VNE-11 Social Media Monitor (5 positions)

IOM, acting as service provider for the European Commission, is seeking to recruit a number of local staff for support functions assigned to the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) in Lebanon. All positions are short term assignments (2 to 3 months) based in Beirut (or in the regions of Lebanon,) and offer successful applicants the opportunity to gain valuable experience of working for an International Organization.

All candidates should be non-partisan and willing and flexible to work in an environment with an intensive workload, have excellent command of English and Arabic (French is considered an asset), good analytical and drafting skills and be familiar with MS Windows, Excel and Outlook. Candidates must be willing to work flexible hours and be able to perform under tight deadlines. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Under the direct supervision of the Social Media Analyst (SMA), the Social Media Monitor/Assistant will assist with the following tasks:

• Monitor the online platforms of a sample list of political and electoral contestants, key state institutions officials, relevant opinion leaders, third-party campaign accounts, others;
• Track the strategies used by candidates and parties to campaign on the main online platforms and the extent of campaign advertisement;
• Identify information manipulation efforts via bots, trolls and other forms of orchestrated campaigns that could possibly interfere with the integrity of the electoral process;
• Identify the presence of hate/inciteful speech, incitement to violence against certain groups of voters, candidates and party supporters;
• Analysis should also focus on how women candidates and marginalized groups are portrayed in social media, digital literacy efforts, and allegations of intimidation and online violence;
• Assist in acquiring knowledge of the general media landscape and existent regulatory framework for online content;
• Create social media monitoring data bases and prepare qualitative and quantitative reports on the assigned online platforms;
• Suggest meetings with relevant stakeholders and participate in meetings with the SMA if needed. This may include meeting with institutions, agencies, internet activists, academics, social media and social network companies, domestic election observer organizations, and civil society groups active in the protection of digital rights and social network monitoring;
• Contribute to other relevant duties as required by the EU EOM SMA.