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Communications Assistant

UNVBrasília,Brazil
Position:Volunteer | UNVDeadline:21 Sep 2026 (6 days left)Job ID:1784888021272258Posted on:7 Sep 2026 (8 days ago)
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Job Description

Support UNV's country-level communications strategy in Brazil, increasing visibility of volunteerism and attracting talent. The assistant produces adapted content, manages social media and campaign activity, tracks performance, liaises with partners and field teams, and maintains branded multimedia and outreach materials that demonstrate UN Volunteers' contribution to peace and development.

Key Details

Department

Communications

Position Details

Experience level

Early

Minimum experience

3 years

Employment type

Volunteer

Arrangement

Onsite

Minimum education

High school diploma

Contract duration

101 days

Language Requirements

Required

Portuguese, English

Preferred

Spanish

Summary of Responsibilities

  • Support communications strategies, campaigns and promotional materials for target audiences
  • Draft country-specific and data-driven content for presentations, websites and social media
  • Collect photos, videos, quotes and other content for multimedia products
  • Create, schedule, publish and monitor country-level social-media content
  • Track performance analytics and report engagement results monthly
  • Maintain photo libraries and communications files to support outreach and reporting

Role Requirements

  • Minimum three years of practical communications or public-relations experience, with two additional years required with a high school diploma
  • Portuguese and English

Desired Criteria

  • Experience in graphic design and content creation
  • Experience working with media, social media or digital communications
  • Previous volunteer or development-organisation experience
  • Experience with design software and web-based resource-management systems

Skills

Tools and Technologies

Additional Information

  • National volunteer assignment via UNV for 101 days
  • The volunteer is responsible for arranging housing and living essentials
  • Brazil is security level 3 and UNDSS procedures apply

Source & verification

IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from UNV Careers, on 7 Sep 2026.