Communications Officer

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Mission and objectives

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Context

The UN Volunteer Communication Officer will support the Resident Coordinator’s Office in the Communications Unit as part of the joint communications approach. This assignment will include supporting the inter-agency joint communications, which reflects the work of all UN agencies as One UN, as well as support internal and external communications for the UN in India.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of Chief of Staff in the UNRCO, the UN Volunteer Communication Officer will undertake the following tasks:
• Contribute to development, editing and review of wide range of communications materials for UN Resident Coordinator Office (UNRCO) to support implementation of internal and external communication and outreach strategies, focusing to a large extent on the Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027.
• Support in ensuring quality assurance for publications, reports and media materials for UNRCO.
• Draft op-eds, stories, key messages, blogs, website description content, and conducting research for papers, reports and publications for the RCO.
• Assist in designing of digital campaigns and draft digital media friendly content for RCO platforms, including for campaigns and result groups.
• Support ensuring all materials developed and published by the team are in line with the publication and branding guidelines.
• Support the effective management of the Communications Unit and perform all other tasks assigned by Supervisor to support the smooth and time- bound deliverables.