Communications Analyst

Dhaka

Organization: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
Location: Dhaka
Grade: Junior level - NO-B, National Professional Officer - Locally recruited position
Occupational Groups:
- Operations and Administrations
- Communication and Public Information
- COMMUNICATIONS
Closing Date: Closed

Background

Over the past decades, Bangladesh made remarkable human development progress, despite frequent intensive and extensive disasters, impact of climate change and, more recently, the Rohingya refugee crisis. As one of the world's fastest growing economies, the country is an aspirant of LDC graduate and aims to become a developed nation by 2041.

However, its development gains have not been distributed in an equitable way resulting in widening inequality despite making good progress women economic empowerment. Its economic reliance on foreign remittances and RMG have increasingly being exposed to 4th Industrial Revolution and more recently COVID-19. While urbanization and industrialization continue to offer an economic dividend, they have a compound negative impact on eco-system health. Besides, climate and disaster remain major fault-line in the economy and society.

In addressing the challenges, the country was able to maintain a forward-facing policy environment. As a result, the reduction of poverty and inequality, and becoming a resilient nation remain the GoB's top priority. The country is also known for its accelerated implementation approach of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through nationally driven policies and investments.

In support of the country's ambition, UNDP has been a strong partner of the government in co-designing policy solutions, capacity building and promoting innovations. The expectation from UNDP to play an SDG integrator role is growing in the context of the post-UN reform.

Under the overall guidance of the UNDP Resident Representative the Communications Analyst participates in the implementation of the corporate communications strategy, as well as in the design, management, and implementation of the Country Office communications and publication strategies, with a focus on equipping teams to communicate, which are geared toward influencing the development agenda, promoting public and media outreach, and mobilizing political and financial support for UNDP.

The Communications Analyst maintains a working relationship with the Regional Communications Adviser. The Communications Analyst works in close collaboration with the Programme and Operations teams, staff of other UN Agencies, and the UNDP Communications Group staff (Regional Communications Adviser and HQ), ensuring the successful UNDP communication strategy implementation.

The Communications Analyst supervises the Communications Team and endeavors to facilitate and provides capacity to programme staff on communication strategies that benefit and promote their thematic interventions and activities and enhances the visibility of UNDP.

Duties and Responsibilities

1.Provides support to the planning and design of internal and external strategies for communications and outreach

•Conduct of communications needs assessments for CO (projects, country programme and corporate change initiatives, etc.).

•Analysis of requirements and synthesis of proposals, including service infrastructure and analysis of strategic positioning, analytics, and equipment, for elaboration of the CO communications and outreach strategy based on corporate strategic priorities and the UNDP External Communications Action Plan.

•Development/production of communication and advocacy instruments and materials for marketing and awareness-raising campaigns, including briefing materials and media materials in coordination with the supervisor.

•Develops and synthesizes proposals for project formulations to integrate advocacy and communication strategies into all aspects of UNDP’s development programme.

•Represents and leads UNDP’s contributions to the UN Country Team’s communications strategies.

2.Ensures the implementation of the CO publications strategy and plan

•Effective implementation of the CO publications strategy and plan.

•Provision of support to programme teams in publishing.

•Management of CO publication activities, such as drafting articles, content management, norms for publishing, design, maintenance of regular contact with printers and other suppliers to ensure production and publications dissemination.

•Ensures the use of innovative tools and resources for the dissemination of UNDP programme products and the promotion of the organization’s value proposition.

3.Provides support to the maintenance of the UNDP website, intranet, CO web-based knowledge management system

•Management of the office websites based on corporate requirements in cooperation with the ICT staff.

•Preparation of the content for the websites and social media platforms to ensure consistency of the materials.

•Supervision of the design and maintenance of the office web sites based on corporate requirements in cooperation with the ICT staff.

•Approval of the content for the web sites to ensure consistency of the materials.

•Develops social media platforms and oversees the maintenance and updating.

4.Supports the corporate advocacy and outreach efforts

•Promotion and dissemination of corporate advocacy materials for launching flagship initiatives and publications, such as the Human Development Report.

•Promotion and maintenance of public information campaigns on issues including UNDP activities, Sustainable Development Goals, and UN Reform, under the supervision of the Country Director.

•Provision of support to programme teams in reporting.

•Preparation/Review and dissemination of newsletter to donors, donor reports, and civic education and community awareness, where appropriate, to support projects.

Launches and campaigns

•Promotion and maintenance of public information campaigns on RCO and JO’s activities, results of SDGs, in association with other.

•Promotion and dissemination of corporate advocacy materials for launching flagship initiatives and publications such as the Human Development Report.

•Packaging and submission of programme initiatives for donor review in collaboration with programme staff and supervisor.

Outreach

•Maintenance of increased coverage and understanding of the UNDP's work in the country or practice area through regular media contacts and provision of newsworthy information to national public and, where possible, donors.

•Organization of roundtable discussions, press conferences, briefing sessions, interviews, launches, etc.

•Forging of a "one UN" image through publicizing the significance of local UN reform efforts, joint programmes, common services. Organization and implementation of joint UN information campaigns (UN Day, World AIDS Day, etc.)

•Ensured access for journalists to subject matter experts.

•Drafting/production of regular newsletter to donors.

•Preparation of donor reports, civic education and community awareness where appropriate to support projects

•Public information

•Effective responses to inquiries for public information materials.

5.Facilitation of knowledge building and management

•Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to programme country goals and activities.

•Contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice including corporate communications repositories.

•Provision of trainings and clinics for UNDP staff on internal and external communications for development, with a focus on photography, video, blogging, managing social media, working with press, etc.

•Professional growth through active learning.

Competencies

Core

Innovation

Ability to make new and useful ideas work

Level 4: Adept with complex concepts and challenges convention purposefully

Leadership

Ability to persuade others to follow

Level 4: Generates commitment, excitement and excellence in others

People Management

Ability to improve performance and satisfaction

Level 4: Models independent thinking and action

Communication

Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform

Level 4: Synthesizes information to communicate independent analysis

Delivery

Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement

Level 4: Meets goals and quality criteria for delivery of products or services

Technical/Functional

Advocacy

Preparing information required for advocacy for the inclusion of UNDP’s focus areas. Devising and communicating strategies. Influencing the public policy agenda.