Donors Communications 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.

This UNV assignment is part of the WFP Sudan External Relations Unit, based in the Country Office in Khartoum, with regular travel to any of WFP Sudan’s 17 Area/Field Offices across the country. Food insecurity in Sudan has been rising in the last years, with a record number of people facing hunger in 2022, and WFP reached 9.3 million people in Sudan last year. WFP depends on voluntary contributions for its operations and is funded by UN member states, development banks, private donors, and international financial institutions. The main role of this UNV assignment will help to ensure that the organisation is meeting its requirements to all its donors in terms of visibility and communications and positioning WFP strategically to garner new funding from non-traditional donors.

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Communications within the External Relations Unit, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Support WFP donor communications in Sudan • Maintain a contact database of donors, partners, and stakeholders • Ensure completion of all communications and visibility requirements for WFP Sudan donors • Develop and maintain a dashboard to track, measure and report on the impact and help drive partnerships, and advocacy • Monitor and ensure donor visibility in the field; including monitoring adherence to do-nor brand guidelines and logos • Communications products to donors, partners, stakeholders, and WFP colleagues in donor capitals, such as photo/video packages of donor-funded activities; press releases welcoming donor contributions; and newslet-ters • Coordinate and support the production of communications products for donors, partners, stakeholders, and WFP colleagues in donor capitals, such as photo/video packages of donor-funded activities; press releases welcoming donor contributions; and newsletters • Support capacity building of WFP staff on all aspects of communication, provides ad-vice and guidance within area and level of expertise in order to ensure that all activi-ties meet desired standards of consistency, quality, and impact.

☒ Accountability ☒ Adaptability and Flexibility ☒ Building Trust ☒ Client Orientation ☒ Commitment and Motivation ☒ Commitment to Continuous Learning ☒ Communication ☒ Creativity ☒ Empowering Others ☒ Ethics and Values ☒ Integrity ☒ Judgement and Decision-making ☒ Knowledge Sharing ☒ Planning and Organizing ☒ Professionalism ☒ Respect for Diversity ☒ Self-Management ☒ Technological Awareness ☒ Working in Teams

Journalism, International Relations, Public Relations, Communications, Creative Writing or other relevant fields.

• Displays ability to translate understanding programme outputs and impact into communications products for donors and external partners. • Demonstrates the ability to draft compelling press releases, stories and articles; as well as visual/creative design of externally facing documents such as fact sheets or infographics • Ability to monitor tonality and brand in the country and adapt strategy development to make improvements to how we amplify our programme impact • Maintaining contact databases of broad, interlinked networks with key external partners using formal and informal opportunities to understand what donor needs are and to build and strengthen relationships. • Have a clear understanding of and ability to advise management on when best to and how to tactfully engage other units in conversations on impact, timing, or planning to improve outputs for donor communications

Khartoum is a beautiful city that has much to offer, starting from restaurants, good schools, recreational activities and a rich culture. While these are only a few of the Khartoum highlights, they may help to make your stay as pleasant as possible. Kindly note that WFP is not responsible for services rendered by the service providers. There are many real estate agencies in Khartoum which can help source permanent accommodation. While several hospitals in Khartoum have good physicians, they may not be as well equipped as those operating in developed countries. There is a clinic in the UNDP compound where UN staff can obtain limited treatment. There are also several dental clinics in Khartoum. However, it is highly recommended that you seek dental treatment in nearby Nairobi or Cairo with more advanced facilities (there are daily outgoing flights from Khartoum) Khartoum is a family Duty Station with access to basic facilities. Summers are long with periods of extreme heat waves from March to October, interrupted by a rainy season that is slightly mild in temperature.