Technical Remote Participation Moderator Roster

Geneva Com; Genf; Hybrid; CHF 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva invites applications for a Technical Remote Participation Moderator roster. Selected candidates will join a roster for remote moderation on a daily-basis contract at the Geneva duty station.

Before events: brief with the organizer, prepare the virtual room, set up equipment, and coordinate with Chairs about remote participation. During events: open the room, start audio/recording, welcome participants, troubleshoot, and liaise with ITU teams.

Qualifications

• Complete secondary education with a diploma or equivalent; university degree is an advantage and may replace 2 years of experience.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience.
• Advanced English; knowledge of another ITU official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an advantage.
• Good communication and diplomatic skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Working knowledge of MS Office, Adobe, Mac OS and Windows.
• Experience with Zoom, Teams and web-conferencing platforms.

Responsibilities

• Before events: brief with the organizer; prepare the virtual room; set up equipment; liaise with Chairs about remote participation.
• During events: open virtual room; start audio/recording; welcome remote participants; ensure documents display; relay interventions to the Chair; test audio quality.
• Deliverables: ensure smooth remote participation, debrief with the e-Meeting Coordinator and return hardware after the event.

Skills

English proficiency

Communication

Diplomacy

Pressure handling

MS Office

Adobe

Mac OS

Windows

Zoom

Teams

Web conferencing

Education

Secondary education

University degree an advantage

Tools

MS Office

Adobe

Mac OS

Windows

Zoom

Teams

Job description

Technical Remote Participation Moderator Roster

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Apply by: 31 Dec 2026

Administration, HR, Management, Accounting/Finance

Technical Remote Participation Moderator Roster

Vacancy notice no. 1425. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations agency for information and communication technologies. This is a Generic Vacancy Notice: selected candidates will be added to a roster of technical remote participation moderators (Special Service Agreement, daily-basis contract, Geneva duty station, open to external candidates).

Responsibility

• Before events: meet the Meeting Organizer/Conference Secretary for briefing; prepare the virtual meeting room; set up equipment (laptop, camera) in the ITU meeting room where onsite presence is required; become familiar with each session topic and liaise with Chairs/Panelists about remote participation; check that sessions display correctly on the ITU events page and Room Management dashboards; upload documents, presentations and speaker bios to the e-meeting room; coordinate participant access with the meeting organizer.
• During events: open the virtual room, start and test the audio conference and recording; welcome and orient remote participants; ensure presented documents are displayed in the virtual room; relay interventions to the Chair; test audio quality for interpretation; unmute/mute participants for interventions; provide first-level troubleshooting and escape to ITU technical teams; stop the recording and close the conference.
• Deliverables: ensure smooth remote participation, debrief with the e-Meeting Coordinator and return any hardware after the event.

Requirements

• complete secondary education with a diploma or equivalent technical/commercial studies (a university degree is an advantage and may replace 2 years of experience);
• at least 2 years of relevant experience;
• advanced English (knowledge of another ITU official language - Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish - is an advantage);
• good communication and diplomatic skills;
• ability to work under pressure;
• working knowledge of MS Office, Adobe, Mac OS and Windows;
• experience with Zoom, Teams and web-conferencing platforms.

Remuneration

paid according to days or hours effectively worked; daily salary for Geneva approximately CHF 201 (may vary). Travel costs and daily subsistence allowance are covered if travel is required.

Application deadline (Midnight Geneva Time)

31 December 2026