The following questions ask you about your knowledge and experience on communications and campaigning work. They relate to some of the competencies that we consider are needed for the position.
As your responses to these questions will be used to help assess your application, please take some time to think about your answers and present them in the format set out below. For each question, please provide an example that focuses on your own involvement in the task and tell us how you went about the task.
Please do not simply list the tasks you have undertaken, as this does not tell us about your competencies in completing the task. Try to use a different example for each question, as a spread of responses gives us the most complete picture of you.
Please limit your response to each question to a maximum of 200 words, unless otherwise noted. Responses above 200 words will be penalised.
What are your reasons for applying for this post and what will you bring to it? (max. 400 words)
ILGA World values the diversity of all people and their communities across the globe. This positively influences how International NGOs and spaces better-reflect our world. At ILGA World we also seek to empower voices from communities that are marginalised or excluded.If your experience in life is one that brings different experiences of diversity and/or exclusion and/or marginalisation, please share how you would bring this perspective to the position.
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ILGA World is a movement-led organisation, speaking on behalf of LGBTI people worldwide at the United Nations and other international spaces. However, we also engage with other stakeholders regularly – global and regional media outlets, governments, institutions, funders, and the general public, to name a few: each message needs to be crafted accordingly.Give an example of how you worked to tailor a communication or campaign message to a diverse audience. What was the main challenge you faced in directing your message to different targets, and how did you overcome it? How did you measure the success of such communication/campaign? (max. 300 words)
Over the years, social media have become an integral part of how ILGA World communicates, establishing a daily presence on several platforms.Please explain your experience, if any, in managing and creating content for social media pages of human rights organisations or other clients, and provide examples of the results you managed to achieve.
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At ILGA World, we have a clear mandate to support the visibility, contributions, and empowerment of people of diverse and marginalised SOGIESC, and communications is crucial to achieve this result.The successful candidate is somebody who is competent in liaising with people of many different nationalities, cultures, and identities – building relations with persons from diverse walks of life, and to work effectively in a team with a flexible, collaborative attitude. Please provide an example that illustrates your ability to work in partnerships, and your approach to teamwork in general.
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