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Senior External Relations Assistant

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

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Job Description

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All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.
Duties:
  • Draft briefing notes, press releases, bulletins, reports, newsletters and prepare any other public information material, as required
  • Facilitate and accompany visits of foreign delegations, partner NGOs, donors and the media to refugee camps
  • Draft and translate routine correspondence and texts.
  • Assist with developing and implementing UNHCR’s social media strategy conceptualize and pitch stories for UNHCR’s global website.
  • Ensure that public information materials including fact sheets, information brochures, briefing materials from the Branch Office, etc. are available.
  • Organize visibility events (e.g. World Refugee Day) and liaise with partners, refugees and local communities on implementation.
  • May be required to assist in compilation of weekly, monthly, annual/quarterly thematic reports, situations reports etc.
  • Review media daily and ensure the office is kept informed of local developments.
  • Provide information on UNHCR’s activities to external partners.
  • Respond to non-complex media queries and incoming correspondence.
  • Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
  • Perform other related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Education & Professional Work Experience
  • Years of Experience / Degree Level
  • For G5 – 2 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
Certificates and/or Licenses:
  • International Relations, Journalism Political Science
  • Communication Media
Functional Skills
  • TI-Interpretation
  • IT-Computer Literacy
  • CO-Drafting and Documentation
Language Requirements:
  • For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
  • For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
  • For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

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