JOB SUMMARY:

• 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.

Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. UN is expected to provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

The Internal Communications consultant is located in the Communications and Advocacy section of the Strategic Partnerships Division. The consultant will report to the Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnerships and work very closely with the Internal Communications Analyst, supporting the provision of inputs to strengthen internal communications in UN Women, maintaining a range of strategic communications tools and products for UN Women, and for online and offline internal audiences in order to ensure that UN Women’s mission and vision, communication strategy, organizational outreach and knowledge management are effectively communicated to UN Women’s workforce.

Description and Responsibilities:

• Support the planning, drafting, obtaining clearances and posting of relevant and engaging internal news content from across the organization on the intranet homepage and other internal platforms, in line with UN Women’s internal communication priorities;
• Assist in maintaining, updating and monitoring UN Women’s intranet, including the internal events calendar;
• Assist with the organization of key internal meetings, including townhalls, webinars and other events in collaboration with the relevant internal stakeholders;
• Plan, draft, and obtain clearances for the UN Women bi-weekly internal newsletter, the Internal Update, as well as assist in the dissemination of the newsletter;
• Monitor and collate analytics for the intranet and internal newsletter with a view to improving user experience and engagement;
• Propose innovative ways to keep UN Women personnel informed and engaged on organizational priorities.
• Other related duties and general administrative assignments as required.

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

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

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework:

Functional Competencies:

• Strong communication skills, both oral and written;
• Communicates sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies;
• Demonstrates very good understanding of and experience in internal communications;
• Ability to take initiative;
• Ability to multi task;
• Client-oriented;
• Interacts effectively with all levels of the organization, including senior management;
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
• Demonstrates exceptional ability to remain calm, in control and good humored even under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Outstanding oral and written communications and editing skills, with proven ability to meet tight deadlines;
• Good IT skills, including databases and office software packages;
• Familiarity with gender issues and the UN system is an asset.

Education:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in communications, journalism, public relations, social sciences, international relations, or a related field;
• 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:

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in communications is required;
• Experience in internal communications is required;
• Experience working on issues of women’s rights and gender equality is required;
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (Sharepoint, MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required;
• Experience working in the UN System, or a large development agency is an asset.

Language:

• Fluency in English is required;
• Working knowledge of another UN official language (Russian, Chinese, Spanish, French and Arabic)  is a strong asset.

Statements :

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.

Diversity and inclusion:

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.)

ABSTRACT:

UN Women Internal Communications Consultant United States UN Women Jobs 2024

UN Women looking for “Internal Communications Consultant”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 01-Aug-24.

The UN Women has published a job vacancy announcement on 18/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Internal Communications Consultant to be based in New York , United States. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: UN Women

Job Title: Internal Communications Consultant

Duty Station: New York , United States

Country: United States

Application Deadline: 01-Aug-24