Communications Specialist

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Head of UN-Habitat Iraq, and/or his/her designate, the Communications Specialist will be responsible for the following duties:

• Support UN-Habitat Iraq’s senior management and programme managers in the day to day implementation of communications and visibility activities;
• Identify and develop storylines for publications and substantive articles to be published on the web and in other media;
• Provide advice on outreach activities with the press and other communications target groups;
• Work with UN-Habitat Iraq’s senior management and programme managers to prepare and maintain feature articles and communications materials for the UN-Habitat Iraq’s social media platforms and UN-Habitat’s global website to enhance visibility of UN-Habitat Iraq;

Assist in organizing communication and outreach activities and events in liaison with UN-Habitat Iraq’s senior management, programme managers, field-based staff and government counterparts;

• Undertake periodic field visits to gather communication and outreach materials;
• Collaborate with mass media through activities such as organizing project site visits, facilitating photo coverage and TV footage and utilizing both web-based and traditional media as appropriate;
• Monitor and evaluate the use and effectiveness of media materials and share results and findings; and
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, graphic design, public information, or other relevant field of studies is required

Required experience:

24 Months

Experience remark:

Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience after receipt of the required academic qualification in the relevant field is required.

Excellent command of English, both oral and written, is required.

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Arabic(Optional), Level - Working Knowledge

Area of expertise:

Web and graphic design, Public information and reporting, Other communications related experience

Area of expertise details:

Familiarity with relevant IT tools, software and applications, including office and communications-related publication software (including InDesign and PowerPoint)

Driving license:

No

Competencies values:

Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, 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.

This is a national UN Volunteer assignment, therefore only nationals of Iraq and legal residents in Iraq with the status of refugee or with the status of being stateless are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: 04-10-2020