Assistant Communications Officer

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties:

• Assist in establishment of close working relationships with television, radio and news agencies to promote and ensure the dissemination of UNHCR aims, activities and principles.
• Assist in development of working relationships with the Government, NGOs and UN Agencies in order to raise interest and develop co-operation in inter-related activities.
• Organize UNHCR’s public awareness campaign in the duty station.
• Draft bulletins and updates on UNHCR’s operations in the duty station.
• Brief national and international media of developments in UNHCR’s operations in the duty stations and accompany visiting media to the refugee camps where applicable.
• Assist in planning and organizing advertisements, exhibitions, training seminars, conferences, meetings, social events and other activities to promote a better understanding of UNHCR¿s activities and accomplishments by the general public and/or organized groups.
• Assist in preparation of communication budget.
• Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Years of Experience / Degree Level
• For P1/NOA – 1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education:

• Journalism; International Relations; Political Science;
• Communications; Public Information; Media
• Film / Video; or other relevant field.

Relevant Job Experience;

Essential:

• Minimum 1 year of professional experience in journalism and/or communications, mainly at international level.

Functional Skills:

• CO-Digital content production
• CO-Drafting and Documentation
• CO-Editing
• CO-International Media Contacts
• CO-Journalism (incl. print, broadcast, photography, video, layout & graphics)
• CO-Preparation of key messages/talking points/speeches
• CO-Public Speaking
• CO-Spokesperson skills
• CO-Video production for digital platforms (including news organizations)
• IT-Web Content Management

Language Requirements:

• For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
• For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
• For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

Source:  https://unhcr.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Bangkok-RB-Thailand/Assistant-Communications-Officer–N-_JR2439142-1