Historique

Devoirs et responsabilités

Summary of Key Functions:

• Support/conduct media relations and outreach with all stakeholders and target audiences.
• Research and advice on planning and design of internal and external strategies for communications.
• Advise and guide the management and staff with all aspects of field reporting and production of public information products.

• Advise and guide the Public Information Unit (PIU) in developing and maintaining local media relations.
• Contribute to the PI Unit’s implementation of its media activities and those of the UN Information Group in Somalia, and when necessary travel within or outside Mogadishu to conduct media-related activities and provide information support to field offices.
• Produce stories or multi-media content or ideas as required.
• Assist in planning and organizing media and other outreach events inside Somalia.
• Develop and maintain the OCHA database on key Somali media and media personalities, and assist with outreach to non-media stakeholders and community leaders

• Contribute to all aspects of drafting of media strategy and plans for Somali media in Somalia and Kenya in consultation with Public Information Officer, and draft relevant sections as required.
• Analyze trends and the environment in public discourse in Somalia and advise the PIU on appropriate means of outreach to Somali audiences.
• Research communications strategies and campaigns for PIU and United Nations Information Group when required.

• Support PI Unit, in liaison with field offices and partners, to produce regular situation reports on key humanitarian developments to keep senior OCHA management abreast of humanitarian developments in Somalia.
• Provide timely analysis on humanitarian developments, including follow up on field reports and local and international media stories.
• Support with ad hoc translation of OCHA short/urgent documents/correspondence, act as interpreter during meetings/press briefings with Somali media and proof-read Somali version of OCHA information products  
• Draft humanitarian updates and briefings for Head of Office and head of Southern and Central regions, as required.
• Assist in training field staff on public info/media-related issues and reporting
• Disseminate OCHA Somalia‘s information products/humanitarian news to the various stakeholders/audiences through the local media and other communication channels
• Assist the South-Central Office to produce public information products and reports, including compiling and editing reports.

• Playing a strategic role in identifying trends related to humanitarian issues in the local Somali and international media.
• Developing innovative approaches to deal with reporting issues and ensure timely delivery of outputs, in accordance with overall objectives and policies of the Public Information Unit of OCHA Somalia.
• Serve as an effective support to OCHA Somali Public Information strategy and plans and strengthen partnerships with humanitarian actors to help meet OCHA’s objectives with respect to overall policy initiatives and coordination of humanitarian and emergency assistance.

Compétences

• Identifies and communicates relevant information for a variety of audiences for advocating UN’s priorities
• Maintains a functioning network of contacts with a variety of stakeholders to promote a better understanding of OCHA’s development agenda and to support advocacy efforts

• Researches linkages across programme activities to identify critical points of integration
• Monitors specific stages of projects/programme implementation
• Analyzes country situation to identify opportunities for project development
• Participates in the formulation of project proposals and ensures substantive rigor in the design and application of proven successful approaches and drafts proposals accordingly

• Maintains an established network of contacts for general information sharing and to remain up-to-date on partnership related issues
• Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders

• Generates new ideas and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things
• Documents and analyses innovative strategies/best practices/new approaches

• Generates new ideas and approaches, researches best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things
• Documents and analyses innovative strategies and new approaches

• Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position
• Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks
• Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning
• Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments
• Demonstrates in-depth understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments

• Researches potential solutions to internal and external client needs and reports back in a timely, succinct and appropriate fashion
• Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines
• Establishes, builds and sustains effective relationships within the work unit and with internal and external clients

• Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity 
• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment
• Self-development, initiative-taking
• Acting as a team player and facilitating team work
• Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively
• Creating synergies through self-control
• Managing conflict
• Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member.
• Informed and transparent decision making

Qualifications et expériences requises

• Master’s Degree in Communication/Journalism, political science or International Relations.
• Or A first-level university degree in above disciplines with a combination 4 years qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

• 2 years of relevant professional experience, preferably in complex emergency and inter-agency context, dealing with relief and transitional issues.  
• Knowledge/working experience of humanitarian issues is highly desirable
• Basic Knowledge of journalism, social science, development or humanitarian relief issues is desirable.
• Computer proficiency, including working knowledge of e-mail and MS Office products (word, Excel, Power Point)

• Fluency in English and Somali is required. Knowledge of Arabic or Turkish is desirable.