Social Media Specialist/Manager
vakansiya — 2025

Vacancy for Social Media Specialist/Manager

Brief description of UFAZ: UFAZ is an ambitious project initiated by the Presidents of the French Republic and the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2014. It is administered by the historic university of Azerbaijan – the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (ASOIU) from the Azerbaijani side and the prestigious University of Strasbourg (UNISTRA) from the French side.
UFAZ delivers 2 national diplomas (French and Azerbaijani) at the Bachelor level in the following specialties: Computer Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Geophysics, Oil and Gas engineering. And at the Master level in the following specialties: Data bases and artificial intelligence, Chemical engineering, Physical chemistry/cheminformatics, Geosciences. Tuition language is English.

Position description:

Position name: Social Media Specialist/Manager
Position in the organizational structure: Attached to the Public Relations department of the French-Azerbaijani University (UFAZ.
Starting date: September 1, 2021

Job Description:

• Develops and maintains a comprehensive list of press, media, and community; communication mediums; writes, produces, and distributes press kits, feature stories;
• Collates and analyzes media coverage, keeps track and storage of all UFAZ related content published in the media in Azerbaijan and abroad;
• Provides photographic services during special events;
• Maintains and updates information on the University’s website;
• Manages and updates information and engages with users on social media sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn Instagram and Facebook;
• Uses social media marketing tools to create and maintain to University’s brand;
• Works with marketing professionals to develop social media and marketing campaigns;
• Analyzes the University’s digital marketing plan and social media strategy and makes recommendations for improvements
• Researches social media trends and informs management about changes that are relevant to the University’s awareness activities;
• Sets key performance indicators for social media campaigns, such as targets for a certain number of shares or likes and measures a campaign’s performance.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in marketing, PR, Journalism, or related field;
• Experience as Social Media Specialist/Manager or as similar position;
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills in Azerbaijani and English languages are required; French language is preferable;
• Familiarity with social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn);
• Excellent communication, presentation, and creative thinking skills;
• Proficiency with computing software such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, and Adobe Suites;
• Knowledge of online marketing and good understanding of major marketing channels;
• Ability to work under pressure and with tough deadlines.

Interested candidates are requested to submit in PDF format in English language:

(1) a letter of interest and motivation specifying suitability for the position
(2) an updated resume

Send materials via e-mail to: careers@ufaz.az specifying the Job Title in the subject line.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The cut-off date for application is July 10 , 2021.