Communications Analyst

Under the overall supervision of the Head of Communications and Partnerships and in close collaboration with the National Program Manager and Head – Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Unit the incumbent will support the development and implementation of the communications and advocacy strategies and workplan to increase the reach, advocacy and engagement with key partners, beneficiaries, media, and the public to leverage support, commitment, and resources for UNDP in India. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• The communication Analyst will be responsible for leading all communication, branding and enhanced visibility of the Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Unit projects with specific focus on “Boosting Female Labour Force Participation through Strengthened Urban Childcare”.
• Develop and implement communications and outreach strategy – internal and external – for the projects:
• Draft and finalize communications and outreach strategies for Boosting FLFPR through strengthened Urban Care Ecosystem aligned to the organizational priorities and initiatives across India;
• Integrate advocacy and communication strategies into all aspects of programme planning and reporting;
• Provide strategic direction for SIG projects communications by designing and implementing communication work plan and guidelines, social media strategy and media engagement plans;
• Ensure alignment of communication activities with priorities of UNDP global and country office, and in sync with the corporate calendar of events.

 Build strong digital presence for the programme/s:

• Develop social media campaigns to further promote the programme and ensure development and dissemination of regular updates on UNDP India’s digital and social media platforms;
• Create webpages and project updates for the UNDP India website on a regular basis;
• Explore digital tools and platforms to increase visibility for the project, donors, partners and UNDP India.

Facilitate knowledge building and management:

• Draft and finalize newsletters and other multi-touch communications products to generate awareness of programme objectives and to share updates with beneficiaries and other local stakeholders;
• Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to programme goals and activities;
• Prepare and produce newsletters for dissemination to key stakeholders, partners, the private sector and civil society;
• Ensure quality assurance for high-quality knowledge products and develop dissemination plans;
• Contribute to knowledge networks and communities of practice including corporate communications
• repositories.

Supports the business development and knowledge sharing for the CO/portfolio:

• Facilitate knowledge building and management focusing on project’s best practices, lessons learned, and stories from the ground;
• Support business development focusing on promoting public information campaigns, strengthening coverage and understanding of the project progress and achievements;
• Ensure increased media coverage, public engagement and better understanding of the UNDP’s work in the country, in collaboration with Government, development partners and donors;
• Support donor reporting, civic education and community awareness, as and when needed, to support the project implementation;
• Organization of round-table discussions, press conferences, briefing sessions, interviews, launches;
• Any other tasks assigned by Head of Communications and Partnerships Unit and Team Leader, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Unit.

Institutional Arrangement:

• Reporting To: The Communication Analyst will work under the direct supervision of the Head of Communications and Partnerships, and in close collaboration with the National Program Manager, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Unit.

Advocacy Strategy and Implementation:

• Ability to create and implement advocacy strategies which lead to impactful change
• Ability to write and edit in a clear and concise manner.

Innovation Management: 

• Ability to plan, manage and execute of public and private events to ensure that they support and amplify individual communications and advocacy initiatives, as well as UNDP’s overall brand and mandate.

Effective Decision Making:

• Ability to define and create the conditions for trying out new ways of working or introducing new problem-solving approaches.
• Ability to develop, manage and evaluate activities that raises awareness, builds confidence, strengthens innovation capabilities around a certain method, tool or technique; or helps develop an innovation mindset.

Negotiation and Influence:

• Ability to reach an understanding, persuade others, resolve points of difference, gain advantage in the outcome of dialogue, negotiates mutually acceptable solutions through compromise and creates ‘win-win’ situations.

Monitoring:

• Ability to provide managers and stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results.

Required Skills and Experience

 Education:

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Journalism or Communication or Social Science or any related field is required OR;
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in a relevant field combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Applicants with Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience;
• Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience at the national or international level in development communication, journalism, public relations.

Required skills and competencies:

• Demonstrated experience in communications, strategic outreach and media visibility;
• Demonstrated knowledge of public information and advocacy techniques;
• Proven experience in English editing and writing.

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