Communications Consultant

Result of Service - Press releases, human interest stories in English/Arabic related to the project

• Setup and updating of project webpage

• Setup and maintenance of digital platform with project baseline and results

• Social media posts in English/Arabic to disseminate project activities and impacts

• Provides general administrative and communication support in support of the project activities

• Performs other duties as assigned.

  Work Location UN House - ESCWA

  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.

  Qualifications/special skills A bachelor's degree is required, preferably in communication, journalism, web development or any other related field is required. All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. 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 Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA.

For this position, Fluency in Arabic and English is required. Knowledge of French is desirable. is desirable.

Note: “Fluency” equals a rating of ‘fluent’ in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of ‘confident’ in two of the four areas.

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.