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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
23 June 2025-23:59-GMT02:00 South Africa Standard Time (Johannesburg)WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race colour national origin ethnic or social background genetic information gender gender identity and/or expression sexual orientation religion or belief HIV status or disability.
ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme is the worlds largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict disasters and the impact of climate change.
At WFP people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse committed skilled and high performing teams selected on merit operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment living WFPs values (Integrity Collaboration Commitment Humanity and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
To learn more about WFP visit our website: follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok.
WHY JOIN WFP
WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
WFP offers a highly inclusive diverse and multicultural working environment.
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training accreditation coaching mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country regional and global offices around the world and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
From its base in Johannesburg the Regional Bureau for Southern Africa (RBJ) currently supports operations in 12 countries (Angola DRC Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mozambique Namibia RoC Tanzania Zambia and Zimbabwe) reaching more than 10 million people with food assistance.
This consultancy will ensure that the Regional Bureau grows its digital and social media footprint to fulfil quality and target date expectations. It will also strengthen the RBs efforts to enhance the reach and visibility of WFPs activities in the region.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide critical support to the organizations core social media and digital communication functions and to play a key role in shaping the public voice of WFP on digital and social channels in Southern Africa. Working under the direction of the Head Communications & Reports the Communications Officer (social media and Digital) is primarily responsible for delivering social media and digital communications strategies and executing on them ensuring that WFPs public voice reflects and conveys the organizations mission values focus and identity.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to)
Social Media Management
Develop drive and execute an ambitious social media strategy with measurable KPIs to grow our social media channels in support of organizational brand program advocacy communications and fundraising objectives.
Manage WFPs social media channels including creating and posting content managing comments and scheduling content.
Ensure content is aligned with and helps contribute to the RBJ COM priorities for 2024 (media events narrative development and GWAs/high level supporters)
Post created or curated content within social media channels to ensure an interactive two-way engaged conversation among WFP and its audiences while ensuring that responses and postings are accurate and reflect WFPs policies on child safeguarding information sharing and branding guidelines and standards.
Collaborate with the fundraising teams to align social media strategies and content with digital fundraising campaigns and Philanthropy & Partnership stewardship plans.
Support brand and media strategy through social media platforms and coordination.
Support the influencer growth strategy with research and engagement with online influencers.
Deliver ongoing social media training and support for organizational capacity building profile and public engagement.
Social media monitoring and reporting.
Digital Communications & Content Management
Produce creative content for social media news media website and digital communication channels (i.e. videos photos case studies blogs supporter engagement/stewardship content and program impact content).
Support the production process in-house and in collaboration with external stakeholders including
TERMS OF REFERENCE
vendors and global communications colleagues to ensure accurate and timely production of digital collateral that reflects WFPs branding guidelines and standards. Manage deployment of digital communications.
Upload multimedia content onto the Content Management System
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK
WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.
Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation please contact:
NO FEE DISCLAIMER
The United Nations does not charge any application processing training interviewing testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee please disregard it. Furthermore please note that emblems logos names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web.
REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate complete and includes your employment records academic qualifications language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application.
Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
Additional documents such as passport recommendation letters academic certificates etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
Please contact us at in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs job requirements merit and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse all forms of discrimination any kind of harassment sexual harassment and abuse of authority. Therefore all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) FAO Finance Committee WFP External Auditor WFP Audit Committee Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
Required Experience:
Contract
Employment Type
Full-Time
