Communication Specialist

The incumbent is placed within the newly established Sustainable WASH Innovation Hub (‘the WASH Hub’), reporting to the Partnership Specialist (WASH Hub) with matrix reporting to the communication lead in OOI Stockholm. Their will work closely with other divisions on innovation and WASH.

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.

Communication strategy

• Ensure that the WASH Hub has a clear communication strategy and associated work plan to support the WASH Hub programme objectives and get children’s issues into the public domain, strengthen political will in support of UNICEF’s mission and objectives, and enhance the organization’s credibility and brand.

Media relations

• In collaboration with relevant UNICEF National Committees and Headquarters leads, ensure that the WASH Hub has a well maintained and continually developed contact list of journalists and media outlets covering all media – print, TV, radio, web etc. – and a successful process of communicating and maintaining regular contact and close collaboration with the media to communicate the story of UNICEF’s cooperation to a wider audience..

Networking and partnerships

• Ensure that the WASH Hub has a well maintained and continually developed contact list of individuals, groups, organizations, and fora (including Government, UN, and bilateral counterparts), whose support is essential to/can assist in achieving the advocacy and communication objectives of the communication strategy.

Celebrities and special events

• Ensure that the WASH Hub has a well maintained and continually developed contact list of appropriate, nationally known personalities who have been identified, engaged and support UNICEF’s effort and who actively participate in special events and activities that support country programme goals.

Global priorities and campaigns

• In addition to local/national/regional campaigns, ensure that the WASH Hub has an effective process in place for integrating and taking action on UNICEF’s global communications priorities and campaigns, both disseminating these elements in a locally appropriate way, as well as providing/enabling coverage of the work of the WASH Hub for global use.

Resource mobilization support

• Ensure that WASH Hub and OOI fund-raising activities are supported by effective advocacy and communication strategy and activities.

Management

• Ensure that human resources (the communication team) and financial resources (budget planning, management, and monitoring) are both effectively managed and optimally used.

Monitoring and evaluation

• Ensure that communication baselines are established against which the achievement of objectives of the communication strategy are regularly evaluated; analysis is undertaken to continuously improve the effectiveness of communication strategy, approach, and activities; results and reports are prepared and shared on a timely basis.

Capacity building and support

• Ensure that the Senior Adviser (WASH Hub) and the WASH Hub programme team are provided with professional expertise and advice on all aspects of external relations communication as required; opportunities are identified and addressed for building communication capacity among the WASH Hub communication team, media and other relevant partners.

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: An advanced university degree (master’s or higher) in Communication, Journalism, Public Relations.
• A first University Degree combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree in the field of journalism, communications, external relations, public affairs, public relations, or corporate communications.)
• Work Experience: At least 5 years of relevant professional work experience in communication, print, broadcast, and/or new media.
• International and national work experience.

Language Requirements:

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

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/job/573916/readvertising-communication-specialist-wash-p3-office-of-innovation-copenhagen-denmark-127803