The overall objective of this project is to build more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient cities, by strengthening the capacity of key public, private and civil society stakeholders to measure, make decisions, plan and develop actions for building resilience to ensure that public and private investments are risk-informed and that early interventions in crisis-prone cities are linked to longer-term development goals in line with the actions of the New Urban Agenda. This joint initiative aims at improving local government and stakeholder understanding of, and capacity for, developing and implementing resilience action plans.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Under the direct supervision of the Head of the City Resilience Global Programme (CRGP), the consultant will provide substantive and strategic support to the Programme and will undertake the following tasks: Task 1: Provides support in communications and public relations advisory services to the CRGP – Public Relations: Assists in managing the organization’s public image and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders, including partners, and the general public. – Media Relations: Assists in developing and maintaining good relationships with journalists and medias.

Prepares press releases, media kits, and organizes press conferences. – Social Media: Support in managing the organization’s presence on social media platforms. Creates and manages content, engages with followers, and monitor social media trends and mentions. – Website: Supports in managing the organization’s Website. Poposes content and assure its proper communication. – Brand Messaging: Ensure consistent messaging across all external communications to maintain and enhance the organization’s brand identity. – Communications tools: Prepares inputs and content for communication and advocacy products, tools and resources in support of the Programme’s objective and collaborate with CRGP technical team to elaborate and edit final substantive documents and outputs.

 

Task 2: Provides support in Communications Strategic Planning – Communication Strategy: Supports in developing and implementing a comprehensive communication strategy that supports the organization’s objectives. – Campaign development: Assists in planning and executing communication campaigns and other major initiatives. – Event Planning: Assists in the organization and management of events, such as conferences, seminars, etc. – Measurement and Analysis: Assists in tracking and analyzing the effectiveness of communication strategies and campaigns. Task 3: Supports in providing deliverables to position and strengthen the CRGP in global networks of cities and resilience actors – Participates and reports on events and meetings with networks of global resilience actors with a focus on strategically positioning the CRGP.

– Assists in providing advisory services to expand the positioning of CRGP within relevant global networks and platforms to identify and build strategic partnerships and synergies. – Makes recommendations to increase the efficiency and impact of CRGP approach in terms of process, approach and outputs. Task 4: Contributes delivering donor reports – Gathers inputs from technical leads and beneficiaries to draft annual reports for donors and capture impact and outputs from projects. – Helps provides inputs to other reporting mechanisms related to CRGP, including UN-Habitat agency- wide reporting.

The expected results are: 1. Increased commitments to build local-level resilience from cities, territories and development partners. 2. Local resilience and investments measured in beneficiary cities. 3. Key issues and challenges identified in linking early interventions in crisis-prone cities to long-term sustainable development inputs. 4. Capacity is built in cities and local governments to develop and implement integrated local climate and disaster resilience action plans. 5. Crisis-prone cities have enhanced capacity to develop and implement plans to increase their resiliency.

 

Qualifications/special skills

 

A 1st level university degree in communications studies, public relations studies, journalism, social studies, international Studies, or similar fields is required.

An advanced university degree is desirable. A minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience is required. Ability to work with minimal supervision and with good sense of initiative to keep the supervisor regularly informed of progress is required. Ability to work effectively under pressure is required. Good communications, reporting and representation skills is required. Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office, spreadsheets and other software packages is desirable. Good teamwork and drive for results is required.

Languages

– Fluency in spoken and written English and Spanish is required.

– Knowledge of other languages (French) would be an asset.