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UN Women Communications Associate – Local Post for Nationals of Egypt Egypt UN Women Jobs 2024
UN Women looking for “Communications Associate – Local Post for Nationals of Egypt”. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree may apply on or before 19-Jul-24.
The UN Women has published a job vacancy announcement on 05/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Communications Associate – Local Post for Nationals of Egypt to be based in Cairo , Egypt. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org
Company Name: UN Women
Job Title: Communications Associate – Local Post for Nationals of Egypt
Duty Station: Cairo , Egypt
Country: Egypt
Application Deadline: 19-Jul-24
Responsibilities:
1. Provide coordination support in the development of a coherent Egypt ECO communications and advocacy strategy:
- Provide inputs and background information for the development of the ECO communication strategy;
- Provide support to advocacy efforts and campaigns by organizing roundtable discussions, press conferences, and other publicity events and providing inputs to briefing materials and press releases;
- Provide support to programme teams and other ECO staff on UN Women corporate communications guidelines and printing norms;
- Track and monitor print and social media and report relevant information to senior staff to inform strategy development.
- Draft annual communication workplan in coordination with programme teams
- Coordinate with programme teams, partners and donors to ensure effective implementation of activities in line with UN Women communication guidelines and policies
- Develop quarterly progress reports on programmatic communication activities to be shared with donors and relevant partners
- Participate in the UN Communication Group meetings and assist in coordinating with other UN agencies on communication plans, as needed.
- Coordinate procurement requests for implementation of communication activities including drafting of relevant terms of reference and requests for proposals.
- Support UN Women Egypt in all public and advocacy events and ensure proper visibility,
2. Provide coordination support to the development of CO’s advocacy materials:
- Identify storylines and achievements within the ECO for online and print publications;
- Draft press releases, articles, key messages and other advocacy materials in English and Arabic;
- Coordinate the translation, adaptation, or rewriting of information received for the local context; disseminate materials to appropriate stakeholders;
- Coordinate the publication of materials for final approval; maintain relationships with printers/ publishers;
- Maintain library/ database of reference materials, photos, and digital assets;
- Follow guidelines from RO/HQ.
3. Provide support in the management of the CO’s social media presence and website:
- Identify stories, and provide input to the development of content for the ECO website and social media channels;
- Update and manage the website and social media channels;
- Research, compile and produce reports on web statistics on a regular basis;
- Maintain files, databases, and systems relevant to the ECO’s digital presence.
4. Provide media relations support:
- Serve as alternate focal point on UN Women activities open to the press, as necessary;
- Maintain and update database of relevant press in country;
- Arrange media interviews, as delegated;
- Develop media sentiments and media coverage reports
- Arrange interview, press conferences and media field visits as pert of the programme/project activities.
5. Facilitate knowledge management and sharing:
- Contribute to the identification of best practices and lessons learned;
- Support in organizing trainings and workshops on communications practices;
6. The incumbent performs other duties within his/her functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Requirements:
Education and Certification
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations or Journalism is required.
Experience
- At least 6 years of progressively responsible experience in providing support to the formulation and implementation of internal and external communications and advocacy strategies and related plans, required;
- Experience in the use of computers applications and software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) as well as web-based management systems, required;
- Experience in the use of social media and digital communications, required.
Language Requirements
- Fluency in English and Arabic is required;
- Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).