Senior Communication Associate job at UNICEF

Vacancy title:
Senior Communication Associate

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Admin & Office ]

Jobs at:

UNICEF

Deadline of this Job:
26 January 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, January 13, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.

For every child, a Fair Chance
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, to build a better world for everyone. For more information about UNICEF and its work for children visit www.unicef.org.

How can you make a difference?
Under the supervision of the Communication Specialist, serves as principal assistant for executing UNICEF Uganda’s social and digital media functions, which include developing content plans for UNICEF Uganda’s Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, Instagram, and other social media platforms, consistently updating all UNICEF Uganda’s social media platforms and providing overall digital communication support to UNICEF Uganda activities.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
• Develops and implements UNICEF Uganda social media content plans and content and leads on the social and digital media monitoring and evaluation aspects.
• Consistently updates all UNICEF Uganda’s social media platforms (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, Instagram etc.) with relevant content from UNICEF, partners, government, donors, young people, including responding in a timely manner to comments from the general public.
• Analyses and maintains an overview of the work of the office to ensure that timely digital communication support is provided on UNICEF Uganda activities. Reviews and evaluates digital communication activities and requests from sections/field offices/sectors directly or through upper-level supervisors.
• Maintains UNICEF Uganda digital communication and information support, including stakeholder networks (i.e., media, celebrities, companies, influencers etc.) and library to ensure effective timely deliverance of content and materials.
• Assist supervisor in organizing and briefing visitors in the concerned area of responsibility (i.e., social and digital media influencers, implementing partners, government ministries, the UN family, departments and agencies who work with UCO on specific digital campaigns).
• In consultation with supervisor, orders books and other relevant publications for wider dissemination to audiences online.
• Files and keeps all materials, documents, journals, periodicals and related publications majorly in soft copy as the current trends may not permit printing of bulk materials.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
• Completion of Secondary School, University level courses in Communication, Mass Communication, Journalism, Digital Communication, Social Media, Marketing or any other related field of discipline relevant to the job is an asset.
• 7 years of relevant professional work experience with both national and international experience in social media, digital communication, communication, or any other relevant function is required.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The functional competencies required for this post are…
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

View our competency framework at
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles 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.

Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Job application procedure

Advertised: 12 Jan 2022 E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 26 Jan 2022 E. Africa Standard Time
Apply at: https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/job/547604/senior-communication-associate-g7-kampala-uganda-16915-ft


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Job Info
Job Category: Communications/ Public Relations jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 26 January 2022
Duty Station: Kampala
Posted: 13-01-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 13-01-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 13-01-2065
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