Job Description
The Position:
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:
The Programme Analyst, Communications, Media and Advocacy contributes to building and strengthening UNFPA’s positioning, brand and strategic programme and policy objectives through strong and effective communications.  This also involves documenting UNFPA’s work, facilitating media briefings and trainings, preparing Annual Reports and other communication material, fact sheets, donor reports, preparing talking points or key messages for media interviews, sharing press releases or written press materials, and other material based on the audience’s needs, and executing social media campaigns. 

The Programme Analyst, Communications, Media and Advocacy is a substantive contributor to the programme team in the Country Office in coordinating development and implementation of the office’s advocacy and communication plans.  You will monitor results achieved during implementation, guiding the appropriate application of systems and procedures, developing enhancements as required.
 

Qualifications and Experience: 
Education:  

• Master´s degree in Development studies, Journalism, Communications, Public Policies, International Relations, Human Rights/ Gender, or other related advanced degree. 

Knowledge and Experience: 

• Minimum two years of increasingly responsible relevant professional experience, preferably in Communications, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender, Population and Development, Public Health and /or any related fields.
• Experience working in communication or advocacy in the areas related to UNFPA’s mandate (e.g., sexual and reproductive health and rights, prevention of gender-based violence, youth and adolescents, gender equality, intercultural communication, and human rights focusing on the most vulnerable populations)
• Good knowledge management and strong advocacy skills including monitoring media coverage (including social media), developing web production, communicating and multimedia knowledge tools or materials.
• Previous experience with a multilateral or international organization is desirable.
• Previous knowledge of the UN system in general and especially the UNFPA mandate is a strong asset.

Skills:

• Sense of responsibility. Tact and discretion, initiative and good judgment in partnership building and resource mobilization.
• Sound analytical skills related to country context or situation, and stakeholder mapping, build alliances and ability to use the analysis.
• Capacity to develop, implement, and monitor communication and advocacy strategies or plans, including ability to link communication actions with behavioral and social changes, and providing communication materials for specific audiences, such as youth and adolescents.
• Familiarity with designing, implementing, and monitoring communications campaigns and events, including the use of social media and innovative technologies.
• Proficiency in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling web-based management systems.
• Excellent computer/information systems skills, including knowledge on social media and other innovative technologies or communication tools/ methods.

Languages: 
Fluency in English is required with excellent oral, written communication, editing and communication skills. Working knowledge of other local languages is desirable. 

Other Desirable Skills:
Initiative, sound judgment, strong interest in development work, especially the mission of the United Nations Population Fund and dedication to the principles of the United Nations.

Required Competencies: 
Values:

• Exemplifying integrity, 
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, 
• Embracing cultural diversity, 
• Embracing change

Core Competencies: 

• Achieving results,
• Being accountable,
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
• Thinking analytically and strategically,
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,
• Communicating for impact 

Functional Competencies:

• Advocacy/ Advancing a policy-oriented agenda
• Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners/ building strategic alliances and partnerships
• Delivering results-based programmes
• Internal and external communication and advocacy for results mobilization
   

Disclaimer:
Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance and other administrative requirements. UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts. 
 

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