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Communications for partnerships officer

World Health Organization

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Description

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  • The position works in the context of the WHO Country Cooperation Strategy to enable the
  • achievement of the Office’s partnerships and external relations’ goals for joint programming and
  • funding to deliver the national health and development agenda. The purpose of the position is to
  • manage the development and implementation of the WHO Country Office’s communication strategies
  • toward achievement of its partnerships goals through optimal stakeholder awareness and organizational branding.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The incumbent will perform all or part of the following, and other related responsibilities as required by the needs of the office.

  • Work in coordination with the Partnerships and External Relations and Communications officers.
  • Develop and manage the implementation of communication strategies and plans to enhance the visibility of WHO’s programme successes and advocacy to strategic partners.
  • Design and implement promotional activities and campaigns to position WHO as a leader within the public-health space.
  • Manage the office’s Partnerships’ data and intelligence information system.
  • Manage in close collaboration with technical staff – the creation, packaging and

dissemination of targeted materials to strategic partners on programme initiatives and issues, including success stories which bring visibility to the impact of their funding.

  • Apply knowledge, as a national of the country or territory, of the cultural norms of diverse, national stakeholders, in order to manage the development and updating of partner linkages for the WHO country office website as well as effective social-media engagements.
  • Ensure the regular monitoring and tracking of partnerships’ perceptions of the Organization,proposing risk-mitigation communications and new strategies.
  • Guide technical staff on appropriate communications’ approaches in partnerships’ briefings.
  • Conduct and coordinate partner-sensitive communication training for WHO country office staff and personnel.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

  • Essential: A university degree (bachelor’s) in a relevant field (such as communication, journalism, marketing, health communications, political science, or international relations). Courses in graphic design, or visual language and/or in the use of social media.
  • Desirable: Formal qualification in public health. Courses in communication techniques and/or graphic design, visual language in the use of social media.

Experience

  • Essential: A minimum of five years of work experience relevant for the position (developing and delivering communications services and products, including for a national public organization; social media and graphic design).
  • Desirable: Some of the above experience to have been obtained in international context.

Use of Language Skills

  • Essential: Expert knowledge of English and French, And expert knowledge of Arabic. The above language requirements of English and French are interchangeable.

Source: https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2403625&tz=GMT%2B05%3A30&tzname=Asia%2FCalcutta

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