UN Women: Deputy Chief, Communications and Advocacy

Overview

Provide strategic communication and advocacy support for UN Women

You have:

• Master's degree or equivalent in communication, international development, public relations, journalism, social studies, media studies or related fields.
• At least 10 years of experience in communications and media outreach.
• Experience managing partnerships with traditional and new media.
• Experience managing a multi-cultural team.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of other UN official language is an asset.

Contract

This is a P-5 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 10 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 194,686 USD and 243,986 USD.

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Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. In this role as the global voice and advocate for gender equality and the empowerment of women, UN Women is delivering to an ambitious agenda as a centre of excellence on knowledge, partnerships, advocacy and social mobilization, as well as a convener, thought leader and champion of gender equality and women’s empowerment.

UN Women has a lead role in helping to drive commitment and action on gender equality, women’s rights and women’s empowerment as the imperative of our time. The Communications & Advocacy Section is responsible for proactively advancing the strategic positioning of UN Women and its mandate through effective outreach through its strategic communications capacity and function. It is at the forefront of UN Women’s work to change attitudes and promote gender equality through all forms of media, to build UN Women’s brand and influence and disseminate its messages.

Under the guidance and supervision of the Chief – Communications and Advocacy, the Deputy Chief – Communications and Advocacy is responsible for providing high level- strategic advice to the Chief, managing UN Women’s media outreach, managing technical communication and advocacy support to regional offices and country offices, with a focus on media outreach and social media.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide high-level strategic support and advice to the Chief – Communications and Advocacy:

• Provide substantive input to the development of the Communication Strategy
• Coordinate development of the annual workplan and budget for the section for the Chief’s review and approval.
• Manage and oversee the implementation of UN Women’s communication activities, including leading day-to-day implementation of the section workplan, setting clear priorities and objectives
• Develop Communications and Advocacy reports and provide inputs to UN Women reports.
• Oversee the branding portfolio

Under the supervision of the Chief, manage and direct the media and social media outreach for UN Women:

• Manage and oversee the implementation of UN Women’s communication activities.
• Coordinate communication activities (media and social media) for the Executive Leadership Team.
• Oversee and manage communication planning and support for relevant high level activities and events.

Coordinate Headquarters communication and advocacy support to regional offices and country offices focusing on media outreach, in close consultation with the Chief:

• Ensure that communication initiatives from different offices in headquarters, regional offices, and country offices are aligned with corporate priorities and provide guidance as needed.
• Oversee the development of guidance and templates for media outreach by offices
• Support ROs in identifying and filling capacity needs to ensure ROs are able to deliver communications and advocacy results.
• Coordinate the activities of the global network of communication officers

Manage Communications partnerships:

• Manage and develop communication to further strategic communication objectives
• Explore the use of new and innovative communication tools and platforms.

Oversee the production of multimedia communication content:

• Ensure quality of production of wide range of high-quality content for corporate channels., including video and editorial
• Oversee the implementation of the web strategy
• Oversee the production of communication materials, including press releases, media advisories, news briefs, fact sheets, videos.

Performance Management:

• Manage the performance of personnel under supervision.
• Provide performance feedback and coaching to personnel under supervision, ensure performance assessment are implemented on time and ensure personnel are fully aware of UN Women accountability frameworks and workplace relations policies.

Other duties as required:

• Perform other duties as required by the Chief.
• Act as OIC and supervise other personnel, as needed.

Key performance indicators include:

• Implementation of section’s annual work plan on time, on scope, on budget;
• High quality advice provided to the Chief in the implementation of integrated communications strategies to advance UN Women’s positioning;
• Successful partnership management in the area of communications and advocacy;
• Increased visibility and reach of UN Women communication in traditional and digital channels.
• Successful positioning of UN Women to external audiences

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Functional Competencies

• Excellent understanding of communication and advocacy, with a focus on media and editorial services;
• Strong partnerships and networking skills;
• Excellent knowledge of the media landscape;
• Strong commitment to an affinity with gender equality and women’s empowerment;
• Strong leadership skills, ability to create an enabling work environment;
• Excellent communication and editorial skills;
• Ability to conceptualize and implement media strategies.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women's Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification:

• Masters degree (or equivalent in communication, international development, public relations journalism, social studies, media studies or related fields;
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• At least 10 years of experience in communications and media outreach;
• Experience managing partnerships with traditional and new media;
• Experience managing a multi-cultural team.
• Experience with UN system is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required;
• Knowledge of other UN official language is an asset.

Application:

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

Note:

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)

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