Assistant Communications Officer, NOA, Bangkok

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Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
According to its International Communications Technique, UNHCR requires expert communications professionals to conceive and execute a spread of actions that assist us lead the narrative on compelled displacement, generate empathy and mobilize motion. This physique of labor spans communications technique and coordination, information and media relations, multimedia content material manufacturing, social media engagement, Goodwill Ambassadors and different influencers, public outreach and campaigns, fundraising, analytics and model.
UNHCR’s Assistant Communications Officers have to domesticate a eager understanding of our goal audiences – together with an up-to-the-minute grasp of the strategies and tone of voice that resonate deeply, win belief and spark high quality engagement. They have to be vigilant about editorial and journalistic requirements, attentive to safety issues and political sensitivities, and centered on speaking efficiently with key demographics. These audiences will range by location, language and platform, amongst different components, in addition to whether or not the goal is to tell, advocate or increase funds.

The Assistant Communications Officers’ capabilities, working relationships and abilities specializations differ relying on language, location, grade, and whether or not they sit inside a rustic operation, a regional bureau or the International Communications Service. UNHCR¿s major goal audiences embody public, media and policymakers, whereas our foremost companions and influencers embody friends and personal sector, trusted figures and our personal workforce. Some communicators will focus primarily on information and media relations, for instance, whereas others will produce multimedia content material, handle social media accounts or lead advocacy campaigns. Forging partnerships with media shops that attain goal audiences is a central position for all Assistant Communications Officers.

All Assistant Communications Officers are anticipated to work strategically in assist of UNHCR’s operational and communications aims for his or her geographic space of accountability (AoR) in addition to international priorities. Communications approaches ought to replicate our core values as a corporation that’s caring, reliable, proactive, outcome-focused and responsive. This can reinforce UNHCR’s position because the lead company that protects refugees, internally displaced and stateless folks and mobilizes motion to offer options.

All UNHCR employees members are accountable to carry out their duties as mirrored of their job description. They accomplish that inside their delegated authorities, according to the regulatory framework of UNHCR which incorporates the UN Constitution, UN Workers Laws and Guidelines, UNHCR Insurance policies and Administrative Directions in addition to related accountability frameworks. As well as, employees members are required to discharge their tasks in a fashion per the core, practical, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for range.

Duties
– Help in institution of shut working relationships with tv, radio and information businesses to advertise and make sure the dissemination of UNHCR goals, actions and rules.
– Help in improvement of working relationships with the Authorities, NGOs and UN Companies so as to increase curiosity and develop co-operation in inter-related actions.
– Manage UNHCR’s public consciousness marketing campaign within the responsibility station.
– Draft bulletins and updates on UNHCR’s operations within the responsibility station.
– Transient nationwide and worldwide media of developments in UNHCR’s operations within the responsibility stations and accompany visiting media to the refugee camps the place relevant.
– Help in planning and organizing commercials, exhibitions, coaching seminars, conferences, conferences, social occasions and different actions to advertise a greater understanding of UNHCR¿s actions and accomplishments by most of the people and/or organized teams.
– Help in preparation of communication finances.

– Assist the identification and administration of dangers and search to grab alternatives impacting aims within the space of accountability. Guarantee choice making in threat primarily based within the practical space of labor. Increase dangers, points and issues to a supervisor or to related practical colleague(s).

– Carry out different associated duties as required.

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