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Advocacy and Communications Specialist - P3  

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South Africa, Gauteng, Johannesburg

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Nonprofit/Community/Social Services/International Cooperation

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Other

Date of last update: 23/01/2021

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UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.

UNFPA Supports:

  1. Reproductive health care for women and youth in more than 150 countries – which are home to more than 80 per cent of the world's population
  2. The health of pregnant women, especially the 1 million who face life-threatening complications each month
  3. Reliable access to modern contraceptives sufficient to benefit 20 million women a year
  4. Training of thousands of health workers to help ensure at least 90 per cent of all childbirths are supervised by skilled attendants
  5. Prevention of gender-based violence, which affects 1 in 3 women
  6. Abandonment of female genital mutilation, which harms 3 million girls annually
  7. Prevention of teen pregnancies, complications of which are the leading cause of death for girls 15-19 years old
  8. Efforts to end child marriage, which could affect an estimated 70 million girls over the next 5 years
  9. Delivery of safe birth supplies, dignity kits and other life-saving materials to survivors of conflict and natural disaster
  10. Censuses, data collection and analyses, which are essential for development planning

 

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Job description

The Position:

 

The Communications Specialist will provide support for the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of a communications strategy to highlight the work of UNFPA and the 2gether 4 SRHR Programme on SRHR and HIV. 

 

S/He will support the communications needs of the regional advisors working on SRHR in the Integrated SRHR Team, work in partnership with the communications officers of the UNFPA Regional and Country Offices to document key accomplishments on SRHR and HIV, represent UNFPA in relevant interagency communications forums as agreed to in partnership with the Regional Communications Adviser and ensure that the work of UNFPA ESARO and the 2gether 4 SRHR Programme are prominently highlighted in international, regional and national conferences and workshops. The Communications Specialist will work under the direction of the Regional Communication Adviser and in close collaboration with the Programme Manager of the 2gether 4 SRHR Programme. 

 

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 (2018-2021), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices, and in East and Southern Africa we also strive to end the sexual transmission of HIV. 

 

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:

 

UNFPA is the Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency of the United nations and is the lead agency on the 2gether 4 SRHR Programme, a Joint UN Regional Programme, that aims to improve the sexual and reproductive health of all people through fast tracking progress in achieving the SDG targets of the Sustainable Development Goals. 

 

The Communication Specialist will be overall responsible to plan, manage, implement, monitor, evaluate and report on all internal and external communications activities, advocacy, knowledge management and information dissemination in relation to SRHR,HIV and gender based violence in partnership with the relevant regional advisors of UNFPA and the four participating UN agencies, and regional partners working on SRHR. 

 

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Main Tasks & Responsibilities

 

You would be responsible for: 

  • Develop, implement, monitor and report a communications strategy to highlight the work of UNFPA on SRHR in partnership with the relevant regional advisers and colleagues working in the integrated SRHR Team. 
  • Represent UNFPA and participate in the Communication Working Group of the 2gether 4 SRHR Programme and support the implementation of the Joint Communications Strategy of 2gether 4 SRHR Programme. 
  • Develop talking points, briefing notes, and press releases for senior policy and decision makers on key issues relating to SRHR.  
  • Develop, monitor and evaluate a strategy to work with key influencers in the region to advocate for SRHR in the region. 
  • Work with the participating UN agencies in the 2gether 4 SRHR Programme, units of UNFPA, other partners and country offices to collate information, write, edit and design and disseminate quarterly newsletters, human interest stories, best and promising practices, and content for UNFPA and partners digital platforms. 
  • Oversee the design, layout, printing and dissemination of marketing materials, publications and research (print and digital) produced on SRHR and HIV. 
  • Produce consumer friendly versions of publications and research using a mix of data visualization techniques. 
  • Lead efforts to engage media networks to build their capacity on key issues relating to SRHR in region, promote regular and appropriate reporting on SRHR and HIV related issues; 
  • Develop social media and digital strategy to ensure communications coverage of SRHR and HIV issues are in the online space.
  • Implement, monitor and report on periodic social media campaigns to increase awareness on SRHR and HIV.
  • Establish and maintain internal regional information sharing platforms for the sharing publications and information tools and resources. 
  • Ensure that all materials are appropriately branded and conform to the visual identity as required. 

 

Key Outcome

  • Increased visibility of the work of 2gether 4 SRHR and UNFPA ESARO SRHR and HIV prevention in East and Southern Africa. 
  • Increased visibility SRHR, HIV and GBV in the region in traditional and new media. 
  • Regional information sharing platform developed. 

 

Carry out any other duties as may be required by UNFPA leadership. 

 

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Qualifications and Experience

 

Education:  

Master's degree in Communications, multimedia, digital media, communications, journalism, marketing, health education/promotion, public health, social sciences, or other field directly related to the substantive areas of this position is desirable.

 

Knowledge and Experience: 

  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in communication and/or multimedia or similar work experience with government, UN or NGOs on issues related to SRHR, health education, adolescent health or related areas;
  • Demonstrated experience in communications, marketing, website management and strategy and social media;  
  • Strong advocacy and networking skills with the ability to liaise with and engage government, UN agencies, CSOs, media and other stakeholders in a professional and friendly manner;
  • Strong communication skills and proven experience with the use of social media and other channels for effective advocacy, knowledge sharing and campaigning
  • Experience in the use of ICTs to support networking across countries.

 

Languages:

Fluency in English; knowledge of other official UN languages, preferably French and/or Spanish, is desirable.

 

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Required Competencies

 

Values:

  • Exemplifying integrity
  • Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system
  • Embracing diversity in all its forms
  • Embracing change

 
 

Core Competencies:

  • Achieving Results  
  • Being Accountable
  • Developing and Applying Professional Expertise/Business Acumen
  • Thinking analytically and Strategically
  • Working in Teams/Managing Ourselves and our Relationships
  • Communicating for Impact

 

Functional Competencies:

  • Creating visibility for the organization
  • Ensuring operational effectiveness
  • Generating, managing and promoting the use of knowledge and information
  • Managing information and workflow
  • Planning, organising and multitasking

 

 

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This is how cinfo can support you in the application process for this specific position: 

 

  • Before you apply for this position: Improve your application documents by registering for a Job Application Support
  • After you have applied for this position: Swiss nationals are welcome to share a copy (PDF) of their application, as well as of this vacancy with recruitment@cinfo.ch. We inform our partners from the respective organisation and the Swiss Government about qualified applications.  
  • When invited to the interview: Prepare for the interview by registering for a Job Application Support. This service is offered free of charge to Swiss nationals.  

 

Interested in a career with multilateral institutions? Read more:  

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For Swiss nationals 

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More details

Type of contract: Staff (Permanent and Fixed Term)

Duration: 1 year

Macro-area: Sub-Saharan Africa

Level of experience: Senior Professional, more than 5 years

Area of work Definition: Advocacy, Media and Communication

Type of organisation: Multilateral Organisations

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