Overview
The Associate External Relations and Reporting Officer will support the UNHCR office in Chad by preparing briefings and reports, developing relationships with stakeholders, and coordinating communications activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Keep abreast of all developments in operations to prepare appropriate briefings and reports.
- Prepare periodic reports, i.e. donor updates, internal situation reports (sitrep), briefing notes for senior managers, and activity-specific reports as required.
- Prepare funding submissions for donors, and draft any required after-action reports.
- Develop and maintain working relationships with the government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and UN agencies to ensure cooperation in inter-related activities.
- Support the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)-led Cluster activities by preparing and distributing minutes, assisting in the organization of meetings, occasionally chairing meetings, and serving as the general secretariat for the relevant Cluster.
- Support the supervisor in preparation for meetings and missions, including drafting of talking points.
- Organize and accompany missions for VIP visitors, media, donors, and delegates to visit refugee sites or the activities of UNHCR implementing partners.
- Serve as Communications focal point, contributing to and coordinating press events, interviews, communications and media missions, and other activities related to information dissemination to the general public to promote UNHCR activities.
- With the support of the External Relations sections in N’Djamena and Abeche, regularly produce content material (video, photos, print articles) for use on national and regional communications platforms.
- Develop capacity through coaching, mentoring, and formal on-the-job training, when working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-) governmental counterparts, including Implementing Partners (IPs).
- Ensure that the Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated, and documented in all activities throughout the assignment.
- Provide a final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in, and capacities developed.
Required Experience
3 years of experience in a field related to external relations, communications, media relations, or reporting.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in International Relations, Political Science, Journalism, Communications, Business of Public Administration.
