Senior Communications Assistant

A (least hardship)

Household

Household

GS5

Basic Service

Cause

Common > Common Project

No

2024-05-01

April 16, 2024

Senior Communications Assistant

Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
The Senior Communications Assistant is generally supervised by a Communication Officer or different place as determined by the senior administration within the space of duty. The supervisor supplies the incumbent with common steerage. The incumbent could have frequent contacts involving the trade of a variety of knowledge with colleagues inside UNHCR in addition to media, worldwide organizations, educational establishments and personal people.

All UNHCR workers members are accountable to carry out their duties as mirrored of their job description. They achieve this inside their delegated authorities, in step with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which incorporates the UN Constitution, UN Employees Rules and Guidelines, UNHCR Insurance policies and Administrative Directions in addition to related accountability frameworks. As well as, workers members are required to discharge their duties in a fashion according to the core, useful, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for range.

Duties
– Repeatedly monitor media and native scenario relating to UNHCR.
– Observe-up on administrative and logistical preparations to organise press briefings and different occasions, resembling workshop and conferences.
– Contribute to the manufacturing of knowledge supplies for public consciousness campaigns and for the preparation of in-house bulletins, newsletters and knowledge kits by contributing to articles, reviews and different data gathered from numerous sources.
– Liaise with printers regarding brochures and publications revealed by the workplace.
– Draft routine correspondence and texts for the workplace’s web site and preserve data databases.
– Compile and distribute a every day information clipping service.
– Distribute press statements and comparable data to media, to different places of work domestically in addition to to Headquarters.
– Keep up-to-date submitting system and appointments diary.

– Assist the identification and administration of dangers and search to grab alternatives impacting targets within the space of duty. Guarantee choice making in threat based mostly within the useful space of labor. Elevate dangers, points and considerations to a supervisor or to related useful colleague(s).
– Carry out different associated duties as required.

Minimal {Qualifications}

Years of Expertise / Diploma Stage
For G5 – 2 years related expertise with Excessive College Diploma; or 1 12 months related work expertise with Bachelor or equal or increased

Area(s) of Schooling
Not relevant.

Certificates and/or Licenses
Worldwide Relations; Journalism; Political Science;
(Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are important)

Related Job Expertise
Important
Some work expertise related to the place. Communication and pc expertise. Wonderful drafting expertise in addition to translation and deciphering expertise.

Fascinating
Completion of UNHCR studying programmes or particular coaching related to features of place.

Practical Abilities
CO-Journalism (incl. print, broadcast, pictures, video, structure & graphics)
CO-Drafting and Documentation
IT-Internet Content material Administration
CO-Digital content material manufacturing
CO-Social Media Publishing/Monitoring/Advertising and marketing instruments
IT-Internet publishing
(Practical Abilities marked with an asterisk* are important)

Language Necessities
For Worldwide Skilled and Area Service jobs: Data of English and UN working language of the obligation station if not English.
For Nationwide Skilled jobs: Data of English and UN working language of the obligation station if not English and native language.
For Basic Service jobs: Data of English and/or UN working language of the obligation station if not English.

All UNHCR workforce members should individually and collectively, contribute in direction of a working surroundings the place every individual feels protected, and empowered to carry out their duties. This contains by demonstrating no tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment together with sexual harassment, sexism, gender inequality, discrimination and abuse of energy.

As people and as managers, all should be proactive in stopping and responding to inappropriate conduct, assist ongoing dialogue on these issues and talking up and looking for steerage and assist from related UNHCR assets when these points come up.

This can be a Commonplace Job Description for all UNHCR jobs with this job title and grade stage. The Operational Context could include extra important and/or fascinating {qualifications} regarding the precise operation and/or place. Any such necessities are integrated by reference on this Job Description and can be thought-about for the screening, shortlisting and collection of candidates.

UNHCR has been current in Central Asia since 1993, and has places of work in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, a presence in Uzbekistan, and implements tasks in Turkmenistan. The UNHCR Illustration to Central Asia, based mostly in Almaty, supervises and coordinates UNHCR operations throughout the 5 international locations.

In Central Asia, UNHCR’s priorities are strengthening native possession of and funding in high quality asylum programs; pursuing alternatives for native integration of refugees; eradicating statelessness; and collaborating with companions on emergency preparedness and response. In all international locations, UNHCR works in shut collaboration with, and assist of, nationwide authorities.

The Senior Communications Assistant is a member of the Exterior Relations workforce.

The Exterior Relations workforce works to mobilize public, political and monetary engagement and assist in order that UNHCR is finest in a position to serve refugees and stateless individuals. In assist of world efforts and nation particular methods, the workforce maintains partnerships with host and donor governments, media, UN businesses, NGOs and personal sector corporations.

Reporting to the Exterior Relations Officer, and dealing intently with UNHCR colleagues throughout Central Asia and past, the Senior Communications Assistant assists within the growth and implementation of communications, public data and exterior relations actions of the workplace, supporting realisation of UNHCR’s priorities throughout the sub-region.

The Senior Communications Assistant drafts and interprets (English to Russian, and Russian to English) press releases, tales, internet content material, newsletters and another public data materials, as required. Performing as point of interest for the media, the incumbent has frequent contacts with journalists, responding to non-complex media queries and incoming correspondence, and supporting associated visits.

The Senior Communications Assistant assists with group of visibility occasions (e.g. World Refugee Day), together with drafting and monitoring occasion plans, and helps implementation of UNHCR’s exterior relations, communications and social media methods.

The perfect candidate ought to have glorious command of Russian (written and oral), together with a well-developed drafting potential, and powerful command of English (written and oral). Fluency in a Central Asian language is a bonus.

The place requires sturdy interpersonal, communication and presentation expertise, and the power to work effectively in a workforce surroundings in addition to independently, and handle personal work associated to a number of duties and actions.

Expertise working with and/or for Central Asian press and media is a bonus.

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Operational context

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Extra {Qualifications}

Abilities

CO-Digital content material manufacturing, CO-Drafting and Documentation, CO – Drafting and enhancing content material for Worldwide Organizations, CO-Modifying, CO-Journalism (incl. print, broadcast, pictures, video, structure & graphics), CO-Media monitoring and evaluation, Communication, CO-Public Info, CO-Reporting, writing, enhancing for magazines, newspapers and web sites, CO-Strategic Communication, IT-Internet Content material Administration, IT-Internet publishing, Writing Articles

Certifications

Worldwide Relations – Different, Journalism – Different, Political Science – Different

Competencies

Accountability, Shopper & outcomes orientation, Dedication to steady studying, Communication, Innovation & creativity, Organizational consciousness, Political consciousness, Teamwork & collaboration, Technological consciousness

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Extra Info

This place does not require a useful clearance