COMMUNICATION 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.

Description of task

Under the direct supervision of the Communication Officer, the UN Volunteer will have the following tasks:

• Support advocacy and awareness raising on COVID-19 vaccination and vaccine confidence
• Support communication and visibility on COVID-19 related interventions
• Drafting of news articles on ongoing CO’s initiatives, projects or meetings to be published regularly on the Country Office website and in newspapers.
• Support research and development of compelling content for the social media channels of the Office
• Support the development of content, including articles, videos and photo essays for the Country Office website and for newsletters
• Support the planning, implementation and evaluation of communication and advocacy campaigns
• Under the guidance of the Communication officer, support the development of visibility materials and documenting stories on projects implemented by the office
• Support media events including press conferences, launches and campaigns
• Support with assigned tasks from the Communication Officer in respect of the United Nations Communication Group (UNCG)
• Support media review and tracking, and keep record of CO’s visibility in local and international media
• Follow up with programme staff to ensure timely submission of donor reports for review before submission
• Support desk review to aid knowledge management, identify innovative programme model and new donor interest in the Gambia
• Attend events and write articles, in absence of the Communication Officer
• Support scaling up and management of U-Report, including in digital communication, U-Reporters’ engagement and the development and roll out of polls

Educational additional comments

Communication, Journalism, Social Sciences, Arts or Education

Experience remark

Minimum of five (3) years of experience after graduation, experience working in journalism, publishing firm, or Non-governmental organisation will be of added value.

Language skills

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• French(Optional), Level - Working Knowledge

Area of expertise details

1. Excellent editorial, proof reading, report writing skills
2. Ability to research and conduct information analysis on trends
3. Proactive, engaging, creative, innovative and ready to learn

Competencies values

Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Creativity, Empowering Others, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Judgement and Decision-making, Knowledge Sharing, Managing Performance, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Vision, Working in Teams

Application procedure

• Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? 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? 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. ! FOR National UN Volunteer assignments ONLY This is a national UN Volunteer assignment, therefore only nationals of Gambia and legal residents in Gambia with a residency permit, the status of refugee or with the status of being stateless are eligible to apply. Don’t forget to tick the yes box for: “I am interested in serving as a volunteer in my own country.” Application deadline: 29-08-2021 Applications from women and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged.