Jobs - 13739- Communication and Media Associate

Communication and Media Associate

Location :

Port Harcourt, NIGERIA

Type of Contract :

Service Contract

Starting Date :

25-Jan-2010

Application Deadline :

17-Dec-09 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

SB-3

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

1. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is making concrete contributions to developing the capacities of tens of thousands of people around the world. Since its inception in 1965, UNITAR has built sustainable partnerships acquiring unique expertise and accumulating experience and knowledge to fulfill its mandate. These accomplishments have enabled UNITAR to respond to the growing demand from UN Member States for training for capacity development in the fields of: Governance; Environment; Peace, Security and Diplomacy.

2. UNITAR's mission is to deliver innovative training and conduct research on knowledge systems to develop the capacity of beneficiaries. As an autonomous body within the United Nations the institute strives to offer learning technologies that respond to life-long training needs of officials from UN Member States and sub-national or non-governmental institutions.
3. UNITAR concentrates on practice-oriented approach to training – the means of delivering modern training and professional learning. It offers the expertise on how best to deliver this training, how best to capture and retain knowledge and how best to build upon it. It also focuses on how to monitor and evaluate their impact on behaviour; and how to capitalize capacity development for institutional growth and development. UNITAR has continuously increased the number of its training programmes and has successfully established strong institutional cooperation across the globe.
UNITAR Office in Nigeria became operational with effect from 26th March 2006, and committed to bringing the huge institutional capacity development programmes and initiatives of the Institute to the easily accessible benefit of relevant public and private sectors operators alike. This is in a bid to ensuring that both public and private sectors leverage on the many years of training and research expertise of UNITAR for the institutional capacity development objectives of their respective organizational mandates.
The Office engages in a series of credible training and capacity building interventions of local authorities and communities in the following sectors:

• Oil and Gas industry-specific technical capacity assessment and development
• UNITAR-NDDC Institute for Good Governance and Human Development
• Governance and Local Administration and Leadership for local government authorities
• United Nations Organization Satellite (UNOSAT) using satellite imagery, GIS and other IT for participatory assessment, development plan formulation and implementation
• Training and application of micro-credit and finance for small and medium enterprise development
• UNITAR-HP Micro Accelerated Programme (MAP) – a tool through which UNITAR aims to build capacity by bridging the gap between conventional business skills and technical courses, helping trainees establish connections between business challenges and technological solutions to enable them amplify business effectiveness.
• Community Development Association Capacity development in Leadership and project formulation and administration
• Environmental Profiles and compliance
• Negotiation and Conflict Resolution/Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Duties and Responsibilities

In coordination with UNITAR/HQ Communication team identify UNITAR/Nigeria Office communication and awareness needs to ensure programme visibility
In cooperation with the Head of UNITAR/Nigeria provide support in the development of an overall information and communication strategy
Support in the development an action plan containing a series of concrete activities and information, educational and promotional materials
Support in the development of UNITAR/Nigeria publication and other required published materials
Responsible for updating and placing the information on UNITAR website
Ensuring and maintaining cooperation/liaison and information with other UN agencies communication /programme unit
Ensure and maintain the cooperation and communication with mass-media and other organizations
Ensure the visibility of UNITAR/Nigeria partners as per UN visibility guidelines
Elaborate and submit regular reports at the agreed periodicity and reporting format
Provide support on other related issues

Deliverables:

Information and communicational strategy elaborated
Action plan elaborated
Donor and programme visibilities elaborated
Office publications delivered
Timely submission of reports ensured

Competencies

Corporate Responsibility & teamwork:

Promote the strategic goals of UN and established UNITAR work plan
Result-based management (RBM)
Able to integrate in work groups with people of different professional background
Responsive to group input and concerns to project initiative

Relationship Building:

Ability to tap into existing UNITAR institutional partnership
Ability to network with national/international and professional institutions to achieve goals of the organization
Interpersonal relationship skill
Self-starter, confidentiality and creativity

Task Management skills:

Resourcefulness and initiative
Time management skill
Timely delivery of reports

Communications:

Good communication skills both oral and written in official working languages
Excellent presentation skills
Computer literacy and ability to effectively use office technology equipment, IT tools

Building and Sharing knowledge:

Good research ability and skill
Ability to obtain and disseminate relevant information promptly

Required Skills and Experience

Education: Secondary Education, preferably with specialized certification in Accounting and Finance. University Degree in Public Relations, Communication or Journalism

Experience: 5 to 6 years of progressively responsible programme experience is required at the national or international level in related field/effective communication skills with different categories of people including public officials, media and NGO Representatives

Language Requirements: Excellent written and spoken English Knowledge French Language is an added advantage