Associate External Relations and Reporting Officer

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations.

Description of task

Under the direct supervision of UNHCR Representaive , the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Keep abreast of developments in operations to prepare appropriate briefings and reports.
• Prepare periodic reports, i.e. donor updates, internal sitreps, briefing notes for senior managers, and activity-specific reports and prepare external reports in collaboration with the Regional Bureau for Southern Africa
• Prepare funding submissions for donors, and draft any required follow up-action reports.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with the government, NGOs, and UN agencies to ensure cooperation in inter-related activities.
• Support the UNHCR-led inter-agency activities by preparing and distributing minutes, assisting in the organization of meetings; occasionally chairing meetings, and serving as the general secretariat for the relevant inter-agency group.
• Support the UNHCR Representative in preparation of meetings and missions drafting of talking points.
• Organize and accompany missions for VIP visitors, delegates to visit refugee sites or the activities of UNHCR implementing partners, always complying with donor visibility requirements
• Serve as PI focal point, contributing to and coordinating press events, interviews, PI and press missions and other activities related to information dissemination to the general public to promote UNHCR activities.
• Draft briefing notes, press releases, stories as needed on the situation of refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced persons and other people of concer in Angola in coordination with the Comms unit in the Regional Bureau for Southern Africa
• Coordinate PI coverage in Angola (texts, videos, photos). Review field contributions and make sure all are validated by the Representative before publication.
• Develop and manage social media platforms for the Angola operation, with the guidance of the Communications Unit at RBSA.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

Type of Degree: International Relations, Political Science, Journalism, Communications, Business of Public Administration.

Required experience:

24 Months

Experience remark:

A minimum 2 years of experience in a field related to external relations, communications, media relations or reporting.

Computer skills: Knowledge of Microsoft applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

• Demonstrated skills in oral and written communication.

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Portuguese(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise:

Emergency response, immediate relief operations, and post-conflict humanitarian aid operations, Public information and reporting, Journalism, mass media and broadcasting

Driving license:

No

Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections

of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink.

Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at

https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to

apply.

Application deadline: 15 September 2020