We are looking for a Community Manager for the Unite-IT online community. Unite-IT is an informal network of digital inclusion professionals and practitioners throughout Europe and beyond. Presently the Unite-IT community has 750 registered members from 85 individual countries. Members are professionals working for organisations specialised in digital inclusion, or people simply interested in digital skills and community development – the Unite-IT community is for all. Unite-IT offers a rich database of good practices, e-Inclusion policies and resources, hosts 5 working groups, and provides a space for collaboration, sharing, discussions, and networking. Unite-IT is the wider informal community of individuals beyond formal institutional members of Telecentre Europe. 

SCOPE OF WORK

The Unite-IT Community Manager will:

• Communicate with the members of the network, such as
  • Answer potential questions from the members
  • Invite new people to join the network and make sure the process to join the network is smooth and new members are personally welcomed
  • Motivate members to contribute with blogposts, with news, events and discussions
  • Make sure the community is always aware of Telecentre Europe’s activities, events and projects
  • Get members to update their profiles

• Communicate with group moderators, such as
  • Make sure group moderators are active and posting discussions
  • Help group moderators to activate group members

• Ensure the smooth run of the community, such as
  • Make sure spammers are kept out of community
  • Approve and edit blogposts, videos and photos members put on the community
  • Moderate forum discussions and initiate ones when needed
  • Create short tutorials to explain how the community works
  • Promote the community and members’ activities on social media channels

QUALIFICATIONS

• Not specified

EXPERIENCE

• Extensive experience with social media (ideally with NING) with content management and general communication
• Experience in working with telecentres or international non-profit organisations would be an asset
• Being already a member of the Unite-IT community would be an asset 

SKILLS

• Sociable and easy to approach
• Technically savvy and eager to learn how the NING network functions
• Interested in digital skills, digital inclusion and other topics of Telecentre Europe
• Excellent organisational, networking and communication skills
• Self-reliance and autonomy, as well as facility for teamwork in a task-oriented environment
• Strong interpersonal skills

LANGUAGES

• Excellent oral and written command of English
• Knowledge of French and other EU languages would be an asset

EMPLOYMENT TERMS

• Fixed term 25% full-time equivalent consultancy contract until 31 December 2016
• Start date: 1 May 2016 or as soon as possible
• If considered desirable and in the organisation’s interest, the contract may be extended
• Consultancy fee: 500 EUR + VAT / month
• Place of work: not specified

HOW TO APPLY

• Applications shall be submitted by email to jobs@telecentre-europe.org in English. Please mention "Community Manager" in your email subject line.
• Please provide your CV and a short description of your professional experiences and skills corresponding to the job requirements 
• Deadline for applications: Wednesday, 27 April 2016
• For further information on this post, please contact Mr Peter Palvolgyi, Acting Managing Director (peter.palvolgyi@telecentre-europe.org)