Communications Analyst

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UN Women has been working in Afghanistan since 2002 (as UNIFEM until 2010). Afghanistan has emerged as one of the world’s most complex emergencies. The crisis dynamics in the country are multi-layered, and Afghanistan’s people are facing the devastating effects of successive decades of conflict, increasing poverty, economic decline, and natural disasters, all of which are amplified by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As per the Humanitarian Response Plan 2022, 24.4 million Afghans – more than half of the country’s estimated population of 42 million – are projected to need humanitarian assistance in 2022, with a staggering 55 per cent of the population expected to face crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity.
In this context, Afghan women and girls face unique vulnerabilities as gender inequality is interwoven with conflict dynamics and humanitarian needs. Women’s fundamental rights have been continually threatened since the Taliban takeover and the limited gains made over the past twenty years are now at risk of being erased – and at worst regressed. The contest around gender norms remains at the center of the political, peace and security landscape in Afghanistan, putting women and girls at the frontlines of this crisis. Responding to this crisis, the UN Women Afghanistan Country Office is consolidating its programming under the humanitarian-peace-development nexus, anchored in the Country Office Strategic Note (2018-2022), and continues to deliver on its triple mandate across four thematic areas: 1) Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action; 2) Ending Violence Against Women; 3) Women Economic Empowerment; and 4) Women’s Leadership and Participation.

Under the overall guidance from the Country Representative and Deputy Representative, and direct management of the Communications Specialist, Communications Analyst will undertake the following tasks:

  1. Support the development and implementation of communication and outreach/advocacy strategies and plans, with a specific focus on media • will collaborate closely with the UN Women Afghanistan colleagues to ensure communications strategies, media relations and organizational outreach efforts are aligned with corporate communications policies and initiatives. The Communications Analyst also supports outreach campaigns, resource mobilization and donor relations initiatives. • Assist in conducting communication needs assessments for CO, including projects, programmes, and corporate change initiatives • Assist in designing, developing, and implementing communication and outreach/advocacy strategies, including media strategies; ensure gender perspective • Assist in integrating communication, advocacy, and outreach strategies into proposals for project/programmes and other initiatives • Assist in monitoring and analyzing print and social media and prepare reports
  2. Support the development and dissemination of advocacy materials in the country/region • Assist in developing and producing communication and advocacy instruments and materials, including briefing materials, press releases, and articles and coordinate its dissemination through effective channels • Assist in production of audio/ visual material on UN Women’s work • Assist in developing brochures, factsheets, stories from the field to inform media and public at the regional level • Travels to provinces to assist in developing communications products in support of promoting UN Women’s work on the ground. • Support with translation communications materials from English to Dari, and from Dari to English
  3. Assist with maintaining COs web/ online presence • Assists in maintaining (regional) websites, including support in developing design and content • Assist in managing (regional) social media accounts in line with corporate social media policy

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers Programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:

• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day) • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country • Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results, and opportunities • Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc • Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers • Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible

• Professionalism • Integrity • Teamwork and respect for diversity • Commitment to continuous learning Communication • Flexibility • Accountability • Communication • Empowering Others • Integrity • Planning and organizing • Self-Management

Communications, reporting, advocacy, designing, planning, and implementing projects. • Good writing and editing skills in English, Dari and Pashto required, especially briefs, agendas, minutes, project-management related documents. • Technical experience on gender and humanitarian response is an asset; Experience coordinating and liaising with multi-lateral/bilateral agencies and/or donors is an asset. • Superior understanding of Afghanistan context and the overall national development planning environment. • Direct experience providing technical advice to national entities officials is required. • Experience working with the UN Women framework at the national level. • Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems. • Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills. • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel.

This position is open for local applicants and UNWomen will not provide any accommodation facilities.

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