VACANCY TITLE Digital Content Creator (Maternity leave coverage)

LOCATION Rotterdam, The Netherlands

TERM 4 months (maternity leave coverage)

INTENSITY Full time (40 hours/week)

ANTICIPATED START DATE October 1st, 2022

APPLICATION DEADLINE July 31st, 2022

ABOUT GCA

The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) is an international organization that works as a solutions broker to catalyze action and support for adaptation solutions, from the international to the local, in partnership with the public and private sector, to ensure we learn from each other and work together for a climate resilient future. Adapting to impacts of climate change provides a “win-win” for health, livelihoods, food security, water supply, human security and economic growth. The work of the GCA elevates the visibility and political importance of climate adaptation and facilitates solutions, such as smarter investments, new technologies and better planning to become more resilient to climate-related threats. GCA is a rapidly growing organization with offices in Abidjan, Beijing, Dhaka, Groningen, and Rotterdam.

ABOUT THE ROLE

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GCA seeks a dynamic individual to fill the role of Digital Content Officer to contribute as a core team member to amplifying GCA’s role as the global adaptation solutions broker on various digital platforms.

The Digital Content Officer will report to the Digital Content Manager while working closely with other members of the External Affairs Team, thematic leads and colleagues

Areas of responsibility

• Assist in developing, preparing, scheduling and posting content on GCA’s various social media accounts (including the use of social media management and analytics tool Falcon).
• Contribute to promoting GCA’s work and adaptation solutions by collaborating with program teams on developing engaging content, and monitoring and analyzing campaigns to maximize results.
• Contribute to developing, populating and sharing social media content on Trello boards with communications counterparts in partner organizations to amplify GCA’s messages.
• Create weekly web and social media campaign analytics reports.
• Create weekly social media listening reports, which involves building out stakeholder lists and summarizing the most relevant social media posts to GCA’s agenda.
• Work with program and finance teams to prepare campaign-based analytics reports needed for donor reporting.
• Support internal communications by putting together GCA’s weekly internal newsletter, which involves liaising with colleagues and laying out the newsletter on email marketing tool Mailchimp.
• Monitor the social media output of international organizations and other relevant social media content producers, and propose innovative approaches to engaging and informing our target audiences.
• Assist in posting content on the GCA website.
• Ad hoc tasks as required to support the team.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in digital media, communications, marketing, graphic design, or another degree relevant to the position.
• Proficient at using Adobe Creative Suite, in particular InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Premiere. Experience using online animation software, such as Powtoon, is an advantage.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in creating digital content for social media accounts, including social media messaging, infographics, social media cards, and videos.
• Experience in using web content management systems (e.g. Wordpress, Drupal).
• Experience in using email marketing platforms (e.g. Mailchimp).
• Excellent written and oral communications skills in English. Working proficiency in French is an advantage.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of working in international, intercultural environments.
• The candidate must already be located in the Netherlands and have the right to work in the Netherlands.

WHAT WE OFFER

With our global headquarters in Rotterdam on the world’s largest floating office, and regional offices around the globe, the GCA offers a dynamic, high-profile and international working environment in a growing organisation. You will be contributing to our global mission on climate adaptation. You will have the opportunity to draw upon the substantial expertise available at the GCA and its partner organizations across the world and you will be given an opportunity to support the shaping of international policies and global action on climate change, working at the highest governmental levels and collaborating with governments on all continents.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply at https://opportunities.gca.org by submitting your CV and cover letter in English before July 31st, 2022. Kindly mention the date as of which you would be available to start.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT

The GCA celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. GCA does not discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, nationality, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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