Deadline: 3 September 2015
The United Nations Children’s Fund is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Communication Officer based in Khartoum, Sudan.
UNICEF is a leading humanitarian and development agency working globally for the rights of every child.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Communication Officer will perform the following functions-
- Contributes to the development of an advocacy and communication strategy by coordinating appropriate audience research and compiling and analysing relevant data.
- Assists in developing and maintaining close collaboration with mass media, as well as with groups and organizations whose support is essential to the achievement of advocacy and communication objectives.
- Assists in drafting and editing articles, press releases, human interest stories and other advocacy/information materials for both web-based and traditional media, as appropriate.
- Prepares background communication and promotional materials for briefings and visits of media, goodwill ambassadors, donors, national committee representatives and other special interest groups. Assists in the planning, logistic and administrative arrangements for them.
- Helps organize and generate public support for special events and activities to promote country programme goals.
- Monitors the public perception of UNICEF in the country and recommends appropriate action to maintain a positive image for the organization.
- Follows up on the production of advocacy and communication materials (e.g., films, video, audio-visual, etc.), and oversees the qualitative aspects of production, (e.g., quality control, translation, review of layouts and graphic design).
- Monitors and evaluates the appropriate and timely dissemination of advocacy and communication materials to target audiences, and participates in the evaluation of their impact. Provides feedback to Headquarters on the use and appropriateness of global publications and visual materials.
- Establishes/maintains an up-to-date documentation centre for publications, press releases and clippings, as well as photographic and audio-visual materials.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- University degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations; or equivalent professional work experience in the communication area, combined with a university degree in a related field.
- Two years relevant professional work experience in communication, print and broadcast media or interactive digital media, at either the national or international level.
- Fluency in English and Arabic languages.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through online process.
For more information, please visit UNICEF.
