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Individual Consultancy

Communication Assistant

16 February 2023
Sarajevo

The Position:

The Communication Assistant will work with the Country office team to provide his/her services in five key components: Sexual and reproductive health (SRH), Youth, Gender, Humanitarian response and population Dynamics (PD) relating to the preparation of all aspects related to communications. He/she will report to the Communications Analyst. 

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

The Communication Assistant will work with the Country office team to provide his/her services in five key components: Sexual and reproductive health (SRH), Youth, Gender, Humanitarian response and population Dynamics (PD) relating to the preparation of all aspects related to communications. 

You will:

  • Assist the Communications component in planning, organizing, and executing the activities including among other things the following processes;
  • Support the UNFPA Communications Analyst with social media plans for events, activities and other social media contents;
  • Maintains social media profiles (Facebook, Insta and Twitter) and timely responds to direct messages and moderates comments and feedback;
  • Help organize events related to corporate communications strategies and programmes;
  • Collect and analyse press articles in national, regional, and international press that pertain to SRH, Gender, Youth, Humanitarian Response and PD - related issues and to work of UNFPA;
  • Contribute to the production of info-graphics and visual products, such as snapshots, maps, illustrations, leaflets, banners and other promotional materials;
  • Assist with translations of small texts for social media or internal communication;
  • Draft and upload text and multimedia content, including feature articles, to online communication platforms;
  • Support in maintaining Country office social media accounts and website by preparing social media posts relating to the work of UNFPA;
  • Assists in conducting of joint events and initiatives in collaboration with the UN Communications Group, as well as other Agencies;
  • In collaboration with UNFPA communication colleagues from the Balkan cluster (Serbia, North Macedonia and Kosovo (under SCR1244)), develops group of practice in the region with the aim of ensuring harmonized work on the promotion of UNFPA mission and objectives;
  • Assists with and participates in joint Regional Office and cluster initiatives;
  • Drafting, editing and proof-reading of materials, capturing key messages of UNFPA portfolio, collating amendments from colleagues (including, but not limited to concept notes, brochures, and any other public information advocacy materials and campaigns);
  • Maintain events calendar, ensuring timely preparation of promotional activities.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

Undergraduate degree in the field of Advertising or Design, Journalism, Arts or related fields with emphasis on creative aspects.

Knowledge and Experience: 

  • Small-scale coordination and administrative experience.
  • Knowledge of social media is essential.
  • Minimum 2 years of relevant experience at the national level in communications and/or in design.
  • Proficiency in current office software applications and digital platforms.
  • Usage of software applications (Photoshop, PaintNet, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Premier Pro,  and other graphics applications) distinct advantage;
  • Experience in producing communication materials (printed and online) for a variety of media;
  • Good understanding of IC technologies;
  • Ability to adapt to new environments and to establish and maintain good working relations with individuals of different cultural backgrounds;

Languages: 

  • Written and spoken proficiency in English and local languages;

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