Website Content Editing and Translation (Spanish)

Host entity: UN Development Coordination Office

Areas of expertise: Communication, advocacy, public information, Translation and interpretation

Application deadline: 30/10/2026

Mission and objectives

Three years ago, Member States adopted bold reforms to the United Nations development system. At the heart of those reforms was a commitment to transform the United Nations development coordination function to unleash the system’s full capacity to support countries on their path to achieving the transformational 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The UN Resident Coordination Offices were retooled, under the oversight of the UN Development Coordination Office, as a means to streamline coordination, manage UN Country Teams and deliver on the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework. These frameworks are the primary data source for the UNSDG's contribution to the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Assignment context

In its Resolution A/RES/72/279, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the transformation of the Development Coordination Office (DCO) as a stand-alone coordination office within the United Nations Secretariat. DCO assumes managerial and oversight functions of the Resident Coordinator system under the collective ownership of the members of UNSDG.

This position is in the Communications and Results Reporting Section (CRRS) of DCO. Under the leadership of the Digital Strategist, the incumbent reports directly to the Communications Officer and works closely with the Communications Consultant responsible for the multilingual editorial content of the website www.unsdg.un.org, as well as with other members of the digital team, as necessary.

Task description

The online volunteer will:

• Collect, translate and review global and country-level stories that showcase collaboration between UNSDG members, agencies, funds and programmes for amplification on the UNSDG digital channels.

The stories are typically approximately one and a half pages long, and the average workload is one story per week.

Skills and experience

1) A university degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in communications, journalism, international relations or policy or related fields is required. A first-level university degree in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

2) A minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in communications, journalism, international relations or a related area is desirable.

3) Experience translating relevant multimedia content to/from Spanish to/from English in a professional context is required.

4) A minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience with digital project management is desirable.

5) Experience using Content Management Systems (CMS) comparable to Drupal 10 in an international, multilingual setting is desirable. Experience using graphic design and/or photo editing software is desirable.

Full eligibility requirements, conditions of service and application instructions are available on the official UNV platform.