Communications Consultant IC

Under the overall guidance of the Country Representative, the consultant will work directly with the Communications Specialist for the overall development, management and execution of strategic communications, visibility, advocacy and media outreach efforts.

You would be responsible for:

Communication:

• Assist in drafting and editing articles, talking points, press releases, human interest stories and other information materials.
• Coordinate with  concerned programme teams  to  prepare  background communication and promotional materials for briefings and visits of key
• stakeholders (internal and external) such as donors, partners, and other special interest groups.
• Develop good practices documentation and other knowledge products and present  them  into  multimedia  materials  to  strategically  reach  key
• audiences.
• Help organize and generate public support for special events and activities to promote Country Programme goals and raise visibility for UNFPA’s work in Afghanistan.
• Assist in planning, managing and synthesizing the reporting and editorial work for the Country Office, including translation of materials into local languages, as needed.

Coordination:

• Support programme coordination, including the provincial offices.
• Provide quality control and editing support to all internal and external reporting.
• Coordinate and liaise with the different programme teams to ensure that their communications and visibility requirements are supported.
• Liaise with external partners and donors on communications and visibility requirements.
• Analyze media and conduct political and social environment screening.

Donor relations:

• Assist  the  Representative  and  the  programme  teams  in  developing materials in support of resource mobilization, including supporting donor meetings, where needed.
• Work with the finance team to monitor the use of donor and other resources and facilitate the programme teams to report on the results of donor funding.
• Perform other tasks that the Country Representative may assign.

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:

• Master’s degree in communications,  journalism,  marketing,  social sciences, international relations, or related field.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Two years of professional experience in journalism, editing, communications, external relations, etc. for an international organization, foundation, NGO/CSO, private company, government office, etc.
• Knowledge of current developments in reproductive health, population and development, and gender.
• Ability to research, analyze, evaluate and synthesize information on issues

Relevant to UNFPA’s mandate:

• Ability to express ideas and concepts clearly and concisely in written and oral form.
• Ability to proofread and correct English-language copy.
• Ability to package messages suitable for social media and web platforms for organizational promotion.
• Proven skills in communication and liaison functions.
• Relating, networking, persuading and influencing.
• Ability to work in an international and multicultural environment.
• Knowledge   of   computer   systems   and   applications   (Word,   Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Suite).

Languages: 

• Fluency in written and spoken English and knowledge of the local languages (Dari and Pashto) are required.

Source: https://www.unfpa.org/jobs/national-ic-position-communications-consultant-ic-kabul-afghanistan