تاريخ النشر:2014-9-11
اخر موعد:2014-9-24
موقع العمل:صنعاء
اخر موعد:2014-9-24
موقع العمل:صنعاء
جهة العمل:UNICEF
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 25/2014
If you are a committed, creative Yemeni and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading child rights organization. UNICEF would like to hear from you.
Post Title : Communication Specialist
Contract type : Fixed Term Appointment
Level of Post : NO-3
Duration : One Year, renewable
No of posts : One Post
Duty Station : Sana’a post # 64149
PURPOSE:
Under the direct supervision of the Chief Communication, the incumbent will be accountable for developing, managing, coordinating, networking, implementing and monitoring an advocacy and communication strategy and associated products and activities on on-going basis with public audiences, with the objective of promoting awareness, understanding, support and respect for children’s and women’s rights, and support for UNICEF's mission, priorities and programmes in the country office/regional office/media hub, and at a global level and those of the UN Country Team.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develops, maintain and update the country media/social media strategy and associated work plan. Strategy and work plan include: an environmental and stakeholder assessment; objectives; target audiences; messages and media mix; resources; specific actions, activities and products; monitoring and evaluation of impact; success and opportunity for improvement; ongoing refinement of the strategy.
• Promotes a better understanding of, respect and support for children's and women's rights and issues by carrying out media, information and education activities in support of UNICEF-assisted development programmes or humanitarian efforts in the country. Develop, maintain and update media relations contact list/database. Establish, document, review and refine process of communicating with media contacts, including press conferences and events, issuing of media materials etc. Ensure rapid and accurate information dissemination to the media, National Committees, NGOs, the field and other appropriate audiences.
Identifies, develops, distributes and evaluates variety of media materials in multiple, appropriate formats. Ensures or enhances the quality, appropriateness of country specific communication materials, activities, processes and messages transmitted to the press, partners and public.
Collaborates with mass media through activities such as organizing project site visits, facilitating photo coverage and TV footage and utilizing both web-based and traditional media as appropriate. Monitors and evaluates the use and effectiveness of media materials and share results and findings. Maintains close collaboration with Chief of Communication, management, programme colleagues and Regional Advisers for effective overall coordination.
• Develops, maintain and update partners contact list/database. Help establish, document, review and refine process of working collaboratively with partners, including meetings, joint projects, information sharing etc.
Ensures or enhances the quality, consistency and appropriateness of country-specific communication materials, activities, processes and messages shared with partners. Identifys opportunities to strengthen the capacity of partners through appropriate advocacy and communication training, access to information, supplies and equipment and through knowledge sharing. Monitor, evaluate and share results and findings with partners.
Develops, maintains and update celebrities contact list/database. Help establish, document, review and refine process of working with celebrities, including special events, media opportunities, field trips etc.
• Participate in global advocacy activities by planning visits of Goodwill Ambassadors, National Committee representatives, Executive Board members etc. including preparing information materials (e.g., press releases, programme summaries, country fact sheets and media kits), and necessary logistic arrangements. Highlight the achievements of the country programme. Maintain close collaboration with Regional Communication Advisers and HQ Communication Officers for effective overall.
• Supports the UNICEF global communications objectives and strategies through development of complementary country specific and local community materials and activities. Work plan should anticipate the inclusion of work on global priorities and campaigns.
Develops and deploy country office communication capacity to gather/facilitate the content and coverage of relevant country efforts. Use the opportunity to identify/highlight effective programme activities and results.
In collaboration with Chief of Section, ensures regular communication and co-ordination with relevant communication focal points in regional offices and headquarters divisions.
• Develop a work plan for communication activities, monitor compliance and provide support and guidance to ensure objectives are met. Plan and monitor the use of allocated communication budgetary resources. Approve, certify and monitor the overall allocation and disbursement and liquidation of funds. Take appropriate actions to optimize use of funds.
Identify, recruit and supervise technical resources and consultants as necessary. Conduct and Implement effective performance planning, monitoring and evaluation as may be required, performance development programme as required. Ensure communication effectiveness, efficiency and delivery as well as a rigorous and transparent approach to planning, monitoring and evaluation.
• Provides technical support to ensure that a set of communication performance indicators is identified and adjusted as necessary, and these communication indicators are incorporated or fed forwarded in the Annual Management Plan, Annual Work Plan, etc.
Conducts timely and accurate monitoring and evaluation activities to ensure the communications objectives are met and the strategy is effective. In collaboration with Section Chief, undertake lessons learned review of successful and unsuccessful communication experiences and share observations/findings with country, regional and HQ communication colleagues so that best practices benefit UNICEF’s communication work.
• Advises UNICEF management, colleagues and staff on media strategy and implications for action and policies proposed. Support communication activities through knowledge management, information exchange and building capacity of the country communications team. Enable appropriate advocacy and communication training, access to information, supplies and equipment, and developing training and orientation material.
• Assists the Programme Communication Officer in the development of communication tools and/or strategies as may be required. Identify opportunities to strengthen the capacity of partners through appropriate advocacy and communication training. Monitoring and evaluation: Communication baselines are established against which the achievement of objectives of the communication strategy are regularly evaluated; analysis is undertaken to continuously improve the effectiveness of communication strategy and activities; results and reports are prepared and shared.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Master degree in Communication, Journalism, Public Relations. (Or an undergraduate degree plus at least 12 years of demonstrated professional experience in the field of journalism, communications, external relations, public affairs, public relations or corporate communications.)
• Five years of progressively responsible and relevant professional work experience in communication, print, broadcast, and/or new media.
• Background/familiarity with Emergency is an asset.
• Fluency in English and Arabic, both oral and written is required.
COMPETENCIES:
i) Core Values (Required)
• Commitment • Diversity and Inclusion • Integrity
ii) Core Competencies (Required)
• Communication [III] • Working with People [II] • Drive for Results [II]
iii) Functional Competencies (Required)
• Leading & Supervising [I] • Formulating Strategies and Concepts [II]
• Relating and Networking [II] • Persuading and Influencing [II]
• Applying Technical Expertise [II] • Entrepreneurial Thinking [II]
Application Process:
If you meet the requirements stated above, please send your application, enclosing comprehensive curriculum vitae, duly completed United Nations Personal History form (which can be downloaded from www.unicef.org/employ) (or download it by clicking here) stating telephone number, email address and detailed contact address quoting the vacancy number to: yemenhr@unicef.org not later than 24th September, 2014 For additional information on UNICEF, please visit our website: www.unicef.org
UNICEF, is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation. UNICEF is a smoke-free environment.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
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