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Assistant Social Media Coordinator

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Open To:
All Interested Candidates / All Sources
Position Title:
Assistant Social Media Coordinator
Reference: 
16/72
Opening Date: 
September 22, 2016
Closing Date:
October 6, 2016
Work Hours:
Full-time, 40 hours/week
Salary:£37,087 gross starting salary per annum, (consisting of: basic salary £32,297, London weighting £2,100 and bonus £2,690). Plus discounted health care plan.
Digital media-savvy. Creative. Flexible. Is this you?
An exciting career opportunity has become available for a talented Assistant Social Media Coordinator to join the Press Office at U.S. Embassy, London. As the Assistant Social Media Coordinator you will have first line responsibility for implementing the social media strategy of the U.S. Mission in the United Kingdom, including Embassy London, the Consulates, and various agencies and offices.
Working within the Digital Outreach Team, you will oversee the daily operation of the Embassy’s social media platforms by working with the Digital Media & Multimedia Specialists to develop and produce content for Embassy London’s Facebook and Twitter accounts.
We are looking for a skilled communicator with outstanding interpersonal skills who is able to engage in online outreach activities with UK and other audiences, moderating online community contacts and reporting on online conversations in the UK social media sphere.
Beyond your main duties, you will also serve as a backup to the Public Affairs (PA) Webmaster, ensuring stakeholder content is posted on the website in a timely manner and that Embassy London’s social media materials are fully incorporated on the Mission’s website.
Interested? Join us.
The following qualifications are also required. It is very important that you address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item in your application and resume/CV. This will help you in our short listing process.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED


Applicants must address each required qualification listed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item.  Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not qualified.
EDUCATION:  A university degree in Political Science, Politics, Government, Media Studies, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, American Studies, History or International Relations is required.
EXPERIENCE: Experience in public affairs or public relations, media production, advertising, web development or UK journalism is required.
LANGUAGE:  Level IV (fluent) in both written and spoken English is required.
JOB KNOWLEDGE:  Basic understanding of U.S. and UK foreign and domestic policy and current affairs is required. Significant knowledge of the UK social media and political environment and broader UK media/information landscape is required.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:   Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, and ability to work both independently and within a team is required. Strong written and verbal communications are required. Technical ability to use social media and engagement/monitoring tools, e.g. Hootsuite, TweetDeck, WordPress, Adobe Suite & final cut pro or similar is required. Ability to exercise good judgment, creativity, tactical and strategic thinking to solve complex problems and respond to requests from target audiences is required.
INTERESTED CANDIDATES FOR THIS VACANCY MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THEIR APPLICATION:
  • The London DS0-174 Application Form (PDF): – This is our preferred form of application, as it aims to focus the candidate on the essential criteria of an advertised vacancy.
OR
Please reference our instructions on how to complete the UAE/DS-0174 form (PDF, 150Kb)/
You must ALSO include the following information in your application for employment:
  • Your current curriculum vitae/resume.
  • Evidence of your legal right to work in the UK such as a copy of your passport biographical page, work visa page and, or, birth certificate. Please do not send originals by mail. Copies are acceptable. Short-listed applicants will be asked to provide, prior to interview, original documentation in support of their legal right to work in the UK.
  • Evidence of Appointment Eligible Family Member Preference (such as copy of your sponsor’s orders) or U.S. Veteran Preference (DD214 – Member 2 or Member 4), if applicable. Please do not send originals by mail. Copies are acceptable.
PLEASE NOTE, IF YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE IS INCOMPLETE, YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FURTHER FOR THIS VACANCY.
Submitting your Application
As an environmentally aware employer, our preference is for you to submit your application by email toLNDRecruit@state.gov.
Please ensure documents are in Microsoft Word and/or Adobe Acrobat PDFformat.
JPEG, TIFF, SkyDrive or files other than in the 2 formats specified above will not be accepted and your application will be determined invalid.
Similarly, if your application exceeds 5Mb, your application will be determined invalid.
Alternatively, your application can be mailed to:
Recruitment
The HRD Office
American Embassy
24 Grosvenor Square

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