Communication 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 the Chief of communication, advocacy and partnerships, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

Support the conceptualization, planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation of an advocacy and communication strategy to leverage better results and mobilize resources for children:

• Use a number of digital and social media channels and make recommendations regarding current and future social media platforms and innovation technologies to use in order to increase UNICEF’s outreach in Burundi and abroad;
• Develop and produce multimedia products and online campaign narratives to advance UNICEF’s mandate and to better profile children's rights,
• Liaise with donors and National Committees and facilitate field visits and content creation as needed;
• Support the chief of communication to regularly update media and development partners on progress of UNICEF Country Programme and progress for children and women, as well as UNICEF’s global priorities and campaigns, through the dissemination of reports, surveys, media releases;
• Maintenance and update of UNICEF Burundi online pages;
• Update social media platforms;
• Support the organization of field visits;
• Contribute to the strategic development of digital initiatives in the country and provide ideas to increase digital engagement,
• Develop and disseminate social media content for UNICEF’s platforms, including production of digital/online campaigns;

Film, edit and work with video files in multiple formats highlighting UNICEF’s work.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

University degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or any related field

Required experience:

24 Months

Experience remark:

• Demonstrated interest and/or experience (at least 2 years) in Media and Digital Media required.
• Demonstrated experience in photography, video filming and editing.

Language skills:

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

Area of expertise:

Public information and reporting, Journalism, mass media and broadcasting, Other communications related experience

Area of expertise details:

Public information and reporting Mandatory

Journalism, mass media and broadcasting Mandatory

Photo: mandatory

Video: mandatory

Driving license:

No

Competencies values:

Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Ethics and Values, Integrity, 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: 28 February 2021