Communication Officer

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Mission and objectives

UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System. It serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP’s policy work carried out at HQ, Regional and Country Office levels, forms a continuous spectrum of in-depth local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. In this context, UNDP invests in the Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan.
The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UN Guiding Principles) is widely recognized as the most authoritative, normative framework guiding efforts to reduce or eliminate the adverse impact of business operations on human rights. Experts have described it as the single most important innovation in promoting sustainable business practices in the last 25 years – a role that is reinforced by its inclusion as one of the Means of Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda).

Context

Following almost two years of intense conflict, an Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities was signed between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (GoE) and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in Pretoria on 2nd November 2022. The agreement paves the way for the restoration of peace, security, and stability in the Tigray Region and other conflict impacted areas of Afar and Amhara regions.
In February 2022, an assessment and planning process for rehabilitation, recovery and reconstruction (RRR) in conflict-impacted areas was launched under the technical coordination of the World Bank (WB) and leadership of the Ministry of Finance (MoF). As a result of this process, the Government has prepared a USD 20 billion Resilient Recovery and Reconstruction Framework (3RF) mostly addressing conflict impacts in Northern Ethiopia. The RC/HC tasked UNDP to prepare a two-year immediate and rapid peace support (stabilization) proposal worth USD 2.4 billion leading to the establishment of the Peace Support Facility. It is an offer endorsed by the Ethiopian Government to support peace processes in Ethiopia providing rapid and scalable peace dividends complementing the 3RF. The Facility is designed to support immediate recovery, risk and vulnerability reduction for communities, conflict prevention working along the HDP Nexus, and promoting pathways towards durable solutions to protracted displacement, and fostering lasting peace in Ethiopia.
The Facility’s strategic goal is to contribute to an irreversible peace process in Northern Ethiopia. it contributes to the Country’s Programme Document in three key areas:
1. Federal, Regional, and subregional capacities are strengthened for reintegration, reconciliation, prevention, and peaceful management of conflicts.
2. Marginalized groups, particularly the poor, women, persons with disabilities and displaced are empowered to access entrepreneurship services and financial and non-
financial assets and services to build productive capacities and benefit from sustainable livelihoods and jobs.
3. The complex, multi-dimensional challenge of consolidating peace and delivering a peace dividend can be addressed adequately only through a multi-dimensional response moving from ‘saving lives’ to ‘sustaining life’, and restoring a sense of normalcy The situation in Northern Ethiopia, therefore, demands practical application of the HDP nexus (and related concept of human security), with all three parts of this equation moving in tandem to stabilize conditions, save, protect, and improve lives, ensure respect for human rights, and lay the groundwork for sustainable peace and development.
The PSF is uniquely positioned to respond quickly and effectively to the needs in Northern Ethiopia. It offers a platform benefiting from the leadership and ownership of the Ethiopian Government and Regional Presidents. It has successfully supported the creation of the RROs that are critical for coordination, prioritization and accountable implementation of interventions.
The PSF further offers a platform for collaborative, coordinated, and accountable support to the peace processes ensuring that development partners can effectively and efficiently participate in rule of law, whole-of-government, and people centered approach to the stabilization, reconstruction, early recovery, and conflict transformation efforts in Ethiopia.

Task description

• Contribute to documentation and storytelling efforts across UNDP’s offices in Tigray, Amhara and Afar that highlight the impact of interventions in different windows.
• Provide support for interviews and fieldwork to gather firsthand accounts and produce compelling multimedia content (videos, shorts, reels, photography, infographics, etc.)
• Participate in brainstorming and pitch story ideas and coordinate interviews with beneficiaries and new sources.
• Support the execution of the communication strategy established by the Peace Support Facility, overseeing its development and ensuring alignment with strategic
objectives of the PSF.
• Utilize innovative approaches to field reporting, ensuring high-quality storytelling that resonates with diverse audiences and effectively communicates key messages,
notably the positive impact of the PSF on the respective regions and communities.
• Create engaging data visualizations, infographics, interactive storytelling formats, and animations to enhance the dissemination of complex information and amplify project
outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with the communication team in Addis Ababa to support media outreach and message development.