result of Service

 by 31 March 2026: • At least 7 social media posts drafted and approved, based on website content (web stories, updates, press releases, speeches, etc.), including a minimum of 3 posts covering priority themes; actual number of posts depends on web content received: o access to finance, o women’s economic empowerment, o digital connectivity. Deliverable: editable drafts + final approved versions. • Monthly corporate social media and website report for March compiled and submitted no later than 7 April 2026, based on Sprout and Google Analytics data and using the Digital Team templates. Deliverable: final report in agreed template. • Q1 Corporate Social Media Report completed and submitted no later than 7 April 2026. Deliverable: final report. • Q1 Executive Director (ED) Social Media Report (mainly LinkedIn) completed and submitted no later than 7 April 2026. Deliverable: final report. • Implementation of Phase 1 of the social media video content strategy, including: o content calendar, o identified stories, o production plan. Deliverable: documented plan + evidence of execution. • 1–2 creative design concepts developed and presented for upcoming social media campaigns. Deliverable: concept visuals + brief. • 1 short promotional or educational video (30–90 seconds) produced and approved for use on corporate digital platforms, aligned with priority themes. Deliverable: final edited video.  by 30 April 2026: • At least 7 social media posts drafted and approved, including at least 3 posts on priority themes (finance, women’s empowerment, digital connectivity); actual number of posts depends on web content received. • April monthly corporate social media and website report submitted by 7 May 2026, using Sprout, Google Analytics and Digital Team templates. • Implementation of Phase 2 of the social media video content strategy, including production of scheduled videos. • 1–2 creative design concepts developed for social media campaigns. • 1 short promotional or educational video (30–90 seconds) produced and approved.  by 31 May 2026: • At least 7 social media posts drafted and approved, including at least 3 posts on priority themes; actual number of posts depends on web content received. • May monthly corporate social media and website report submitted by 7 June 2026. • Continued implementation of the social media video content strategy, with at least one video production milestone. • 1–2 creative design concepts developed for social media campaigns. • 1 short promotional or educational video (30–90 seconds) produced and approved.  by 30 June 2026: • At least 7 social media posts drafted and approved, including at least 3 posts on priority themes; actual number of posts depends on web content received. • June monthly corporate social media and website report submitted by 7 July 2026. • Q2 Corporate Social Media Report completed by 7 July 2026. • Q2 Executive Director (ED) Social Media Report (mainly LinkedIn) completed by 7 July 2026. • Full implementation of the social media video content strategy for Q2, with at least 2 videos produced in total during Q2. • 1–2 creative design concepts developed for social media campaigns. • 1 short promotional or educational video (30–90 seconds) produced and approved.  by 31 July 2026: • At least 7 social media posts drafted and approved, including at least 3 posts on priority themes; actual number of posts depends on web content received. • July monthly corporate social media and website report submitted by 7 August 2026. • Ongoing implementation of the social media video content strategy. • 1–2 creative design concepts developed for social media campaigns. • 1 short promotional or educational video (30–90 seconds) produced and approved.  by 31 August 2026: • At least 7 social media posts drafted and approved, including at least 3 posts on priority themes. • August monthly corporate social media and website report submitted by 7 September 2026. • Finalization of social media video content strategy implementation for the period. • 1–2 creative design concepts developed for social media campaigns. • 1 short promotional or educational video (30–90 seconds) produced and approved.

Work Location

ITC Headquarters-based in Geneva

Expected duration

01.03.26 - 31.08.26

Duties and Responsibilities

Established in 1964, the International Trade Centre (ITC) is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations. ITC is a development agency that is fully dedicated to supporting the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). ITC's mission is to foster inclusive and sustainable economic development and contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. ITC's work is about 'transforming trade, changing lives'. The Communications and Events (CE) section of the International Trade Centre manages digital communications, including social media and website outputs, on behalf of the organization. The social media team is seeking a junior consultant to assist with related communication tasks. DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES The individual contractor will work under the supervision of the Associate Public Information Officer and the overall guidance of the Senior Strategic Communications Officer. • Produce content (text, photos, illustrations and videos) for ITC corporate accounts, namely LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, including on the themes of women's economic empowerment, digital connectivity and access to finance. • Co-create and implement campaigns, including on the ongoing WEIDE initiative and on financing for SMEs, to raise awareness of ITC and its mandate through social media, website and other communications channels. • Collect key metrics on the growth of corporate and the Executive Director’s social media accounts, and the website, and prepare monthly reports. • Make concrete proposals for increasing and improving social media engagement of corporate and the Executive Director’s social media accounts, and the website, including by monitoring trends and latest tools/tech/templates/formats. • Work closely with the web team to support on public information and promotion services as needed, in line with the ITC style guide and other corporate communications guidelines. Copyright Clause: The individual contractor has to ensure that she has obtained the necessary permissions with regard to intellectual property rights required to perform her services under this contract and for the subsequent dissemination by ITC in any form. Documentary proof is to be submitted to ITC. Should any license fee be due for the use of copyrighted materials of third parties, the individual contractor shall request the prior written permission from ITC. ITC champions workforce diversity, inclusion, gender equality and gender parity and considers all qualified persons - of all genders - equally, including those with disabilities, without discrimination or prejudice of any kind.

Qualifications/special skills

High school diploma • Minimum 2 years of experience in the creation and production of social media content for use on platforms including Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. • Experience in photography and videography as well as post-production editing. • Experience in social media management, publishing and reporting/monitoring tools.

Languages

Advanced written and spoken English and Spanish; French and/or another UN language are desirable.

Additional Information

Not available.

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.