Overview
The role is responsible for transforming ideas into compelling, strategic content across multiple formats and ensuring high-quality communications outputs aligned with organizational priorities.
Tasks Summary
- Produce high quality written content across multiple formats, including messages, narratives, press releases, media statements, op-eds, brochures, donor briefs, reports, speeches, blogs and internal communications.
- Serve as lead writer and editor for high-visibility outputs, ensuring clarity, grammar, and logic.
- Provide final review and copy editing for different communications materials before dissemination.
- Oversee consistency in UN language use across all BERA outputs.
- Ensure text alignment with the UN terminology database and UN editorial guidelines.
- Work under tight deadlines to produce or refine content in response to emerging priorities or crises.
- Manage and oversee editing projects as needed, liaising with internal clients and coordinating with external editors.
- Guide in the scoping of copyediting projects, including estimating the cost and timeline.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years (with Master´s degree) or 7 seven years (with bachelor’s degree) of experience in strategic communications, partnership engagement, or related field.
- Demonstrated experience writing across multiple formats: press releases, speeches, reports, donor briefs, blogs, and social media posts.
- At least 5 years of professional editing and writing experience in communications, journalism, publishing, or international development.
Qualification Requirements
- Advanced University Degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Communications, International Relations, Global Communications, or other relevant field is required, or
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience.