Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop compelling content on climate change
topics—including climate finance, transparency, adaptation and mitigation,
Champions of the Earth project and the interlinkages with biodiversity
loss, land degradation, and pollution.
- Edit and refine content for UNEP’s website,
including refreshed topic pages, technical highlights, news stories, and
other web formats.
- Support delivery of communications for the
seventh session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), including
real-time web updates and coverage of flagship climate initiatives.
- Conduct research and interviews to generate
accurate, politically attuned stories aligned with UNEP’s editorial
guidelines.
- Participate in consultations with programme and
communications staff to ensure alignment with UNEP’s climate action
portfolio and communication strategies.
- Review relevant literature such as reports,
success stories, and communications outputs to inform content development.
Qualifications
- A master’s degree in journalism, communication,
social sciences or other related field is required. A first-level
university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying
experience may be accepted in lieu of the master’s degree.”
- Minimum of five years of extensive experience in
story writing, journalism and including strong editorial skills is
required in English or a minimum of five years of extensive professional
experience with a master’s degree is required.
- Proven editorial skills, including research,
writing, substantive editing, copy-editing and proofreading, oral and
written communication skills are required.
- Demonstrated skills in the development of
stories is required (consultant could submit sample of work showcasing
experience in content development in Inspira application) is required.
- Writer must have minimum of 2 years experience
writing on climate change is required.
- Experience working with the UN System,
preferably in a similar assignment, is desirable.
- Good understanding of climate issues is
desirable Experience working in and writing on climate change issues in
the global South is desirable
How to Apply
