Fresher Communications Officer UN Jobs – United Nations Women (UNW)

Job Title:         Communications Officer
Organization: United Nations
Women (UNW)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Communication
and Advocacy Specialist
About US:
The 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. Placing women’s
rights at the centre of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates the
United Nations system-wide efforts to ensure that commitments on gender
equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action. It provides strong and
coherent leadership and technical advice in support of Member States’
priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and
other relevant actors.
Job Summary: The
Communications Officer will primarily ensure effective execution of activities
which will contribute to communication capacity and visibility of UN women’s
work in Uganda. Specifically, the National UN Volunteer is expected to support
the work of the UN Women in Kampala and in the field focusing on implementation
of UN Women communication and advocacy strategy.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:  
Technical Support:
  • Work closely with the Operations /
    Communications team to organize special events and execute UN Women
    communication campaigns
  • Help with media monitoring and preparation
    of media monitoring report.
  • Work closely with the communication team
    to organize and hold press conferences and media briefings.
  • Support the communication team to produce
    newsletters, briefs, brochures and other print materials on a regular
    basis
  • Research and write articles for the
    national and regional newsletters.
  • Support 
    the  communications  team 
    to  produce  content 
    for  UN Women  websites 
    and social media channels
  • Attend all staff meetings and retreats in
    Kampala and provide support to the Advocacy and Communication Specialist
    as requested.
Partnerships and Coordination:
  • Handle queries of press, invited guests
    and interested individuals during pre-during-and post events.
  • Work closely with the UN Women Partners
    and document key activities supported by the Country Of­fice.
  • Attend UNCG meetings and participate in
    UNCG joint activities
  • Other related duties as required.
    Communications and Advocacy
  • Preparing conference/event   information folders, including the
    agenda, printing of presentations and other documents and ensure all are
    ready in advance of the event
  • Ensure UN Women branding guidelines are
    adhered to by staff and partners.
  • Assist programme staff to develop
    communication and advocacy materials.
  • Work closely with communications
    colleagues to promote the events, including sending out electronic announcements,
    contributing to the development of banners, advertisements,  etc.
  • Arrange displays and exhibitions of UN
    Women work in Uganda
  • Liaise with Operations team and venue to
    ensure all equipment are set up in advance (i.e. sound system, projector,
    banners, etc.) and removed after the event.
  • Assist in development of knowledge
    management products.
Media Relations:
  • Establish a contact list of media
    personnel specializing on gender and women empowerment
  • Support the preparations of press releases
    and media advisories
  • Assist in organization of press
    conferences and briefings
  • Preparation of press kits and other
    information for publicity in the media.
Other UN Volunteer Duties:
  • Strengthen their knowledge and
    understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and
    external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance
    in events that mark IVD)
  • Be acquainted with and build on
    traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
  • Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary
    action that they are undertaking, including participa­tion in ongoing
    reflection activities;
  • Contribute articles/write-ups  on field experiences  and submit them for UNV
    publications/web­sites, newsletters, press releases, etc.:
  • Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for
    newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
  • Promote or advise local groups in the use
    of online volunteering, or encourage 
    relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online
    Volunteering service whenever technically possible.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal applicant for the United Nations
    UN WOMEN Communications Officer job opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s
    degree in Mass Communications/ journalism
  • A minimum of two years of relevant work
    experience in the medial communications
  • Computer literacy skills with proficiency
    in office software packages (MS word, excel etc.) and knowledge of desktop
    publishing packages,
  • Previous experience in producing print
    communication materials.
  • Prior experience in media/public relations
  • Experience in handling social media
    communications.
  • Proficiency in English both written and
    verbal
  • Knowledge of the local Uganda languages is
    an asset.
  • Personal Competencies: Communication,
    Creativity, Integrity, Ethics and Value, Respect for diversity, Working in
    team
NB: The United Nations
does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (Application,
interview meeting, processing, or training). The United Nations does not
concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates desiring to serve the
United Nations Women (UN Women) in the aforementioned capacity should express
their interest by visiting the UN recruitment website and clicking Apply Now.
Deadline: 19th June 2017
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