Communication Consultant

Result of Service Detailed ToR including the deliverables will be provided at the issuance of the contract.

Work Location In office and/or on-site

Expected duration 12 months

Duties and Responsibilities The communications consultant will report to ESCWA’s communication team and is expected to contribute to a project focused on the impacts of climate change on the availability of water resources in Lebanon and Jordan.

With delegated authority, the Communications Consultant will be responsible for the following duties:

• Drafting of press releases and stories in English/Arabic.
• Supporting visual branding of the project for use in documentation and media, including proposing logo or visual identity for the project for approval by the project partners.
• Drafting the content and design of a project pamphlet for printing by ESCWA and its digital distribution .
• Supporting the set-up of a community of practice linked to Arab Centre for Climate Change Policies (ACCCP) regional knowledge platform/knowledge nodes related to climate change impact assessment and adaptation.
• Uploading of knowledge products onto the knowledge platform.
• Setting-up and maintaining a digital platform with project baseline and results, including human interest stories related to fields visits, including photography during site visits.
• Communicating with project partners and stakeholders to identify and solicit human-interest stories.
• Supporting the production of outputs and infographics in English with Arabic summaries for dissemination, including in digital formats.
• Overseeing the development of a project video on best practices/lessons learned, including video clips to help document pre- and post-interventions and field engagements in Lebanon and Jordan.
• Preparing human-interest stories through various media (video clips, photos, narratives), including taking photos/video clips related to field visits undertaken during the project, including travel to project sites to collect needed documentation and images from the field in coordination with project partners.
• Disseminating project impacts on social media in English and Arabic for posting and dissemination in coordination with ESCWA Communications Unit, UN-Habitat counterparts and other project partners.
• Support administrative arrangements and dissemination of project-related engagements in meetings.

Travel inside Lebanon and in Jordan will be required. Costs of travel will be covered separately by ESCWA based on UN Financial Rules and Regulations.

Qualifications/special skills A Bachelor's degree preferably in communication, journalism, web development or related field is required. A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in public information, journalism, web development, graphic design, videography and/or related area is required. Experience overseeing video productions is required. Experience in producing material for interactive knowledge management products (webpages, augmented and virtual reality products) is desirable. General awareness regarding water and climate change challenges facing the local communities in the Arab Region is desirable. Knowledge of communicating environmental issues is desirable.

Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Arabic is a working language of ESCWA. For the position advertised, fluency in English and Arabic is required. French is desirable.

No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.