Communication Specialist

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Under the leadership of the Communication Specialist (P4), the Communication Specialist (Media and PR) will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to provide communication support for multi-country and global partnerships. This will include multi-country coordination for communication planning; development of communication assets and materials; management of reputational risks through communication strategies; and oversight of the roll-out and implementation of these communication assets and strategies across markets. As an experienced Communication Specialist (Media and PR), the selected candidate will provide leadership in managing reputational risks and putting mitigation measures in place to keep UNICEF’s brand high and positive.
The Communication Specialist (Media and PR), will lead on the following tasks:

Co-lead on the development of a thought-leadership strategy for the senior leadership through the production and distribution of impactful content that drives engagement.
Identify and maximize joint communication opportunities with partners, particularly during key events such as the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, the UN’s General Assembly, and other relevant forums.
Provide strategic support on media and communication work linked to global or multi-country corporate, foundation, and major donor partnerships, ensuring that related activities are in line with PFP’s fundraising, advocacy, and brand positioning objectives, as well as UNICEF’s ethical and brand guidelines.
In close consultation with internal and external stakeholders, manage communication around risk issues linked to partner engagement, contribute to the prevention of media/PR crises, and work with internal stakeholders, corporate partners, and PR agencies to successfully manage a crisis response when required.
Build a proactive media and PR strategy and pitch stories to key B2B and niche financial media to help position UNICEF as a partner of choice among high-value audiences as well as showcase UNICEF’s work in partnership with the private sector globally.
Lead on media training for key PFP staff and in National Committees; facilitate webinars and remote training to share knowledge with private sector countries.
Lead on coordination of the Joint Strategic Plans (JSP) process and onboarding for senior staff from private sector fundraising countries.
Regularly collect and promote new ideas and best practices to the UNICEF network.
Support with facilitating media requests from National Committees during peak humanitarian emergencies.
Monitor and evaluate the use and effectiveness of media materials and share results and findings.
Maintain close collaboration with HQ and other communication teams for effective overall coordination.
Perform any other tasks that may be assigned.

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have…
Education:

An advanced university degree is required in one of the following fields: international relations, digital communication, media relations, journalism, marketing, or another relevant technical field.
Alternatively, a first-level university degree in a relevant field combined with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional work experience in communication is required.
Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing communication strategies or marketing strategies is required.
Proven writing, rewriting, research, and text editing skills, particularly in writing for different audiences are required.
Ability to handle multiple assignments with competing deadlines is required.
Experience in coordinating communication activities for high-level events and forums is an asset.
Experience in working and managing PR agencies is an asset.
Experience in developing a media and PR strategy to drive and deepen engagement with public or private sector engagement partners is an asset.
Experience in building strong relationships with traditional and social media entities and using media relations and channels to engage different audiences is required.
Experience of working with the UN or UNICEF is required.

Language requirement:

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish) is an asset.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/569523

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