Overview

Accountable for developing, managing, coordinating, networking, implementing and monitoring an advocacy and communication strategy and associated products and activities 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.

Tasks Summary

• Develop, maintain and update the country advocacy and communication strategy and associated work plan.
• Ensure rapid and accurate information dissemination to the media, National Committees, NGOs, the field and other appropriate audiences.
• Identify, develop, distribute and evaluate variety of media materials in multiple, appropriate formats.
• Develop, maintain and update partners contact list/database.
• Develop, maintain and update celebrities contact list/database.
• Support the UNICEF global communications objectives and strategies through development of complementary country specific and local community materials and activities.
• Mobilize country office communication capacity to support/facilitate the gathering of content and coverage of relevant country efforts.
• 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 communication budgetary resources.
• Provide technical support to ensure that a set of communication performance indicators is identified and adjusted as necessary.
• Conduct timely and accurate monitoring and evaluation activities to ensure the communications objectives are met and the strategy is effective.
• Advise 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.

Experience Requirements

Minimum five years of progressively responsible and relevant professional work experience in communication, print, broadcast, and/or new media. Field work experience is required. Background/familiarity with emergency situations. Experience in different contexts/countries and within the UN system is desirable.

Qualification Requirements

Advanced university degree in Communication, Journalism, Public Relations. *A first University combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree in the field of journalism, communications, external relations, public affairs, public relations or corporate communications.

Other Details

Languages Required: Fluency in Spanish is required. Proficiency in English is required.

Languages Preferred: Fluency in English is desirable. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian) is considered an asset.

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