Reporting and communication Junior Officer

Contract

This is a UNV International Youth contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Youth contracts.

UNODC Country Office in East Jerusalem has launched two projects; one on sexual and gen-der-based violence (SGBV) and one on prison reform and rehabilitation programmes. UNODC assistance consists in providing technical assistance to the criminal justice actors (e.g. judges, prosecutors, defence lawyers, civil police, forensic doctors, etc) handling cases of SGBV in the West Bank. It also consists in supporting the Palestinian prison administration to establish re-habilitation and reinsertion programmes. The UN Youth Volunteer will therefore be interacting with 1) judges and public prosecutors; 2) forensic doctors and forensic scientists; and 3) national counterparts (e.g. Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Development and Social Affairs, and Ministry of Health). Con-stant communication and coordination between UN agencies will also allow the UN Youth Vol-unteer to deal with UN agencies tackling the issue of violence against women as well as prison reform from complementary but different perspectives.

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Office in Jerusalem and the overall guidance from the Regional Representative at UNODC ROMENA in Cairo, the UN Youth Volunteer will undertake the following tasks in order to support UNODC activities in the West Bank and Gaza and to develop new partnerships and advocate for our work and fields with a focus on • Help produce high quality program progress reports as per UNODC and donor re-quirements • Provide high quality editing and formatting for all program related documents. • Support program staff in organizing and managing seminars, workshops, press con-ferences and field visits as required. • Provide relevant expert services to the project management unit, program compo-nents and implementing partners on reporting and communications and act as a facili-tator or trainer. • Provide through progress reporting continuous analysis of the achievements, facilitate project review, evaluation and audits. • Maintain a database of national and regional media organizations and contacts within them. • Help in managing the organization’s social media communications including produce internal newsletters • Develop and maintain working relationships with journalists in multiple types of media outlets. • Write, edit and distribute various types of content, including material for a website, press releases, marketing material and other types of content that take the message to the public. • Track analytics and create reports detailing successes and failures of communica-tions • Maintain digital media archives including photos and videos • Work with communications team members to conceptualize and implement commu-nications strategies and campaigns • Respond to media inquiries and perform media outreach to achieve activity reports in publications • Ensure effective communications, visibility and knowledge management within UNODC • Develop, implement and monitor a communication and visibility plan to facilitate bet-ter understanding among partners and governments • Undertake filed visits to gather the information and results related to the program • Develop visibility material such as leaflets, monthly newsletter, update on website, share stories with ROMENA and HQ for special events. • Other duties as needed

Accountability Adaptability and Flexibility Building Trust Commitment and Motivation Commitment to Continuous Learning Communication Creativity Integrity Knowledge Sharing Planning and Organizing Professionalism Respect for Diversity Self-Management Working in Teams

professional experience in the field of criminal justice, communications, reporting and management, law enforcement, technical cooperation, academic research, human rights, law, international development or any other related field. Work experience with/in Arab countries or in developing countries is desirable

The UN Youth Volunteer will reside in Jerusalem, which is a family duty station, with a variety of accommodation, restaurants and leisure activities, though the cost of living is high. As is the case for UN staff and partners, the volunteer will make his/her own arrangements for housing and transportation to and from work. International personnel live in Jerusalem and rent furnished or unfurnished apartments found using agents or by word-of-mouth through colleagues. The quality of apartments in East and West Jerusalem varies depending on the area. A one-bedroom apartment in East Jerusalem ranges between US$ 900-1300. Personnel in Jerusalem and its vicinity usually use their own cars for transportation. Internationals who want to arrive or leave the country can either enter through Queen Alia International Airport in Amman and cross King Hussein/Allenby Bridge, or through Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv (which has very stringent and time-consuming security checks in place). The health care sector is divided into public health services and private ones. The public health sector is accessible to all. Better health services can be found in private clinics and hospitals which are spread out mainly in larger cities. Sophisticated medical care, including for children, is available throughout Jerusalem. Primary and secondary education is available for the children of international personnel in Jerusalem, which includes several schools such as the Anglican International School of Jerusalem and the Lycée Français de Jerusalem.

There are different mobile service providers in the oPt. Partner is the Israeli phone company used by the majority of UN agencies in Jerusalem. For West Bank and Gaza strip, the Palestinian company Jawwal is also available. In some areas in the West Bank and in the whole Gaza Strip, Partner does not have coverage and Jawwal is necessary to ensure communication. Incoming phone calls from most of the countries in the Arab region are not possible due to the restrictions imposed by some States against Israel. Skype is the best option to communicate abroad.

Jerusalem has a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and short, wet, cool winters; temperature and rainfall vary depending on altitude and location. The Palestinian Arabic dialect is common to Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and parts of Iraq. In Jerusalem, English and Hebrew are also common. The Israeli shekel (NIS) is the currency of the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel. Time zone is GMT +2 hours. UN Volunteers are granted an Israeli Multiple Entry Service Visa prior to arrival, which will not allow entrance to most of the countries in the Arab region, with the exception of Jordan and Egypt. Some countries provide their citizens with a second passport if they work and live in Israel in order to be able to travel freely in the region. Please check with your Ministry of Foreign Affairs for more information. Travel into the West Bank is only permitted in a UN vehicle with a UN driver and no overnight stays are permitted. Travel into Gaza is only permitted in a hardened UN vehicle with a trained driver. Overnight stays in Gaza are strictly confined to an approved, secure hotel. For more information about the humanitarian context in the occupied Palestinian territory, see: www.ochaopt.org.