Communications Associate

Implement the communications strategy and plan:

• Assist day-to-day communications execution ensuring that high-quality work is delivered in a timely manner to support core LIFT activities in the best possible way.

• Follow the tracking framework to ensure quality and timely delivery of the plan. 

• Support the information update process about the different communication channels to facilitate effective reporting, proper templates, access to information, formatted impact accounts, and more. 

• Provide administrative assistance for the communications budget tracking process execution, ensuring compliance with UNOPS rules and regulations.  

• Assist and provide administrative support to the Communications Officers on the delivery of high-level, strategic messages,  at meetings, reports, and newsletters, and when needed ad hoc.

Content management and creation: 

• Support the process of creating communication editorial content including talking points, FAQs, internal messages, fact sheets, news releases, website content, social media, and videos.

• Assist the Communications Officers in capturing, recording, and transforming content into insightful/strategic information to communicate with LIFT's main stakeholders. 

• Manage multiple deliverables simultaneously and anticipate short-, medium-, and long-term support needs.

Administrative/Operational support:

• Assist with internal and external event organization/management.

• Ensure organizing and administering teams/meetings information - e.g., taking minutes, managing Google Drive, and ensuring information is updated and can be easily accessed.

• Participate in events, footage, interviews, or any other ad-hoc activity that could need support. 

Innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building:

• Identify, capture, synthesize, and share lessons learned to develop knowledge and build stakeholders' capacity.

• Apply innovative approaches to support the implementation and delivery of effective and efficient initiatives. 

• Contribute to the development of a learning management culture within the communications team to ensure sustainable and scalable growth.

Education:

• Completion of Secondary Education with six (6) years of relevant experience is required.  

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, Communications, Media, Social Studies, International relations or any related field with two (2) years of relevant experience is desirable.

Experience:

• A minimum of 6 years of experience supporting communications processes, including content creation, digital communications literacy, and strategic communications is required. 

• Experience in editing, writing, and storytelling skills in English and the local required language, to address various audiences, is an advantage. 

• Experience in Social Media tracking tools, CMS systems, and digital content creation is highly desirable. 

• Experience in event management and planning is an asset. 

• Administrative experience in data management in Google Suite, Microsoft Office, or similar is an advantage. 

• Experience working with the UN or international organizations is highly desirable.

• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (e.g. MS Office newer versions, Google Suite Applications) is required.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

• Proficiency in  Burmese is required.