The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region stretches 3,500 km across Asia, spanning eight countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. Encompassing high-altitude mountain ranges, mid-hills, and plains, the zone is vital for the food, water, and energy security of around two billion people and is a habitat for countless irreplaceable species. It is also acutely fragile and at the frontline of the impacts of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), based in Kathmandu, Nepal, is an international organisation established in 1983, that is working to make this critical region greener, more inclusive and climate resilient. For more information, read our Strategy 2030 and explore our website.

The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region stretches 3,500 km across Asia, spanning eight countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. Encompassing high-altitude mountain ranges, mid-hills, and plains, the zone is vital for the food, water, and energy security of around two billion people and is a habitat for countless irreplaceable species. It is also acutely fragile and at the frontline …

Web Content Management Assistant (Open for two positions, Only for Nepali Nationals)

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Division: Knowledge Management and Communication (KMC)

Duration: One year, of which the first three months is probationary, with possibility of extension, subject to performance and ICIMOD’s future funding levels.

Duty station: The duty station is Kathmandu.

Remuneration: Salaries and benefits of ICIMOD are competitive compared to other regional organizations; remuneration is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Responsibilities and tasks:

The Web Content Management Assistant works on website management. S/he should be aware of basic communications and public relations practices. The Web Content Management Assistant, working under the direct supervision of the Knowledge Management, Multimedia and Web Officer, will be responsible for two main areas:

Web

Responsible for publishing ICIMOD news, events, blogs, and press releases with relevant key words and links
Responsible for creating the ICIMOD and other initiative-specific digital newsletters
Assist in developing new microsites and pages for initiatives and major events within the ICIMOD website, ensuring compliance with ICIMOD branding guidelines
Liaise with KMC colleagues to develop and support a system for regular updating and refreshing web content on microsites (such as news, events, press releases, publications, stories)
Assess and categorize information to be posted appropriately on the ICIMOD website; identify old postings that can be re-categorized and analyse relevant placement for new postings
Identify, report, and address when necessary any bugs, broken links, and page errors
Maintain working relations as a team player in all web-related work
Assist in all other web-related updates and issues
Perform other relevant work to support the KMC team

Intranet

Assist in adding new sections
Assist in maintaining and developing new sites and pages
Assist in maintaining the ICIMOD SharePoint site

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Information Science, Information Technology, or an equivalent field
At least 1 years’ experience in web content development and management

Skills and competencies:

Teamwork and cooperation: Ability to work smoothly and effectively with others in the team to establish constructive ideas or solutions that meet team objectives
Result orientation: Ability to proactively approach the smooth organization of internal processes; ability to work independently with a strong sense of initiative, discipline, and self-motivation
Cross cultural impact: Be respectful of and able to adjust to cultural differences and understand cultural differences
Analytical thinking: Seeks out information and researches to understand problems and uses appropriate data to support decisions
Continuous improvement and innovation: Continually improves work processes and questions status quo practices, traditions, and assumptions
Self-development: Demonstrates a continuous learning attitude and finds out about possibilities for personal development
Developing others: Provides information on compliance, procedures, and processes

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