Senior Communication Associate, GS7, Fixed-Term, MENA Regional Office, Amman

Contract

This is a G-7 contract. This kind of contract is known as General Service and related categories. It is normally only for nationals. It usually requires 7 years of experience, depending on education.

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, passion

Since 2011, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has undergone a dramatic transformation. What was once a middle-income region, where UNICEF was implementing mostly upstream work, has now become the region with the greatest concentration of humanitarian needs in the world with two Level 3 emergencies (Yemen and Syria) and many countries that are facing protracted conflicts as well as civil unrest and/or political transition.

UNICEF response has grown substantially across the country offices (COs) to keep pace with the increasing needs across the Region. The UNICEF COs across MENA, including those mentioned are responding to large humanitarian caseloads, managing large budgets, with significant implications on their data collection/management, analysis, reporting responsibilities and MENARO oversight. The scale of the emergencies in MENA demands high volume and quality data/information processing, analysis and subsequently reporting.

Each of the UNICEF Country Offices (COs) in the affected countries has a different level of information management (IM) capacity and needs, so continued robust IM capacity is required from the Humanitarian Section in the MENA Regional Office (MENARO). There are also a wide range of capacities in the Iraq, Yemen, Libya and Sudan COs to respond to IM needs, all of which require some degree of support to coordinate. Some COs may also require surge support which the IMO will need to respond to.

How can you make a difference?

Unicef MENA Regional Office is seeking for a Senior Communications Associate at GS7 level who has the ability to will be responsible for supporting the sourcing, design, production, sharing and archiving of high quality digital media assets developed as part of UNICEF’s Global Communication Strategy; supporting the rollout, development and maintenance of UNICEF websites across the region; development of the ROs own website and digital media platforms. Specific responsibilities are highlighted below:

• To perform non-linear editing and basic design of digital materials in English and Arabic (e.g online publications, info-graphics etc) for digital platforms, printing and other purposes based on provided templates.
• To maintain, update and service MENARO website(s) and social media platforms following UNICEF corporate guidelines.
• To source and edit raw video material from Cos and elsewhere to prepare broadcast-ready b-rolls including proper metadata inserts for export and sharing with external media, Natcoms and HQ.
• To organize and maintain UNICEF ROs in-house digital photo library including proper metadata embedding; share images selectively with external media, partners and HQ.
• To support digital photo and video acquisition by Cos; perform basic editing of photos, retouching and color grading; undertake photo documentation of UNICEF-related activities as required.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Education: Completion of secondary education, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses in database/information management, digital media production, information management.
• Experience: Seven years practical professional work experience Demonstrated skills in non-linear editing and graphic design, basic video editing using Final Cut or similar software.
• Language: Fluency in English and Arabic is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. The technical competencies required for this post are…. View our competency framework at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process

* Those who applied to the previous Vacancy Announcements for the same post, are encouraged to apply for this Generic Vacancy Announcement.