Senior Communications Officer (NCSW)

Volunteering Communications & PR

Overview

Support NCSW in enhancing communications and advocacy for gender equality.

You have:

• National and/or international level in communications, journalism, or public relations, with a preferred focus on human or women’s rights.
• Experience in strategic communications planning.
• Experience in media relations and stakeholder engagement.
• Proven ability to produce high-quality content across various platforms.
• Understanding of gender equality and women’s rights issues.
• Ability to lead and manage events such as press conferences and public forums.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.

Contract

This is a UNV National Expert contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Expert contracts.

UNDP works to improve the lives of vulnerable communities, with the overarching objective of preventing loss of development gains, promoting human rights, and finding sustainable pathways to development. UNDP projects under the democratic governance portfolio aims to strengthen state institutions, support democratic development and the rule of law, ensure crisis prevention, support policy development, and integrate gender equality into all areas of work. UNDP works to support the human rights ecosystem by strengthening human rights institutions to promote and protect human rights for all.

This UNV assignment is part of UNDP Pakistan’s Decentralization, Human Rights and Local Governance (DHL) project. The DHL project is a multi-sector project aimed at strengthening rights-based development, community stabilization, gender equality, and social inclusion across all regions and provinces of Pakistan. The core objective of the project is to ensure inclusive and equitable service delivery by providing technical assistance and capacity development support to relevant federal ministries, provincial line departments, statutory bodies, civil society, and private sector organizations. A key aim is to support the creation of an enabling environment for accelerated access to rights, people-centered justice, and people-centered security. The project focuses on institution building while connecting with vulnerable and at-risk communities to build trust between rights holders and duty bearers for inclusive, expeditious, and transparent access to rights and services.

Under its human rights programme, UNDP-DHL is supporting the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) to build its technical capacity for the fulfilment of its mandate as an autonomous national human rights institution and watchdog body focused on gender equality. UNDP-DHL's support will include, for example, technical support for addressing gender equality complaints, planning, legal review, international reporting obligations, and knowledge production. The NCSW plays a key role in fulfilling Pakistan’s international obligations.

The incumbent UNV will be stationed at the NCSW Office in Islamabad and will be responsible for supporting the Commission by strengthening its communications and advocacy efforts. The Communications Officer will play a critical role in enhancing the visibility and impact of NCSW’s initiatives. The incumbent will report to the Program Wing, NCSW.

Support the NCSW in strategic communications planning • Lead, design, develop and implement comprehensive communication strategies and plans to advance NCSW’s awareness raising initiatives to promote gender equality. • Advise and lead on developing a consultative and comprehensive annual communications plan for NCSW. • Collaborate across all departments to align communication efforts with broader organizational goals. • Lead daily coordination with the NCSW provincial members on activities, investigations, and events in each province. Prominent activities may be shared via social media platforms or news outlets. • Coordinate closely with NCSW officers and thematic leads to ensure streamlined communication efforts on key priority areas. • Work closely with NCSW Program Wing on visibility and awareness activities.

Develop and manage gender equality content to enhance the visibility and impact of the NCSW’s initiatives • Produce high quality content for the Commission’s various social media platforms, including but not limited to Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn • Develop and manage social media campaigns to raise awareness about gender equality issues. • Monitor social media channels, respond to inquiries, and track engagement metrics. • Produce high quality visuals and multimedia materials for NCSW’s various reports and communications materials. • Ensure adequate photography & videography at all NCSW events and manage the storage and cataloging of photographs and meeting records. • Develop high quality press releases and articles regarding NCSW’s gender equality initiatives. • Build and maintain a database of NCSW’s communications materials for its initiatives • Ensure all content is accurate, timely, and aligned with international messaging standards and gender equality principles. • Map key international days, focused on those related to gender equality and women empowerment, and develop key messages on those themes for the NCSW. Coordinate closely with provincial offices and with the UNDP EU Human Rights Programme team to ensure key messages are aligned. • Regularly update and maintain the NCSW website to ensure it is user-friendly, informative, and visually appealing. • Develop, upload, and manage high-quality content, including news, events, reports, and resources, to keep the website current and engaging.

Establish partnerships and open channels of communication. • Develop and maintain strong relationships and strategic linkages with national and international media outlets to promote women’s human rights initiatives and advocacy • Build and maintain a database of media contacts for the NCSW. Regularly disseminate information on key activities and initiatives of the Commission. • Develop and maintain strong relationships and strategic linkages with civil society organizations (CSOs), women human rights defenders, community leaders, women business leaders, and other relevant stakeholders to streamline communication of the Commission’s activities and duties. • Coordinate closely with the Communications and Reporting Officer UNDP and the NHRIs focal point on joint activities, advocacy, and events. • Facilitate close communication and coordination with the EU Human Rights Programme team at UNDP for joint initiatives to protect and promote human rights and gender equality.

Facilitate knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing and advocacy relevant to the assigned thematic area(s). • Support and lead capacity building of the NCSW in key communications and advocacy strategies. • Plan and organize events, including press conferences, briefings, trainings, report launches, public forums related to gender equality issues etc. • Prepare visibility materials such as standees, backdrops and handouts, and oversee media coverage of events. • Ensure that adequate photographs are taken at all NCSW events and meetings. Manage storage of photographs and information about meetings. • Coordinate closely with NCSW’s provincial members and maintain a record of NCSW’s provincial activities and initiatives. • Lead the development of the NCSW Annual Report by managing the information collected throughout the year. • Coordinate closely with the research team to develop strategies for the dissemination of knowledge products. • Participate in knowledge networks and consultations with international organizations and CSOs. • Collaborate with relevant partners, stakeholders, and UNDP to raise awareness, engage in policy dialogues, and advocate for meaningful change.

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management

National and/or international level in communications, journalism, or public relations, with a preferred focus on human or women’s rights.

As this is a national UNV assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials.

UNV Field Unit will help you open a Pak rupee bank account with Standard Chartered Bank or any other local bank at your duty station.

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