Communication Associate

Under the supervision of the Communication Specialist, the incumbent is accountable for a number of communication and administrative functions to support and facilitate communication and public advocacy work for the Communication Section as well as office-wide to enable UNICEF Sierra Leone to be a leading voice for children.

Summary of key functions accountabilities:

• Within the delegated authority and the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be accountable for all or assigned areas of the following major duties and end results.
• Administrative and logistical range of procedural, administrative, operational and financial tasks to help develop, implement and monitor the SLCO country programme
• Media and Social Media Monitoring
• Content creation of communicational materials
• Events Management and Field Support

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

• A secondary education is required. A Bachelor’s degree in Communications, International Relations, Public relations, Journalism, or related fields is an asset.
• Six years of progressively responsible and relevant work experience in the field of communications and project management including media, PR, digital communication and marketing is required.
• Understanding of multimedia production, videography, and photography is required.
• Ability to use design software including adobe illustrator, photo shop and coral draw is an asset.
• Work experience in the UN system or development agencies is an asset.
• Fluency in English and Krio is required.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/578588