Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities will include: Messaging & Content Strategy • Maintain messaging and speaking points to drive proactive communications, persuasive storytelling, and broad education efforts around IMEO’s activities. • Develop and implement a content strategy that reaches across IMEO projects and workstreams to surface key insights and deliver them to target audiences – with particular emphasis on creating a stream of content for IMEO’s methane data platform. • Facilitate regular editorial meetings to generate fresh stories and new angles for IMEO’s data-driven work, while coordinating an editorial calendar to track upcoming scientific studies, data products, and external events. • Coordinate scoping of IMEO publications and supporting materials, while exploring opportunities to improve integration with IMEO’s digital and web presence. Content Production & Promotion • Create, edit, and proofread written and digital content, such as blogs, press releases, video scripts, factsheets, reports, and other materials.
• Closely collaborate with colleagues across IMEO – scientists, data analysts, policy experts and others – to scope, develop and factcheck communications content. • Coordinate with IMEO’s Communications Manager and Digital Media Expert, as well as UNEP Communications Division, to ensure content is effectively promoted across IMEO and UNEP communications channels. • Craft speaking points to support the launch of IMEO methane science and data products, engagement at external events, media interviews, and presentations. • Serve as coordination focal point for the development of IMEO publications, including with colleagues across UNEP’s Communications Division and Climate Change Division.
Qualifications/special skills
Undergraduate and/or Graduate degree in communications, media, or a related field. Minimum four to six years of experience in communications, content strategy, and/or journalism, preferably related to climate, energy sector, or data-oriented communications. Impeccable writing and editing skills, with experience in roles translating complex topics into clear and concise messaging for diverse audiences. Proactive and attentive to detail with exceptional analytical and research skills. Demonstrated ability to deliver appealing and impactful content against occasionally tight deadlines. Demonstrated experience collaborating across workstreams and subject matter experts to generate stories and tailor them for specific audiences. Track record of solutions-oriented and proactive working approach, with strong project management skills, ability to meet deadlines, and commitment to continuous improvement.