Communication Officer

Contract

This is a NO-A contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 1 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be more than 1,915 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

To ensure that effective WHO country presence is established to implement WHO country cooperation strategies that are aligned with Member State's health priorities, sustainable development agendas and harmonized with the United Nations country teams and partners to improve health outcomes and progress towards achieving Universal Health Coverage.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1- Support the development of WHO messages, success stories from the field, media releases, talking points, press releases, position statements, IEC, other communication materials.

2- Contribute to the production of advocacy materials for the implementation of awareness campaigns and events on specific topics.

3- Assist in the development of country communication plan including corporate communications materials, which will support projects implementation and ensure that project communication objectives (e.g. awareness raising) are reflected in all interventions.

4- Draft regular newsletters, internal talking points, web and feature stories/messages, and updates where appropriate, showing human face of WHO, including profiles of WHO staff and health care professionals.

5- Support production and proper dissemination of communications products including but not limited to audio-visual and printed materials, multimedia presentations, media releases, etc.

6- Monitor and update the Country Office website,in accordance with guidelines and standards used throughout the Organization to ensure consistency of approach; liaise with WHO Regional Office for Eastern Mediterranean(EMRO) and HQ to ensure maximum visibility on global and regional digital channels.

7- Exchange information with relevant communications suppliers including video/photographers, graphic designers, multimedia producers, social media specialists, etc. and establish a roster of such professionals for the Country Office communications needs.

8- Establish and maintain a network of contacts in the media institutions to ensure the dissemination of information; arrange for interviews and filming opportunities to support high visibility of WHO country work.

9- Maintain and update a database of photos and multimedia content for WCO, in various health fields including but not limited to health subjects covering affected populations, health situation, and WHO health response on the ground.

10- Preparematerials for the communications capacity building workshops for the Country Office, the Ministry of Health and partners.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: University degree in communications, or social sciences,behavioural sciences, development sciences, public health or related area. Desirable: Training in public health, health education, health communication, or health promotion.

Experience

Essential: At least one year of related experience at the national level in media, information and communications.Demonstrated experience in production of communications and social media materials. Desirable: Experience in implementation of media and communications projects, including the development of audio and visual materials and tools. Prior working experience in WHO, UN, recognized humanitarian organizations

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills complemented by the ability to conceptualize ideas and promote consensus.
• Ability to work under pressure while producing results.
• Knowledge or sound understanding of the health communication and familiarity with other relevant communication fields such as Risk and Crisis Communication, as well as Social Mobilization.
• Ability to "think out of the box" and to recommend proposals as related to communication.
• Tact, discretion and diplomacy.
• Excellent presentation skills with proven ability to write in English in a clear and concise manner.

WHO Competencies

The Enhanced WHO Global Competency Model can be found at https://intranet.who.int/homes/pml/documents/enhanced who global competency model_february 2015.pdf

• Teamwork
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Communication
• Producing results
• Moving forward in a changing environment

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of ARABIC.

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 22,983 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level

• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

• A written test may be used as a form of screening.

• In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.

• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.

• For information on WHO's operations please visit: http://www.who.int.

• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

• WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice.

• WHO has zero tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background verification of final candidates.

• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

• This is a National Professional Officer position. Therefore, only applications from nationals of the country where the duty station is located will be accepted. Applicants who are not nationals of this country will not be considered.