Communications and Visibility Associate ( Youth Volunteer)

Eligibility criteria

Candidate age: between 18 and 29 throughout the entire duration of their assignment. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the direct supervision of the SLI Project Manager and Head of Governance and Social Cohesion Unit, the Communication and Visibility Associate will ensure

-Effective support to the project activities communication and visibility UNDP Component;

-Attendance of RUNO’s Communication and Visibility monthly meetings and other meetings as relevant;

-Provide support government IP’s of the Justice systems on the advocacy days identified;

-Capacity building of government IP’s focal points with their specific communications needs;

-Support the implementation of SLI Communication and Visibility among UNDP partners and Donors;

- Collect the UNDP SLI information and preparing newsletters, FactSheets, web pages, posters, broadcast scripts, and other outreach materials;

- Provide support for public information on modern public relations approaches and social media communications tools, information management, and outreach activities to showcase the project achievements, UNDP Components;

- Support the SLI Manager and other supervisors in upgrading public communication approaches, press releases, media strategies to increase the public outreach level, accountability and transparency.

-Prepares, edits, translate, coordinates and distributes news releases and other relevant information to UNDP Regional service center and HQ.

Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:

University degree (Bachelor or equivalent) in Mass Communication, Media, Administration and another related field

Required experience: 24 Months Experience remark:

Ms Office and other application.

Journalism, mass media and broadcasting, Public information and reporting, Other rule of law or governance related experience

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Portuguese(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise: Gender equality and the advancement of women, Other development programme/project experience Driving license: No Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Creativity, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Judgement and Decision-making, Knowledge Sharing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup.
Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call for to which you would like to apply.

Application deadline: 05-10-2020