Social Media Manager (80% -100%)

Tasks

• Perform research on current benchmark trends and audience preferences
• Design and implement social media strategy to align with business goals
• Set specific objectives and KPIs
• Generate, edit, publish and share engaging content daily
• Monitor SEO and web traffic metrics
• Collaborate with our communication staff, thematic experts, and project staff all around the world
• Plan and develop social media campaigns
• Communicate effectively to all stakeholders, including senior management and content developers

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, digital marketing, internet marketing or a related field
• 3+ years of professional content curation and social media marketing experience
• Proven track reckord of growing and retaining social audiences
• Sound knowledge of key tools for analytics and planning
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in German and English; Spanish a plus
• Aptitude for writing and editing engaging content
• Advanced image and video editing skills 
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities 

Swisscontact offers attractive working conditions in an international and multicultural context. We see our work as a joint effort in an agile organizational culture: mutual respect, trust and teamwork. If you're an experienced, highly motivated, and client-focused professional with a passion for inclusive economic development, we'd love to have you on board. 

We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents in English: letter of motivation (please highlight two specific areas where you can offer greatest value addition) , curriculum vitae, relevant diplomas, references and salary expectation. Please apply exclusively via the online application portal. For further information please visit www.swisscontact.org. 

Swisscontact - Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation

Swisscontact is an independent non-profit development organisation established in 1959 by representatives of the Swiss private sector and civil society.

Our development work focuses on unleashing the potential of private initiatives in developing and emerging countries. We foster sustainable and inclusive economic development with the objective of improving the quality of life for all.

Our work is based on three foundational pillars: We strengthen the competencies of individuals so they can improve their income and their opportunities for employment; we enhance the competitiveness of businesses to help them grow and become more resilient; we promote socio-economic systems that favour comprehensive development for widespread prosperity.

The organisation is currently active in over 130 projects in 41 countries with around 1400 employees. It is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.