UN Women, Communication Specialist, Monrovia, Liberia, NPSA 10

Background:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

UN Women supports Member States in setting and implementing global standards for achieving gender equality and coordinates gender-related work within the United Nations. UN Women's Strategic Plan 2026-2029 focuses on integrated approaches with three systemic outcomes (Norms, laws, and policies; Accountable institutions and Women’s agency and access to resources) to address the root causes of inequality and affect broader systems change, across four impact areas: Women’s leadership and decision-making; Women’s economic empowerment; Ending violence against women and girls; and Women, peace and security, and humanitarian action.

At the country level, UN Women is an integral member of the UN Country Team, providing leadership on gender coordination interventions, and contributing to the UN Systemwide efforts to support the Government of Liberia to operationalize its national development plan, the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID), which informs the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework.  UN Women further works in partnership with civil society and other national partners to promote policies, programmes and interventions to advance the rights of women and girls in Liberia.

The new Strategic Note (SN) for UN Women Liberia covers the period 2026-2030 and focuses on advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment in Liberia by 2030, in line with the SN impact “Women and girls in Liberia realize their rights and reach their full potential in a peaceful, democratic, and equitable society” with two specific outcomes aligned to the AAID and the UN Cooperation Framework:  Outcome 1: Human Capital Development) and Outcome 2: Governance Peace and Security.

Reporting to the Country Representative, the Communications Specialist will collaborate closely with the Headquarters, Regional and Country Offices’ (RO/CO) colleagues to ensure communications strategies, media relations and organizational outreach efforts are aligned with corporate communications policies and initiatives. The Communications Specialist also supports outreach campaigns, resource mobilization and donor relations initiatives. The Communication Specialist mobilizes support in conjunction with intergovernmental processes and supports the activities and special events organized for UN Women. 

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: 

Functional Competencies:

• Ability to communicate sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies 
• Strong knowledge of managing web-based knowledge management systems 
• Strong understanding of production, graphic design and photography standards 
• Strong knowledge of social media platforms and experience in social media outreach 
• Strong oral and written communication and editing skills 
• Strong communication, networking and advocacy skills 
• Ability to provide advice and be strategic and analytical 
• Good knowledge of local country media landscape 
• Knowledge of gender and human rights issues is desirable 

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel 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.)

Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process.