Digital Communications Specialist (DCS) - Volunteer

IYF Partnership; City of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A nonprofit organization based in the City of London is seeking a Digital Communications Specialist to enhance digital messages and manage various communication efforts. This role involves collaboration across teams to create compelling digital content and maintain online platforms. Candidates should have three years of relevant experience in a communications role and demonstrate strong social media and project management skills.

Qualifications

• Three years of relevant experience in communications or media roles.
• Experience in youth issues, sport, or women empowerment preferred.
• Proven ability to create and distribute digital content.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to create digital content for communication objectives.
• Maintain websites and blogs with media content.
• Develop social media campaigns and content.

Skills

Digital content creation

Social media strategy

Communication skills

Collaboration

Project management

Job description

Digital Communications Specialist (DCS) - Volunteer

The Digital Communications Specialist strengthens messages across all internal and external digital platforms, including media, advocacy, and donor communications. The role is a key member of cross‑sectional teams to plan and implement communication campaigns and projects.

Mission Statement

To voluntarily represent, positively promote, and uphold the mission of “Empowering youth for a better world” in various programs and opportunities throughout the IYF interventions and the community.

What are we looking for?

Three years of relevant experience and results in a communications/media role, press, development, blogging, youth issues, sport, women empowerment, youth‑led organizations, or another relevant field.

Overview

The Digital Communications Specialist works to strengthen messages across all internal and external digital platforms, including media, advocacy, and donor communications. The role is a key member of cross‑sectional teams to plan and implement communication campaigns and projects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and facilitate the process to create and distribute digital content to achieve global communication objectives.
• Collaborate with Digital Web Editors and communications focal points at headquarters to determine, negotiate, and maintain a 12‑month editorial calendar for digital platforms.
• Along with digital editorial, production, and technical teams, develop creative content across digital platforms to build awareness and engagement and achieve strategic priorities.
• Maintain official websites and our blog with stories, data, and multimedia from HQ, Regional Administrations and Country Teams. Liaise with the team on how material should be presented on the other language sections of the IYF corporate website.
• Enhance navigation, structure, and content across www.iyfweb.org, liaising with the team to ensure consistency across languages.
• Contribute to the publication of a wide series of data modules and multimedia products including photo galleries, videos and audio materials.
• Manage content production for visual storytelling platforms and digital channels including website, newsletter, and social media.
• Create visually compelling presentations, and support production of advocacy/marketing collateral.
• Coordinate work with designers, writers, and UN Volunteers as needed.
• Strengthen global practice of digital communications.
• Advise personnel at global, regional and local levels on standards and best practices for digital communications, including social media strategy and content development.
• Recommend and deploy social media tools for strategic planning and management.
• Provide trainings to teach skills, impart knowledge and inform on guidelines for effective digital communications especially through social media.
• Assist to develop, implement and evaluate social media plans for projects and campaigns.
• Develop social media campaigns.
• Draft social media content for corporate channels.
• Seek opportunities and partnerships to promote the IYF through social media.