Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and bene?ciaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

In Ukraine UN Women works with the government, parliament, and civil society in advancing gender equality through implementation of the national and international commitments on gender equality and women’s human rights. UN Women Ukraine implements interventions towards the realization of following strategic goals: elimination of violence against women and girls; implementation of women, peace and security agenda and gender responsive governance. Furthermore, UN Women in Ukraine focuses on amplifying the localization agenda and strengthening the local women-led gender-responsive humanitarian response and ensuring the experiences of displaced, at risk and vulnerable women and girls are centralized during the recovery process.

UN Women Ukraine Office aims to enhance communication and visibility of its humanitarian coordination and operations mandate, Women Peace and Security programme and Women Peace and Humanitarian Fund programme by recruiting three Programme Analystswho will support the planning, design, and implementation of external communication, outreach, and advocacy strategies by collaborating closely with the communication team, ensuring effective dissemination of information, engagement with media and stakeholders, and facilitation of knowledge sharing.

Reporting to the Communications and Advocacy Analyst and matrix reporting to Programme Specialists, Communications Analysts are responsible for assisting in the planning and implementation of the Office communications and advocacy strategies to increase the standing and awareness of UN Women with partners, the media and the public.

The Communications Analyst works in close collaboration with the Programme, Operations and technical teams in the CO, Regional communications teams, staff of other UN Agencies, Government officials, media, multilateral and bilateral donors and civil society.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide substantive support to the planning and design of external communication and outreach/advocacy strategies and plans

  • Provide analysis for elaboration of communication strategies, ensuring a gender perspective; 
  • Integrate communication, advocacy and outreach strategies into proposals for project/programmes and other initiatives, as necessary; 
  • Monitor and analyze print and social media and provide analysis to RO/HQ;  
  • Provide inputs and support to the launch of in-country UN Women/ UN system corporate and local campaigns and special outreach and media events. 
  • Collecting, designing and visualizing human impact stories related to the advancement of GEWE. 

Coordinate and contribute substantively to the development and dissemination of advocacy materials of projects

  • Draft briefing materials, and press releases and coordinate its dissemination through effective channels; 
  • Identify storylines for publication and articles;  
  • Promote and disseminate corporate advocacy materials for launching flagship initiatives, publications, and campaigns; 
  • Coordinate the translation/adaption/rewriting of information received, printing and dissemination of publications and audio-visual materials; 
  • Follow guidelines from HQ and RO, liaise with the RO and HQ offices to ensure communication of project results and visibility of UN Women Ukraine activities on the regional and HQ level;  

Coordinate media relations for the CO 

  • Coordinate the establishment of relevant relationships; 
  • Maintain list of relevant media in country;  
  • Respond to inquiries for public and UN system information materials; 
  • Organize roundtable discussions, press conferences and briefing session for press, as required;  
  • Draft talking points and messages, QAs, compile data for the infographics, fact sheets and other information type of materials for the media; 

Build and maintain partnerships and maintain relations with donors 

  • Maintain relationships with partners and alliances to enhance visibility;  
  • Liaise with advocacy partners and undertake outreach to civil society organizations, governments, and other groups to ensure that newsworthy information reaches the public and donors, as delegated. 

Coordinate the CO’s web/ online presence  

  • Coordinate CO’s websites’ content and maintenance based on corporate requirements; 
  • Coordinate CO’s social media accounts in line with corporate social media policy; 
  • Content development (print, photo, video) and design for different channels, coordination of the content distribution on UN Women platforms and partner/media platforms; 
  • Upload information to knowledge management system on a regular basis, including news, updates, resources. 

Facilitate knowledge building and sharing 

  • Identify and synthesize best practices and lessons learned directly linked to programme goals and activities; 
  • Organize and conduct training and workshops on communication and advocacy, as appropriate. 

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.

Competencies

Core Values:

  • Respect for Diversity
  • Integrity
  • Professionalism

Core Competencies:

  • Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
  • Accountability
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Effective Communication
  • Inclusive Collaboration
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Leading by Example

Functional Competencies

  • Ability to communicate sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies
  • Knowledge of web-based management systems
  • Knowledge of production, graphic design and photography standards
  • Knowledge of social media platforms and experience in social media outreach
  • Knowledge of local country media landscape
  • Communication, networking and advocacy skills
  • Ability to be strategic and analytical
  • Knowledge of gender and human rights issues desirable

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification:

  • Master’s degree (or equivalent) in communications, public relations, journalism or relevant field is required.
  • A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

  • At least 1 year of professional work experience at national or international level in public relations, communications or advocacy is required.
  • Experience in the use of social media is required.
  • Experience in media relations
  • Experience working on gender equality and women empowerment is an asset 
  • Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required.
  • Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.

Language Requirements:

  • Fluency in English is required.
  • Fluency in Ukrainian is required.

All applications must include a completed and signed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded at  https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc 

Applications without P11 may be treated as incomplete and may not be considered for further assessment.

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. 

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check).