L’ONU Femmes recrute un Analyste en communication, Amman, Jordanie
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 center of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates the United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.
Established in December 2012, the UN Women Jordan Country Office works in close collaboration with the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the UN Country Team and the Civil Society to advance the women’s national agenda, promote women’s empowerment and gender equality. Within this framework, the Partnerships and Advocacy Unit works on strengthening strategic partnerships towards the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment at the country level, supported by extensive internal and external communications, to highlight the achievements and impact of programmes and national, regional and global advocacy campaigns.
Reporting to the Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Specialist and working in close collaboration with the Programme and Operations teams in the Jordan Country Office, the Communications Officer will support the planning and implementation of communications and visibility strategies to well-position UN Women, its mandate and impact achieved with partners, the media and the public.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Support the Jordan Country Office in the implementation of communications strategies and program-related visibility plans
Provide strategic inputs for innovative communication and visibility of programmatic priority areas in line with partners’ visibility requirements and prepare inputs to UN Women’s and partners’ quarterly and annual reporting on communication and visibility activities
Capture programmatic impact and results of UN Women’s work in the field through development of diverse and innovative communication products
Develop and execute tracking tools to assess progress and performance of the implementation of communications activities, tracking the Jordan Country Office media outreach for reporting purposes, informing outreach planning and strategies
Support the organization of advocacy campaigns, events, and outreach initiatives with development of high-quality outreach material
Lead coordination with HeForShe Arabic on planning, event management, campaigns, etc. with support on communications and outreach materials
2. Provide communication advice and support to implementing partners
Sustain regular communications with implementing partners towards the development and implementation of communication plans
Monitor progress on agreed communication plans with implementing partners and review draft materials received, guiding, and facilitating the finalization of content in alignment with UN Women, national and international partners’ branding guidelines, and visibility requirements
Build and maintain a systematic database of communication materials developed by the Jordan Country Office, implementing and strategic partners for reporting and archival purposes
Develop and disseminate communication tools, updates, and best practices among partners
3. Manage and maintain the Jordan Country Office social media channels and website and produce communication materials for public outreach
Produce and translate text-based and audio-visual social media assets and posts through drafting captions, taking, and editing photographs and short videos for use across social media platforms, feature and news articles, impact stories, e-newsletters, briefs, media kits and other relevant outreach material for the Jordan Country Office’s social media channels and website, contributing to RO and HQ editorial series, as needed
Oversee the functioning of the website and ensure regular technical and editorial updates
Support the review and manage the development and production of media content, including videos, briefs, and reports in alignment with corporate branding guidelines, contributing to RO and HQ’s audio and video library and coordinating the development of more complex visual assets, including videos
Respond to messages and comments received through social media channels, in line with UN Women’s social media guidelines, and in consultation with the CO team, drafting reports on trends and key insights
4. Coordinate media relations for the Jordan Country Office
Manage relationships with the media in Jordan, responding to inquiries and information requests and maintaining and updating relevant information and contact databases
Support with organizing roundtable discussions, press conferences, and briefing sessions for press, as required, preparing press releases, articles, key messages, and other advocacy materials
Monitor media reports online and in print and compile periodic media monitoring reports for sharing with staff
Any other related tasks, as may be required or assigned by the supervisor
Timely and quality substantive inputs to communication strategies, workplans and materials
Key Performance Indicators
Timely monitoring and tracking of communication results
Timely organization of key events
Accurately edited and well written content
Webpages are regularly maintained and updates
Relationship with partners and stakeholders
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 communication skills: communicates sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies
Demonstrates very good understanding of and experience in communications and outreach
Proven networking skills, and ability to generate interest in UN Women’s mandate
Strong initiative-taker
Very effective at multi-tasking
Focuses on impact and results
Interacts effectively with all levels of the organization, including senior management
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
Identifies opportunities and builds strong relationships with partners
Demonstrates exceptional ability to remain calm, in control and good humored even under pressure and tight deadlines
Please visit the link below 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: Bachelor’s degree in media and communications, journalism, international relations and/or related social science
Experience:
At least 5 years of experience in communications, advocacy and/or public relations
Excellent verbal and writing skills in English and in Arabic
Experience in producing multimedia content including photographs, social media content and news articles
Demonstrated interest in gender equality and women’s empowerment; experience in Jordan and/or the Arab States region will be considered an asset
Knowledge of relevant applications (MS Word, MS Excel, and related applications such as social media platforms, Hootsuite, Trello, Canva, Drupal CMS, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, MailChimp, etc.)
Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners
Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Arabic is required
Application:
All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P- 11) which can be downloaded from. http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment .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.
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