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 beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

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

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Programme Specialist, the Communications Analyst is 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.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide technical inputs to planning and design of internal and external communications and outreach strategies:

• Conduct communications needs assessments for the Georgia CO (projects, country programme and corporate change initiatives);
• Facilitate the development of UN Women Georgia CO Communication Strategy and Action plan in compliance with the Strategic Note and Annual Work-plans of the Office;
• Facilitate the development / production of communication and advocacy instruments and materials for marketing and awareness-raising campaigns –both for UN Women and for programme partners - including preparation of briefing materials and press releases, as necessary;
• Provide inputs to reports to support the UN Women country office programme planning in regards to communication and outreach;
• Organize roundtable discussions, press conferences, and briefing sessions as needed;
• Provide inputs to programme formulation and implementation, as it relates to communication and advocacy;
• Identify reference materials for the information database and photo library.

Provide technical inputs to the development and implementation of the publications strategy and plan

• Provide inputs to the publications strategy and plan based on the corporate publications policy;
• Contribute to identifying storylines for publications and articles contributing to debates on key development issues;
• Coordinate the translation/adaptation/rewriting of information received; and the  printing and dissemination of publications and audio-visual materials;
• Promote and disseminate corporate advocacy materials;
• Promote and facilitate public information campaigns on UN Women and UN system activities, as required;
• Respond to inquiries for public and UN system information materials.

Provide technical inputs to the maintenance of websites, databases and knowledge management systems:

• Contribute to the design and maintenance of UN Women Georgia Country Office website based on corporate requirements in cooperation with the ICT staff;
• Prepare and review content for the websites;
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of office databases and knowledge systems.

Provide inputs to the facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing:

• Provide inputs to the identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to programme country goals and activities;
• Provide inputs to knowledge networks and communities of practice including corporate communications repositories as requested;
• Organize and assist in trainings and workshops on communications for development as appropriate;
• Represent UN Women in UNCT Communication Group and provide inputs to joint UN campaigns/ communication and visibility materials.

Performance Indicators

The key results of this post have an impact on creation of effective communications and dissemination of information about UN Women. In particular, the key results have an impact on implementation of UN Women communications and publication strategies at CO level:

• Timely and quality inputs to communication and publication strategies and materials;
• Number and quality of roundtables, press conferences, and events;
• Timely and quality inputs to reports;
• Timely dissemination of communication materials;
• Timely and quality response to media inquiries;
• Timely and quality web content.

Competencies

Core Values / Guiding Principles

Integrity:

• Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Professionalism:

• Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.

Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity:

• Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff;
• Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies

Ethics and Values:

• Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.

Organizational Awareness:

• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.

Development and Innovation:

• Take charge of self-development and take initiative.

Work in teams:

• Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Communicating and Information Sharing:

• Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.

Self-management and Emotional Intelligence:

• Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards others.

Conflict Management:

• Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.

Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing:

• Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge.

Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making:

• Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making.

Functional Comepetencies:

• Good understanding of  production, graphic design and photography standards;
• Good understanding of social media platforms and experience in social media outreach;
• Good communication networking, and advocacy skills;
• Demonstrated ability to build and nurture strong relations and to communicate sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies;
• Very good organizational and time management skills;
• Ability to maintain networks and partnerships to promote partnership and build alliances to advance organizational interests and competencies;
• Relevant IT skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Master’s Degree (or equivalent) in public relations, journalism or publishing.

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year of progressively responsible experience at the national or international level in public relations, communications or advocacy;
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, good knowledge and experience in handling of web-based management systems;
• Knowledge of gender and human rights issues desirable.

Language:

• Fluency in English and Georgian is required;
• Working knowledge of Russian language is an asset.

Application procedure

Applications for the position of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Communications Analyst must be submitted electronically through the website: http://jobs.undp.org/

CV and dully filled P11 form that can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment

Letter of Motivation.

Please group all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.