Overview
The consultant will support UNEP FI’s outreach and communications to its membership and the wider finance industry via press relations, online communications, social media, and email campaigns.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead communications in areas of work including nature, climate change, and pollution and circular economy.
- Provide strategic communications advice, develop talking points and annual key messaging.
- Lead promotion of UNEP FI’s work at key external events.
- Write and edit content for UNEP FI’s website.
- Ensure all external communications are coordinated and adhere to branding guidelines.
- Lead preparation of brochures, factsheets, policy papers, case studies, multimedia material, and recommend new communications products and channels.
- Ensure appropriate content is available on UNEP FI’s members’ extranets and make recommendations for member-focused communications.
- Write press releases and OpEds, organize press briefings, interviews and media events.
- Deepen relationships with key media, contributing to media database and monitoring reports.
- Lead and support team members on media engagement.
- Lead other external communications activities.
- Support the UNEP FI team in outreach work with members, other financial institutions, UN agencies, NGOs, and think-tanks.
Required Experience
At least seven (7) years of working experience in communications, PR, or marketing is required. Up-to-date proficiency with communications best practices, including media outreach. Experience working with or within the finance industry highly desired. Experience of writing copy for press releases, social media, online articles, social media etc required.
Qualifications
A master’s degree in communications, marketing, PR, media, international relations, business, event management, administration, public relations, or a related field is required. A bachelor’s degree could be taken in lieu of master’s degree provided the selected candidate has 9 years of relevant experience.
