Programme Specialist - Communications, Fixed Term Appointment, P-2

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Job title: Programme Specialist - Communications

Level: P2

Location: Chisinau, Moldova

Full/Part time: Full-Time

Duration: 1 year (with possibility of extension)

No expectancy of renewal in accordance with UN Staff Regulations 4.5

The Position:

The Communication Specialist post is located in the UNFPA Moldova Country Office in Chisinau. The incumbent will report to the UNFPA Representative focusing on the refugee humanitarian response.

You will maintain collaborative relationships with all programme and project staff at the UNFPA Moldova CO, including UNFPA Representative, Programme Analysts, Project Managers and the CO’s programme/technical team and Humanitarian Team. You will also maintain collaborative relationships with external contacts including other UN agencies, donors, the UNFPA Regional and HQ Offices.

Job Purpose:

The incumbent will be responsible to strengthen the information flow and visibility of UNFPA’s assistance by leading the implementation of the communication strategy of the Country Office; while highlighting the reproductive health, women’s protection needs, and refugee response mechanism in Moldova and the ways in which UNFPA has responds to those needs.

You would be responsible for:

1. Ensures implementation of the communication strategy:

• Lead on gathering inputs and information required for the production of relevant advocacy products, including online and digital products, as well as coordinate dissemination of these products;
• Identification of storylines and drafting of substantive articles on UNFPA’s response in Moldova;
• Ensure a smooth flow of success/human interest stories and communication materials to feed into situation reports, updates, newsletters, website and other communication channels, through coordination with UNFPA regional office, headquarters and implementing partners;
• Ensure communication and advocacy tools and products, including briefing notes, booklets, brochures, infographics reflect UNFPA branding and visibility guidelines;
• Lead coordination with communications solutions agencies, creative agencies, film-makers and radio content production agencies, PR agencies, media agencies, design studios for the development of creative communications outputs.
• Build the capacity of UNFPA staff and implementing partners to communicate effectively about UNFPA’s work.

2. Engage with national and international media to raise visibility of UNFPA mandated issues:

• Maintain good media relations with local, regional, and international reporters, to enhance their understanding of UNFPA’s mandate;
• Lead and strengthen the journalist network ‘ working closely with UNFPA;
• Ensured access for journalists to subject matter experts as well as organizing media field missions to ensure appropriate visibility for UNFPA’s mandated areas of work;
• Monitor local and international media coverage for UNFPA and issues relevant to UNFPA’s mandate and share regularly with management, regional office and headquarters;
• Draft press releases, fact sheets and other materials for use by UNFPA at the national, regional and global levels;
• Prepare talking points, speeches and briefs for the Representative for media engagement.

3. Manage UNFPA Moldova/English website, social media platforms and other public information sites:

• Ensure the UNFPA Moldova/English websites are updated regularly with quality and timely preparation of the content;
• Generate content, reflecting results, achievements, success stories to feature in social media platforms;
• Develop innovative campaigns to increase followers and viewership of UNFPA social media platforms.

4. Lead communication and visibility for campaigns, launch of flagship reports and commemoration of UN days:

• Lead the overall implementation of public information campaigns and key UN days relevant to UNFPA’s mandate;
• Lead the promotion and dissemination of corporate advocacy materials for launching flagship initiatives and publication, as well as public awareness campaigns.

5. Support the communication and visibility for resource mobilization:

• Ensure content generation for the implementation of donor visibility plans;
• Ensure branding of donor support facilities in line with UNFPA and donor branding guidelines;
• Generate content in terms of human interest stories, media coverage, photographs on donor supported interventions.
• Provide administrative and strategic support to the UNFPA Representative acting as a key interface with all units within and outside the Country Office and assist with the inter-agency and donor coordination by maintaining full confidentiality in all aspects of assignment, maintenance of protocol procedures and information flow.

Carry out any other duties as requested by Representative.

Requirements

Education:

Advanced degree in communications, journalism, public relations or related field.

Knowledge and Experience:

• A minimum of two years of experience in working with communications and media with UNFPA or other United Nations organization, including in humanitarian settings;
• Strong analytical, written and presentation skills;
• Experience as a communication specialist, either free-lance or for a media provider;
• Good knowledge of humanitarian response;
• Experience in advocacy and communication material development is an advantage.
• Experience in managing social media accounts is an advantage.
• Initiative, strong conceptual abilities, sound judgment, strong interest in humanitarian work, especially the mission of the United Nations Population Fund and dedication to the principles of the United Nations.

Languages:

• Fluency in English and Russian is required.
• Working knowledge of one or more additional languages relevant for Moldova, including Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Gagauzian, Romani, or sign language would be an asset.

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Fraudulent notices, letters or offers may be submitted to the UNFPA fraud hotline http://www.unfpa.org/help/hotline.cfm

The United Nations Organization is committed to diversity and inclusion. Women, persons from vulnerable groups, such as persons with disabilities, Roma and other ethnic, linguistic or religious minorities, persons living with HIV, refugees and other non-citizens legally entitled to work in the Republic of Moldova, as well as persons from other underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply.

Notice to applicants: In accordance with the rules of the United Nations, persons applying to posts in the international Professional category, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, are required to renounce such status upon their appointment. Exceptions to this rule are very limited and can be made only for: (a) stateless persons; (b) newly appointed staff members who have applied for citizenship by naturalization, when such citizenship will be granted imminently; (c) acting staff members in the General Service and related categories with permanent residency status, on promotion to the Professional category; (d) staff members appointed under a temporary appointment. Please understand that UNFPA is not in a position to provide advice on or assistance in applying for any citizenship.