Background Information - UNOPS
UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian, and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development.
UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management, and human resources.
Working with us
We are proud of our people. With a wealth of knowledge and skills in various disciplines – engineering, finance, human resources, ICT, leadership, project management, procurement, and more – they help tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time. Their work around the world supports progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
At UNOPS, we offer a range of short- and long-term opportunities in various environments and duty stations – from Denmark and Kenya to Mexico, Switzerland, Myanmar, Senegal, Uganda, and many more.
Diversity
With over 5,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,400 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners, spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced and diverse labor force — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs. We continually strive to maintain our gender-balanced workplace. We encourage qualified underrepresented groups as per UNOPS Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy to apply for our vacancies.
Work life harmonization
UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.
Background Information - Job-specific
Under the supervision of the Head of the Partnerships Development Unit, the Communications Officer will be responsible for the following responsibilities related to external and internal communications for the Afghanistan Country Office in full compliance with UNOPS rules, regulations and policies. Specific responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to:
Summary of Key Functions
Communications
Reporting/Knowledge Management
Partnership Development
Support
Communications:
Act as AFCO Communications Focal Point, responsible for developing and implementing an effective and quality communications strategy and work plan for AFCO under the guidance of the Senior Management Team and HQ communication group.
Manage AFCO’s social media accounts, ensuring regular updates and monitoring relevant posts and activities by key partners, including donors
Represent UNOPS at the UN Communications Group Meetings and coordinate UNOPS’s inputs to UN Afghanistan-wide publications, newsletters, websites and other communication products led by the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office communications team.
Develop and maintain a database of AFCO partners and the international community.
Follow local media for humanitarian and development-related content.
Coordinate inputs from different units and partners and produce consolidated social media posts, factsheets, presentations and other written documents for internal and external use.
Liaise with the HQ Comms team, UN Communication Group, and other relevant UNOPS Communities of Practice and attend meetings.
Support the development and facilitation of in-house communication training for AFCO personnel and partners.
Keep up-to-date AFCO communication plans.
Develop and maintain web content, including press releases and feature articles, for relevant UNOPS extra-/internet pages and social media.
Prepare and issue AFCO internal newsletters.
Support the Project Managers, the Head of the Partnerships Development Unit and the SMT as required to organise audio-visual coverage (photography, videography) of project activities and achievements
Ensure that all UNOPS communication guidelines are consistently applied across all AFCO communication activities and outputs.
Support project visibility activities.
Brief senior management regularly on ongoing communication activities and coordinate efforts to follow up on identified communications needs.
Reporting/Knowledge Management:
Produce and keep up-to-date communication materials and a photo library with project photos.
Contribute to communication outputs to share information about AFCO-funded projects and results achieved in liaison with relevant project and communication teams.
Suggest/write stories and topics from the work of AFCO and its partners for publication in local and other appropriate media.
Share publication, information and knowledge with colleagues, clients and partners.
Prepare communication materials as required for events, mission travel and/or discussion with partners.
Participate in relevant UN Afghanistan Working Groups or coordination mechanisms and provide necessary UNOPS inputs.
Collaborate with relevant support services units to lead and manage the production and deployment of relevant resources, including booklets, briefing notes, posters and banners, through service providers such as audio-visual production companies, as well as printing and translation companies as required.
Partnership Development:
In conjunction with the Head of the Partnerships Development Unit, develop the expression of interests, concept notes, and proposals for potential new projects and prepare budgets and costs for new project proposals.
Support the coordination and participation in meetings with donors and partners and produce high-quality meeting minutes and action-oriented summaries.
Conduct country-specific research and analysis on donor and partner focus areas, funding cycles, and processes and identify opportunities for AFCO project development.
Support the Head of the Partnerships Development Unit in revisions of budgets, legal agreements, project scope and timelines as and when needed and in accordance with UNOPS internal controls and processes.
Support/Other Duties:
Support the participation and/or representation of the AFCO Partnership Development Office team at events and technical meetings as required.
Other duties assigned by the supervisor.
Education/Experience/Language requirements
a. Education
A bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, Communications, Media, Social Studies, International relations or any related field is required.
b. Work Experience
A minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience working in the communications field is required.
Excellent interpersonal communication skills and good attention to detail are highly preferred.
Excellent planning and coordination skills are desired.
Experience in social media management is an asset.
Experience in the use of the Google Suite application is an advantage
Experience in graphic design is desired.
Knowledge of the UN system is an advantage.
c. Language
Fluency (oral and written) in English is essential.
Pashto and Dari languages are desired
Submission Guideline:
Please click on the below link for actual vacancy announcement to see the complete details and submission guideline as this is only an attempt for attracting female applicants for gender parity in organization. Please make sure you fill your profile/application properly with all relevant details in order to be considered for the next stage of recruitment/selection.
https://jobs.unops.org/pages/viewvacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=26514
https://jobs.unops.org/pages/viewvacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=26514
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