Associate External Relations Officer

10 February, 2026

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    Position Description

    Note: Due to a technical issue, Motivation Letters for this offer are currently not possible to be uploaded. Please feel free to share your motivation letter with us at personnel@unicc.org, indicating the vacancy notice number above.

    The UNICC workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages, and opinions. UNICC seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity by ensuring equal opportunity and an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, ethnicity, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.

    Purpose of the Position:

    The purpose of this role is to support UNICC’s events management, communications, stakeholder engagement and reporting. Objectives include planning and executing high-profile events, producing external communications materials that advance UNICC’s visibility, and ensuring timely and compliant reporting. The role also supports leadership engagements and cultivates partnerships within International Geneva and beyond.

    Objectives of the Programme:

    The objective of the Centre is to provide trusted ICT services and digital business solutions to its Clients and Partner Organizations.

    Main duties and responsibilities:

    The incumbent will work under the direct supervision and guidance of the Chief of Staff and Chief, External Relations and Strategic Partnerships Section (DOE) within the Director’s Office and in close collaboration with the External Relations team. The incumbent could be requested to do any other tasks of similar level in related fields.

    • Support the conceptualization, planning, and execution of meetings and events, primarily in Geneva
    • Prepare draft concept notes, agendas, briefing materials, and coordinate logistical and technical arrangements for events
    • Facilitate post-event follow-up, including lessons learned and dissemination of outcomes
    • Draft and edit external communication materials, including blogs, articles, reports, and outreach products
    • Support the Director’s external engagements through speeches, talking points, and briefing notes
    • Serve as liaison with external stakeholders, identifying partnership opportunities and strengthening collaborations, particularly within International Geneva
    • Monitor reporting calendars and coordinate with relevant focal points to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant submissions to Member State partners
    • Draft and consolidate narrative reports, maintaining proper archiving of agreements, amendments, and related documentation
    • Serve as Gender Focal Point for the Geneva Office, integrating gender perspectives into projects, events, and communications, and coordinating UN-SWAP reporting
    • Other: Provide other ad hoc support either within the team or in other teams as required – this includes the participation in special projects or support to service delivery for short period of time on a part-time or full time basis upon request from the senior management
  • Support the conceptualization, planning, and execution of meetings and events, primarily in Geneva
  • Prepare draft concept notes, agendas, briefing materials, and coordinate logistical and technical arrangements for events
  • Facilitate post-event follow-up, including lessons learned and dissemination of outcomes
  • Draft and edit external communication materials, including blogs, articles, reports, and outreach products
  • Support the Director’s external engagements through speeches, talking points, and briefing notes
  • Serve as liaison with external stakeholders, identifying partnership opportunities and strengthening collaborations, particularly within International Geneva
  • Monitor reporting calendars and coordinate with relevant focal points to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant submissions to Member State partners
  • Draft and consolidate narrative reports, maintaining proper archiving of agreements, amendments, and related documentation
  • Serve as Gender Focal Point for the Geneva Office, integrating gender perspectives into projects, events, and communications, and coordinating UN-SWAP reporting
  • Other: Provide other ad hoc support either within the team or in other teams as required – this includes the participation in special projects or support to service delivery for short period of time on a part-time or full time basis upon request from the senior management

    • Recruitment Profile

    Experience and Skills required:

    Essential:

    • Two (2) years of experience in events management, communications, social media or related field
    • Previous experience in events management in an organizational setting
    • Previous record of cross-functional collaboration among peers and high-profile stakeholders
  • Two (2) years of experience in events management, communications, social media or related field
  • Previous experience in events management in an organizational setting
  • Previous record of cross-functional collaboration among peers and high-profile stakeholders

    • Desirable:

    • Knowledge of reporting tools and technologies
    • Experience with virtual meeting platforms
  • Knowledge of reporting tools and technologies
  • Experience with virtual meeting platforms

    • Education:

    Essential:

    • First university degree in Communications, Linguistics, Social Sciences or related field
  • First university degree in Communications, Linguistics, Social Sciences or related field

    • Languages:

    • English: Expert knowledge is required
    • Knowledge of an additional official UN language would be an advantage
  • English: Expert knowledge is required
  • Knowledge of an additional official UN language would be an advantage

    • UNICC Global Competencies:

    • Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective relationships with colleagues and team members. Deals constructively with conflicts.
    • Communicating: Expresses oneself clearly in conversations and interactions with others; listens actively. Produces effective written communications. Ensures that information is shared.
    • Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences: Demonstrates the ability to work constructively with people of all backgrounds and orientations. Respects differences and ensures that all can contribute.
    • Producing results: Produces and delivers quality results. Is action oriented and committed to achieving outcomes.
    • Moving forward in a changing environment: Is open to and proposes new approaches and ideas. Adapts and responds positively to change.
  • Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective relationships with colleagues and team members. Deals constructively with conflicts.
  • Communicating: Expresses oneself clearly in conversations and interactions with others; listens actively. Produces effective written communications. Ensures that information is shared.
  • Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences: Demonstrates the ability to work constructively with people of all backgrounds and orientations. Respects differences and ensures that all can contribute.
  • Producing results: Produces and delivers quality results. Is action oriented and committed to achieving outcomes.
  • Moving forward in a changing environment: Is open to and proposes new approaches and ideas. Adapts and responds positively to change.

    • Please find below a link to the UNICC Privacy Notice for Applicants.

    Other Information

    Compensation:

    Annual Salary Estimation (net of tax at single rate):

    • Geneva (Switzerland), including post adjustment (86.8% on January 2026): US$ 104,693
  • Geneva (Switzerland), including post adjustment (86.8% on January 2026): US$ 104,693

    • UNICC also offers generous leave and absence allowances, flexible working hours, overtime compensation, teleworking, access to training, and depending on eligibility other benefits such as relocation grant, dependency allowance, language allowance, or education grant.

    Closing date for applications:

    Applications will be accepted until midnight (Geneva Time) on 24 February 2026.

    Notes:

    • Technical and/or personality tests may be carried out as part of the selection process
    • Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
    • Though you may not be selected for this advertised position, the UNICC will keep your application in a roster if your profile is deemed to be of potential interest for the Centre. You may thus be solicited by our HR department to participate in an interview for another position
  • Technical and/or personality tests may be carried out as part of the selection process
  • Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
  • Though you may not be selected for this advertised position, the UNICC will keep your application in a roster if your profile is deemed to be of potential interest for the Centre. You may thus be solicited by our HR department to participate in an interview for another position

    • * For UNICC staff members who do not meet the minimum educational qualifications, please refer to the applicable WHO e-Manual Annex 6 – Guidelines on Standard Minimum Experience Exposure and Education Requirements

    Please inform us should you require any specific accommodation to facilitate your application

    The UNICC workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages, and opinions. UNICC seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity by ensuring equal opportunity and an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, ethnicity, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.

    For applications to be valid, they must contain a motivation letter and the filled Personal History Form.

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