Communication and Advocacy Assistant

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

Active in Sudan since 1973, UNFPA is partnering with the Government and civil society for national development and responding to humanitarian and recovery needs. While the overarching goal is to reduce maternal mortality through improved and equitable access to basic reproductive health services and information, UNFPA supports youth and women’s empowerment. The current Country Programme targets other vulnerable groups, particularly the rural, poor, and displaced communities.

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Communication Analyst or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV Communication Assistant will: 1. Support to implementation of communications and advocacy strategies · Prepares, updates and post, when needed, items and content to the corporate websites and social-media channels. · Maintains information database and photo library. · Assists in the preparation of presentations and briefing materials. · Designing layouts for UNFPA Sudan publications including briefing materials and newsletters. Assists in developing and maintaining close collaboration with Sudanese media, as well as with groups and agencies whose support is essential to the achievement of advocacy and communication objectives. · Gathers content of relevant country efforts from the file level to develop communication materials for dissemination through social and traditional media channels. · Coordinates the communication focal points efforts at the field level. · Assists in producing advocacy and communication materials such as short movies, high quality images, other printed and audio-visual products. · Contributes drafting and editing articles, press releases, human interest stories and other advocacy/information materials for both web-based, traditional media and social media. · Assists in supporting donor’s visibility efforts by contributing to communication and visibility products customized to various donor’s requirements. · Assists in working with Social Media Analyst to implement the UNFPA Sudan Communication SOPs. · Assists in Creation and promotion of campaigns to local, national and international media on UNFPA Programme and achievements. · Develops and maintains close contacts with national stakeholders, multilateral and bilateral donors, civil society and private sector for implementation of the communications strategy, organization of roundtable discussions, press conferences, briefing.

Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment to Continuous learning, Communication, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Working in Teams.

Work experience at the national and/or experience Language international level in media or communication

As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. National UN Volunteers are part of the malicious insurance plan. https://www.unv.org