Communication Specialist Consultant

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

UN WOMEN West & Central Africa Regional Office work includes support to and oversight for thirteen (13) country offices where UN Women has presence and a Multi Country Office covering four offices without UN Women country office presence more specifically this includes strategic programme development and policy/ technical advice, oversight, programme and operational support and quality assurance, supporting UN interagency, coordination and intergovernmental support, representation and advocacy, strategic partnerships and resource mobilization and knowledge management.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision and guidance of the Regional Director, the Communication Specialist Consultant is responsible for:

• Overseeing the implementation of the WCARO communication strategy in collaboration with the global communication and advocacy team, the programmeme teams and regional communications specialists.
• Designing and implementing global and regional multi-stakeholder campaigns that amplify advocacy priorities for all programme units and maximize the visibility of UN Women WCARO and its results.
• Developing a strong narrative and engaging communication materials for a variety of channels and target audience.

Lead the development and implementation of communication and outreach/advocacy strategies and plans:

• Oversee the implementation of WCARO communication strategy.
• Develop an annual communication plan in line with WCARO communication strategy and programme units workplans.
• Integrate communication, advocacy, and outreach strategies into proposals for project/programmes and other initiatives.
• Provide advice and guidance to and coordinate with programme managers and team leads on programme/project-specific communication tools and strategies.

Oversee the design and dissemination of outreach  and advocacy materials

• Develop and produce communication and advocacy instruments and materials, including briefing materials, press releases, and articles and coordinate its dissemination through effective channels;
• Ensure the visibility of events, campaigns and key activities planned by WCARO and field offices (e.g. 16 Days of activism, Beijing+30, etc.)
• Lead the engagement and supervision of video producers and other communication specialists to produce audio/ visual materials on UN Women’s work; establish systems for sharing such materials across the region.

Oversee the ROs online presence.

• Oversee and manage regional social media accounts and web site, including developing design and content in line with corporate social media policy.
• Coordinate COs’ web-presence in the line with corporate web policy.
• Develop regional social media strategy for regional campaigns.
• Analyze social media analytics together with the communications team to support the expansion of UN Women’s reach over social media in the region.

Manage the Communication Team

• Coordinate with the regional programme and regional communications, and headquarters.
• Review and ensure the implementation of the communication team’s work plan.
• Monitor and report on the results of communication and advocacy activities.
• The Specialist will carry out any other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the effective functioning of the communications department.

key Performance Indicators

• Annual communication plan designed in a participatory manner.
• Increased coverage of UN Women’s mandate and achievements in the region.
• Enhanced quality and frequency of content created by programme and CO teams.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in communications, public relations, journalism or relevant field is required
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of professional work experience at national or international level in public relations, communications or advocacy, preferably in West and Central Africa, is required.
• Experience in the use of social media is required.
• Experience in media relations is an asset.

Languages:

• Fluency in English and French is required.
• Knowledge of Portuguese is an asset.

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