Internal Call Only - (RFP500347) Temporary Assistant, Digital Communication & Events (11 months - Rome, Italy)
Internal Call Only - (RFP500347) Temporary Assistant, Digital Communication & Events (11 months - Rome, Italy)
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04-07-2025
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Job Description
The Organization
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) deliver research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people s lives. Alliance solutions address the global crises of malnutrition climate change biodiversity loss and environmental degradation.
The Alliance works with local national and multinational partners across Latin America and the Caribbean Asia and Africa and with the public and private sectors. The Alliance is part of CGIAR a global research partnership for a food-secure future dedicated to reducing poverty enhancing food and nutrition security and improving natural resources and ecosystem services.
With novel partnerships the Alliance generates evidence and mainstreams innovations to transform food systems and landscapes so that they sustain the planet drive prosperity and nourish people in a climate crisis.
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is committed to fair safe and inclusive workplaces. We believe that diversity powers our innovation contributes to our excellence and is critical for our mission. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority. We encourage applicants from all cultures races colors religions sexes national or regional origins ages disability statuses sexual orientations marital status and gender identities. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
The Alliance is part of CGIAR a global research partnership for a food-secure future.
About the position
Based in Rome Italy and under the joint supervision of the Digital Communication Team Leader and the Global Engagement and Executive Communications Senior Officer the Temporary Assistant I Digital Communications and Events will support the creation and implementation of social media plans and campaigns content creation for blogs articles talking points and other products or internal/external initiatives and monitoring of social media channels. In addition he/she will support planning execution and communications of events for the Alliance and CGIAR. This includes engagement in large-scale strategic events and/or processes such as those related to international Frameworks and UN Conventions (UNFCCC UNCBD UNCCD CFS etc.).
Responsibilities
- Support the development of social media content messages and plans and assist in creating templates especially for Instagram and CGIAR-wide campaigns.
- Monitor and share relevant social media trends and opportunities for collaboration where the Alliance could engage.
- Contribute ideas and assist in drafting scripts for the Alliancers initiative.
- Help coordinate the communication strategy and monthly social media plan for the Director General.
- Assist in producing multimedia content for internal and external events and campaigns at HQ.
- Support the maintenance of the institutional event calendar and related planner with weekly updates.
- Help plan organize and promote events (both in-person and virtual) including seminars and webinars.
- Assist in drafting content such as speaking points presentations think pieces op-eds briefs and background materials for events and meetings.
- Support coverage of high-level events and help summarize key takeaways through social media and blog posts.
- Coordinate with the Accelerate for Impact Platform and the Impact Sustainable Finance teams on joint communications efforts.
- Provide general support for communications and external engagement tasks and initiatives as needed.
Requirements
Requirements
- Secondary school education supplemented by office training or related courses.
- Bachelor s or master s degree in communications journalism international relations social sciences or equivalent is highly desirable.
- Previous working experience in communication in an international organization NGO or equivalent.
- Understanding of issues related to the food systems environment nutrition and agriculture is preferred.
- Excellent writing skills and good knowledge of digital platform for social media publishing.
- Strong computer skills including in MS Office and Adobe Creative suite and knowledge of social media platforms and website content management systems including Word Press.
- Knowledge of SEO web traffic metrics and content production. Knowledge of HTML and web publishing.
- Strong interpersonal communications and teamwork skills; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of different cultural and national backgrounds.
- Fluency in English (spoken and written) is required and fluency in Italian Spanish French and other UN languages is an asset.
- Ability to work cooperatively with others to demonstrate flexibility in fulfilling assignments and to be proactive in planning researching and pitching communications opportunities.
- Ability to convey complex and technical content in engaging succinct and clear multimedia formats for digital platforms.
Benefits
Terms of employment
This is a temporary support position open only to internal candidates namely: regular staff members complementary staff members and individuals who are currently employed or have completed a contract with Bioversity in the last 6 months. The monthly salary will be EUR 2980 and the contract will be for a period of 11 months.
Please note that eligible applicants must have the legal status to live and work in Italy:
- Be Italian nationals holding a valid passport or identity card.
- Or be EU citizens holding a valid passport or identity card and confirmation of registration from the Registrar s Office (Anagrafe).
- Or Non EU citizens holding a valid Italian work permit (permesso di soggiorno per lavoro subordinato).
Applications
Please apply online through the website ( no later than 4 July 2025 attaching a curriculum vitae and motivation letter both in English. The cover letter should include the reference number of the position RFP500347.
Closing date for applications: 4 July 2025
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Employment Type
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