Digital Communication Specialist, LACRO, Panama City, #103260

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF has a Regional Office (LACRO) based in Panama and 24 Country Offices (COs) operating in 36 countries and territories. Currently, the Regional Office is undergoing a transformation—readjusting its focus and promoting a vision to become a partnership powerhouse, a leading advocate for child rights, an inspiration and knowledge hub, and a new business model hub.

For every child, the right to care and love.

The Digital Communication Specialist role resides in the Advocacy and Communication Team. The Section consists of Advocacy, Media, and Digital, all working together to influence policy, campaign for children’s rights, create compelling public-facing content, and provide expert digital services and capacity building within the region.

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the Regional Chief of Advocacy and Communication, the Digital Communication Specialist is responsible for the development and implementation of digital, social media, and content strategies for UNICEF’s LAC channels, ensuring alignment with the Regional Communication and Advocacy Strategy.

The incumbent will also contribute to social media management for the Regional Director’s channels, community engagement, and capacity-building efforts to strengthen UNICEF’s digital communication capabilities regionally.

In coordination with, and informed by, participation in various project teams and working groups, this role will be responsible for leading the planning, development, and implementation of meaningful web, social media, and content strategies for daily community engagement as well as activations; creating and coordinating key s