Responsibilities:

Under the overall guidance of the UN Resident Coordinator, and in close cooperation with the UNCG, manage the common UNCT’s public appearance; – Keep the UN in Kyrgyzstan website updated with the latest information across its sections, including statements, press releases, and publications. Ensure all content, such as mission statements, contact details, information about the UN, the UN Country Team, and the UN media team, is available and current in three languages: Kyrgyz, Russian, and English. – For the UN Resident Coordinator: draft and revise advocacy messages, press releases, talking points, and statements aligning with communication objectives, including those pertinent to crisis communication. – Ensure the social media channels of UN in Kyrgyzstan, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Flickr, are regularly updated with the latest results and events. – For UN campaigns: initiate, support, and actively participate in planning meetings that focus on campaign-specific logistics. These meetings should cover a range of issues including budget distribution, selection and coordination with vendors, engagement with partners, and the listing of participants. – For public events, including related to UN campaigns: provide comprehensive support to ensure system-wide UN involvement and inclusive, high-level representation of partners, with prominent visibility of relevant SDGs. – This entails thorough planning and organization, arranging media coverage, and executing various tasks. Deliverables include writing, preparing presentations, developing designs and layouts, editing, conceptual development, press releases, news coverage, coordination with partners, and drafting briefings and speaking points. Ensure these efforts cater to a diverse audience, including UN agencies and non-UN partners. – For the publication of substantive documents from the Resident Coordinator’s Office, including the CCA Update, the UNCT Annual Results Report, etc: develop templates and common features, incorporating human stories, coordinating with editors, managing layout, and conducting thorough proofreading. -Any other task assigned by the Resident Coordinator.

Requirements:

Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in communication, journalism, international relations or related area. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. A minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience in programme communications and advocacy in the context of development is required.

Languages

Fluency in English and Russian is required; knowledge of the Kyrgyz is highly desirable. Additional requirements: This assignment is in the national context, i.e. functions that require national experience or knowledge of the national language, culture, institutions, and systems.