Public Information Assistant

The United Nations Office at Nairobi, the UN headquarters in Africa, was established by the General Assembly in 1996. The office is headed by a Director-General, at the Under-Secretary-General level, serves as the representative office of the Secretary-General in Nairobi and performs representation and liaison functions with permanent missions, the host-country and other Governments, and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in Nairobi, as well as other organizations of the United Nations system in Kenya.

The host agency is the Visitors Service, reporting to United Nations Office at Nairobi Information Service (UNIS) Nairobi, part of the Campaigns and Country Operations Division (CCOD)of the Department of Global Communications (DGC). UNIS Nairobi supports the work of the United Nations through external communications and advocacy efforts, enhancing public understanding of the UN’s goals, activities and impact. UNON was established in 1996 and serves as the headquarters for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).

• Production Assistance: Provide specialized assistance in the production of multilingual live and on-demand streaming coverage on UN Web TV of United Nations meetings and events.
• Content Research: Research a broad scope of information sources, compile, and present information for use in the preparation and production of communications products/services for external audiences.
• Multilingual Content Maintenance: Assist with the maintenance of multilingual content on UN Web TV, including writing and/or translating appropriate language metadata and captioning of UN Secretary-General’s video messages.

• Metadata Management: Enter language metadata and categorization into the UN Web TV video platform, monitor live coverage, and edit video clips.
• Social Media Integration: Assist with the live streaming coverage and publishing of curated multilingual content to social media platforms.
• Archive Management: Assist in the management of the film/video archives and the proper safekeeping/preservation of historical audio/visual materials.
• Database Management: Manage updates and further develop internal databases, update websites, and generate a variety of standard and non-standard reports.
• Other Duties: Perform other duties as assigned.