Public Information Officer

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.

Description of task

This position is located in the OCHA Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa (ROSEA), in Nairobi, Kenya, which supports humanitarian preparedness and response in 25 countries in the region. Under the overall supervision of the Communications Team Leader, OCHA ROSEA, the Public Information Officer will join the Communications Unit, which provides frontline surge and support on humanitarian advocacy and strategic communication to countries in the region, prepares daily media briefings, and produces country-specific and regional information products highlighting key humanitarian issues. the main roles are as follows:

• Monitor and analyse current events, public opinion and press to identify issues and trends in relation to the humanitarian situation and response in the region.
• Prepare drafts, collect inputs and gather/organize information in contribution to the development of regular products on the humanitarian situation in Southern and Eastern Africa, including snapshots, dashboards, situation reports, and others.
• Prepare draft inputs for reports and analysis on humanitarian issues in the region, for both internal and external use.
• Provide surge missions or remote support to eventual humanitarian crises, OCHA offices and Resident Coordinator’s offices in the region on communications, including production of information and audio-visual materials.
• Support the development of communications products (e.g. press kits, press releases, key messages, human-interest stories, audio-visual materials, social media content, etc.), including through proposing topics, undertaking researches and interviews, writing drafts, editing copy, designing the composition and layout, and coordinating distribution.
• Undertake activities to promote media coverage (e.g. press conferences, press releases, interviews, background briefings and other special activities), including film and photo coverage, of priority issues and/or major events.
• Prepare, on the basis of official UN documentation and other sources, drafts of content for inclusion in global OCHA products (e.g. Global Humanitarian Overview, Annual Report etc).

Educational additional comments

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, media relations, journalism or publishing. A Master’s degree will be considered an asset

Experience remark

At least 3 years of professional work experience at the national and/or international level in communications, content creation, reporting, journalism, social media. Experience in writing and editing communication articles and pieces is required. Knowledge of digital media and experience with production of social media content is required. Knowledge of graphic design software is desirable. Knowledge of and experience with photography and video production and edition will be an asset. Work experience in humanitarian organization will be considered an asset

Language skills

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

Competencies values

Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Creativity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Technological Awareness, 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’ 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. Application deadline: 25 August 2021