Communications Officer; Social Media

Overview

Finland
Communications Officer (Social Media)

Organization: UNOPS

Posted 20 Jan 2026 | Closing date 1 Feb 2026

This role will be a core part of UN Global Pulse’s Creative Communications & Design team, supporting the development and implementation of innovative social and digital communications strategies. It will actively contribute to creative and content production, while also helping to amplify the visibility, reach and impact of UN Global Pulse’s work and that of its partners across key audiences and platforms.

Depending on the incumbent's personal situation (national  resident permit in duty station), a local fee scale (LICA-8) might be applied in determining the contractor's fee.

The UNOPS Global Portfolios Office (GPO) brings together diverse expertise to help partners deliver impact worldwide. With hubs in New York, Geneva, and Vienna, and expert teams operating globally, GPO leads multi-regional initiatives that advance sustainable development, climate action, and peace building. GPO supports UNOPS’ strategic priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals across more than 130 countries, working with governments, international financial institutions, and UN agencies to deliver services such as project management, fund management, hosting services, and HR support.

Our thematic focus spans climate action and energy, health, peace and security, sustainable development, and humanitarian action.

The Creative Communications & Design team is UN Global Pulse’s dedicated practice for rethinking communication as infrastructure for innovation. The role supports expanding social and digital communications capacity to meet the network's growing needs, increasing visibility, reach and impact for UN Global Pulse’s work and its partners.

To achieve its goals, UN Global Pulse (UNGP) is seeking a Communication Analyst (Social Media) to enhance communication effectiveness and deepen the impact and reach of its digital and social media presence. The incumbent is a personnel of UNOPS under its full responsibility.

• Implement UN Global Pulse’s Social Media and Digital Strategy
• Support the implementation of innovative, audience-focused social and digital communications plans that engage external audiences and maximize reach and engagement across platforms
• Assist in the design of comprehensive, impact-driven social media campaigns aligned with UN Global Pulse’s strategic objectives
• Manage and support social media content calendars and campaign planning, ensuring consistency in tone, voice and branding across all digital channels
• Monitor performance metrics and analyze engagement data to assess effectiveness of digital communications, informing results-based decisions and ongoing optimization
• Provide communications support to UN Global Pulse portfolio projects and programmes, supporting the creation of messages for external audiences
• Collaborate with internal and external project teams to ensure content aligns with branding, messaging and editorial guidelines
• Support and contribute to mentoring, workshops and training activities for UN colleagues
• Contribute to Editorial, Storytelling and Creative Production Processes
• Develop editorial content including talking points, press releases, blogs, website posts, reports, and other tailored messaging
• Coordinate editorial workflows and clearance processes for stories; publish content on UN Global Pulse’s blog and upload materials to the organization’s global website
• Assist in the development of targeted communications plans and media packages for projects requiring focused support
• Support Engagement and Partnership Opportunities
• Amplify the visibility, reach and impact of UN Global Pulse’s work and its partners across key audiences and platforms, including through partnership-driven communications initiatives
• Support delivery of impactful in-person and virtual events, providing on-the-ground social media coverage, multimedia production and conducting interviews
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to maintain strong working relationships and ensure coordination across communication…