Communications Consultant Lazio

Communications Consultant
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

28 November 2024-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

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JOB TITLE:

Communications Officer (Digital Content & Engagement)

TYPE OF CONTRACT:

Consultancy

UNIT/DIVISION:

PPGS School Meals & Social Protection

DUTY STATION (City, Country):

Rome, Italy

DURATION:

11 Months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The Communications Officer (Digital Content & Engagement) will deliver the day-to-day updating, functionality, and continuous improvement of the School Meals Coalition's website and other online interventions. This role includes drafting, reviewing, editing, and auditing content to identify areas of improvement to enhance the audience's user experience (UX) on the website, in addition to packaging high-quality multimedia content and campaigns for digital platforms. This includes, but is not limited to, web pages, one-pagers, reports, policy briefs, articles, video scripts, social media content, and other advocacy and communications materials that align with the Coalition's strategic goals.

Reporting to the Communications & External Engagement Officer, this role involves working closely with WFP country offices, governments and partners, and School Meals Coalition Secretariat leadership to help coordinate global, regional, and national advocacy and communication efforts. This includes campaigns, events, innovation, and public engagement strategies related to school meals. The goal is to ensure coordinated action and impactful advocacy at critical junctures, particularly about improving access to nutritious and healthy school meals worldwide.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Lead on website management.

2. Write, edit and regularly update the content on the School Meals Coalition's website.

3. Ensure website content is up-to-date, accurate, and engaging.

4. Coordinate with web developers, designers and multimedia producers to implement new features and improvements.

5. Monitor website analytics and adjust content strategies to improve engagement and reach, providing monthly and quarterly reports.

6. Align the website with the School Meals Coalition's brand, strategy and standards.

7. Manage search engine optimization and implement strategies to improve website presence and increase web traffic in liaison with WFP's website content management teams

8. Evaluate other websites and align with current industry best practices.

9. Liaising with WFP staff, especially regional and country offices, governments, and partners, to develop, write, and/or edit web and digital content, including articles, blog posts, policy briefs and other written content, that effectively communicates the School Meals Coalition and its members/partners' strategic goals, priorities, and initiatives. Particular focus on country-led evidence and impact.

10. Support the drafting and coordination of multimedia content creation, including videos, infographics, and social media posts. Audit content to remove duplicate information.

12. Support the development of government—and partner-led communications and related toolkit packages for events and interventions.

13. Ensure all content aligns with the School Meals Coalition's messaging, branding guidelines, and government commitments.

14. Support campaigns and design web pages for key events hosted by governments and partners and regional and international initiatives on school meals.

15. Using input from across the Coalition Secretariat and guidance from the Communications & External Engagement Officer, maintain a