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Senior  Communication  Assistant

Cairo

  • Organization: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Location: Cairo
  • Grade: Administrative support - GS-5, General Service - No need for Higher Education - Locally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Administrative support
    • Communication and Public Information
  • Closing Date: Closed

- This position is advertised and open for internal (Group 1 & Group 2) and external candidates. - Interested internal candidates holding Fixed-Term position and Group 2; Temporary Appointment, AWF in UNHCR, may apply.
- External candidates may apply.
- We are committed to apply the Recruitment and Assignment of Locally Recruited Staff (RALS) Senior Communications Assistant

Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
The Senior Communications Assistant is normally supervised by a Communication Officer or other position as decided by the senior management in the area of responsibility. The supervisor provides the incumbent with regular guidance. The incumbent will have frequent contacts involving the exchange of a wide range of information with colleagues within UNHCR as well as media, international organizations, academic institutions and private individuals.

Operational Context

In Egypt, refugees and asylum-seekers live in an urban setting. UNHCR carries out registration and refugee status determination activities on behalf of the Government of Egypt. To that end, the External Relations team works on raising awareness about the plight and resilience of refugees and asylum-seekers, informing the refugee community about UNHCR¿s and its partners¿ services, and strengthening the UNHCR brand. 
Against this context, the incumbent will provide support to the Public Information team in executing a range of communications activities in the fields of news and media relations, audio-visual content production, content gathering, social media management, video production, event management, public outreach and campaign execution. Therefore, experience in social media, content gathering, video editing and branding is required.


All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR¿s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties
- Regularly monitor media and local situation regarding UNHCR.
- Follow-up on administrative and logistical arrangements to organise press briefings and other events, such as workshop and conferences.
- Contribute to the production of information materials for public awareness campaigns and for the preparation of in-house bulletins, newsletters and information kits by contributing to articles, reports and other information gathered from various sources.
- Liaise with printers concerning brochures and publications published by the office.
- Draft routine correspondence and texts for the office's website and maintain information databases.
- Compile and distribute a daily news clipping service.
- Distribute press statements and similar information to media, to other offices locally as well as to Headquarters.
- Maintain up-to-date filing system and appointments diary.
- Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Years of Experience / Degree Level
For G5 - 2 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Field(s) of Education
Not applicable.

Certificates and/or Licenses
International Relations;         Journalism;           Political Science;
(Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Relevant Job Experience
Essential
Some work experience relevant to the position. Communication and computer skills. Excellent drafting skills as well as translation and interpreting skills.

Desirable
Completion of UNHCR learning programmes or specific training relevant to functions of position.

Functional Skills
CO-Journalism (incl. print, broadcast, photography, video, layout & graphics)
CO-Drafting and Documentation
IT-Web Content Management
CO-Digital content production
CO-Social Media Publishing/Monitoring/Marketing tools
IT-Web publishing
(Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Language Requirements
For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

All UNHCR workforce members must individually and collectively, contribute towards a working environment where each person feels safe, and empowered to perform their duties. This includes by demonstrating no tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment including sexual harassment, sexism, gender inequality, discrimination and abuse of power.

As individuals and as managers, all must be proactive in preventing and responding to inappropriate conduct, support ongoing dialogue on these matters and speaking up and seeking guidance and support from relevant UNHCR resources when these issues arise.

This is a Standard Job Description for all UNHCR jobs with this job title and grade level. The Operational Context may contain additional essential and/or desirable qualifications relating to the specific operation and/or position. Any such requirements are incorporated by reference in this Job Description and will be considered for the screening, shortlisting and selection of candidates. Competencies as defined in Job Profile - For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English. - Fixed Term Appointment (FTA),  For one (1) year with possibility of extension. 
- Shortlisted candidates may be required to sit for a written test and will have to undergo an oral interview. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- Only Egyptian nationality or valid work permit residence of the country can apply, no relocation fees apply.
- UNHCR follows a strict non-smoking environment policy.
- We encourage the applicants to apply with enough time prior to the deadline. To avoid any technical issues prevents the applicants from submitting their applications.
- In case of any technical issues, it is advisable to take a screen shot proves the incident and send it to the HR unit to support. - The closing date for submission of application is 31 January 2022 (Cairo local time).
This vacancy is now closed.
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