United Nations UN WOMEN Career Jobs - Communications and Advocacy Specialist

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Country Representative

UN

Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the

United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and

girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women

and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights,

humanitarian action and peace and security.

Job Summary: The Communications and Advocacy Specialist will be

in charge of implementing the corporate communications strategy, designs,

manages and facilitates the implementation of the Country Office

communications, advocacy campaigns, and publication strategies with a view to

influencing the development agenda, to promote public and media outreach and to

mobilize political and financial support for UN Women. The Communications and

Advocacy Specialist supervises and leads the communications activities of staff

of the country office and has a strong regular working relationship with the

Regional Communications team. The Communications and Advocacy Specialist also

works in close collaboration with the Programme and Operations teams in the

Country Office, UN Communication Team in Uganda, UN Women HQ Communications

team, government and CSO partners in Uganda, and international and local media,

ensuring successful UN Women communication strategy implementation.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. Plan and design

strategies for communications and outreach: 

• Plan and execute communications needs
  
  assessments for CO such as projects, country programme and corporate
  
  change initiatives, as necessary;


• Develop the CO communications and outreach
  
  strategy based on the corporate communications strategy, including
  
  advocacy campaigns;


• Offer technical advice on inclusion of
  
  communications components in programme formulation to integrate advocacy
  
  and communication strategies into all aspects of UN Women’s development
  
  programme;


• Develop and maintain close contacts with
  
  government officials, multilateral and bilateral donors, civil society and
  
  private sector for implementation of the communications strategy,
  
  organization of roundtable discussions, press conferences, briefing
  
  sessions, interviews, and launches.

2. Create and promote

campaigns and activities:

• Create and promote campaigns to local media
  
  that position UN Women and influence the development agenda based on
  
  current programmes and new initiatives;


• Create, promote and maintain public
  
  information campaigns on UN Women activities, results of the Commission on
  
  the Status of Women, CEDAW reports, and others in association with program
  
  staff;


• Represent UN Women in the UN Communication
  
  Group for implementation of joint UN information campaigns.


• Manage, promote and disseminate corporate
  
  advocacy materials for launching flagship initiatives and publications for
  
  campaigns and UN days;


• Create and implement promotional activities
  
  to position UN Women as a leader on Gender Equality and Women’s
  
  Empowerment within the development space;

3. Design and implement

the CO publications strategy and plan:

• Develop and implement the CO publications
  
  strategy and plan based on the corporate publications policy;


• Identify and develop storylines for
  
  publications and substantive articles for local media, contribute to
  
  debates on key development issues;


• Coordinate and manage of all CO publication
  
  activities, including content management, norms for publishing, design,
  
  liaison with printers and other suppliers to oversee production and
  
  supervision of publications dissemination.

4. Design and maintain UN

Women Uganda web presence including social media:

• Supervise and prepare the content for the web
  
  sites and social media;


• Design the office external web sites and
  
  social media engagements based on corporate requirements in cooperation
  
  with the ICT staff.


• Maintain media and press contacts and serve
  
  as public information focal point:


• Develop and maintain regular media contacts
  
  and provide newsworthy information to the national public and donors;


• Ensure access for journalists to subject
  
  matter experts, including regular coverage of UN Women program activities
  
  by media (print, radio and television);


• Send responses to inquiries for public
  
  information materials;


• Provide innovative and creative solutions to
  
  sensitive or corporately strategic public communications issues;

5. Ensures facilitation

of knowledge building and management:

• Identify and synthesize best practices and
  
  lessons learned directly linked to programme country goals and activities;


• Keenly monitor practices, and
  
  project-specific news and developments;


• Organize and provide training, consultancy
  
  and advice to UN Women staff on communications.

6. Provide communications

support to resource mobilization:

• Provide input to the UN Women Quarterly and
  
  Annual Progress Reports and programmatic donor reports;


• Format, package and submit programme
  
  initiatives for donor review in close collaboration with programme staff;

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the United Nations UN WOMEN
  
  Communications and Advocacy Specialist job opportunity should hold a
  
  Master’s degree in communications, media relations, journalism, public
  
  relations, business development, international development, or other
  
  related humanities or social sciences degrees.


• At least five years of related experience at
  
  the national or international level in public relations, communications,
  
  advocacy, campaigning or international development;


• Significant experience with a multilateral or
  
  international organization is helpful but not mandatory;


• Previous exposure and experience in the usage
  
  of computers and office software package including Powerpoint, Publisher,
  
  Adobe CS, or other publication design software, good knowledge and
  
  experience in handling of web-based management systems, including social
  
  media platforms;


• Specific training in media relations,
  
  photography or creative writing would be an asset;


• Experience in public speaking and/or event
  
  management would also be an asset.


• Language: Fluency in English and one or more
  
  local languages at the duty station.

• Integrity: Demonstrate consistency in upholding
  
  and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line
  
  with the UN Code of Conduct.


• Professionalism: Demonstrate professional competence
  
  and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.


• Respect for Diversity:


• Demonstrate an appreciation of the
  
  multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff;


• Demonstrate an international
  
  outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural
  
  diversity.

• Ethics and Values: Demonstrate and promote ethics and
  
  integrity by creating organizational precedents.


• Organizational Awareness: Build support for the organization
  
  and ensure political acumen.


• Development and Innovation: Support
  
  staff competence development, and contribute to an environment of
  
  creativity and innovation


• Work in teams: Build and promote effective teams.
  
  Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment
  
  and to maintain effective working relations with people of different
  
  national and cultural backgrounds.


• Communication and Information Sharing: Create
  
  and promote an environment for open and effective communication.


• Self-management and Emotional Intelligence: Stay
  
  composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations
  
  with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards others.


• Conflict Management: Surface conflicts and address them
  
  proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing
  
  energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.


• Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing: Share
  
  knowledge across the organization and build a culture of knowledge sharing
  
  and learning.


• Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making: Ensure
  
  fair and transparent decision making processes and manage risk.

• Ability to elaborate and implement
  
  communications and publications strategies;


• Ability to develop and manage media
  
  campaigns;


• Excellent communication skills (oral and
  
  written);


• Proven networking skills, and ability to
  
  generate interest in UN Women’s mandate;


• Strong multi-tasking skills;


• Excellent IT skills;


• Focuses on impact and results for the client;


• Interact effectively with all levels of the
  
  organization, including senior management;


• Proven ability to build strong relationships
  
  with partners;


• Ability to work under tight deadlines.

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