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Associate External Relations Officer

Bukavu

  • Organization: UNV - United Nations Volunteers
  • Location: Bukavu
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • External Relations, Partnerships and Resource mobilization
  • Closing Date: Closed

Description of task
  • Keep abreast of political, cultural and social developments and UNHCR’s humanitarian programmes to prepare appropriate briefings and reports;
  • Draft reports in English and French, including regular operational updates, internal sitreps, briefing notes and talking points;
  • Support the supervisor in organising meetings and briefings with donors and partners, and prepare the required documentation for participants and minutes;
  • Attend inter-agency meetings/cluster meetings at the request of the supervisor;
  • Organize and accompany missions for external counterparts to visit refugee sites;
  • Monitor and guide the implementation of specific donor requirements, such as donor visibility;
  • Support Programme Unit in preparation of COP and in all reporting requirements;
  • Assist the implementation of the Goma sub-office’s communications strategy in order to generates support for UNNHCR’s operations from external partners (e.g. the general public, governments, partners, media, academia, NGOs, private sector and persons of concern);
  • Promote visibility of UNHCR’s work and advocate for support for persons of concern through providing inputs for social media and other web content;
  • Plan and conduct campaigns and activities with organised groups and local authorities to disseminate information on UNHCR and raise public awareness on refugee and internal displacement issues;
  • Propose and organize events and initiatives (e.g. commercial, cultural, political and sports) to promote the work of UNHCR;
  • Liaise with the media, in close coordination with the External Relations Office in Bukavu and Senior Regional External Relations Officer in Kinshasa;
  • Support drafting of Donor reports;
  • Perform other duties as required by the supervisor and/or the head of the office.
Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:

International Relations, Political Science, Journalism, Communications, Business of Public Administration.

Required experience: 24 Months Experience remark:
  • A minimum 2 years of experience in a field related to external relations, communications, media relations or reporting;
  • Knowledge of UN policies and procedures;
  • Good analytical skills;
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills in a multi-cultural setting;
  • Ability to live and work in the difficult and harsh conditions of developing countries is essential;
  • Knowledge of computer software (MS Word, Excel PowerPoint), as well as the capacity to use mapping tools, i.e. GPS and knowledge of construction drawing and design software (AutoCad or MS Visio, Hipanet etc) is a great added advantage.
Language skills:
  • French(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
  • English(Mandatory), Level - Working Knowledge
Area of expertise: Journalism, mass media and broadcasting Driving license: Yes
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