Communication Specialist

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Mission and objectives

Independent since 2002, Timor-Leste – an island nation situated between Indonesia and Australia – is one of the world’s newest countries. It has successfully managed to transition out of conflict and become one of the region’s most stable democracies, with opposing political forces maintaining a peaceful dialogue to resolve differences. Its economy is dependent on oil and gas revenues, but with aspirations to develop agriculture and tourism. Timor Leste is a young nation. 59 percent of the population is under 25 years of age and women bear children at very early ages: one in four gives birth before turning 20. The right investments in education, employment and the empowerment of women can accelerate development in the course of a generation. Improved nutrition must underpin these efforts. The Government of Timor-Leste is firmly committed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), of which it was a staunch supporter during negotiations. However, serious obstacles to the achievement of SDG 2 on Zero Hunger and improved nutrition remain. WFP works in close collaboration and coordination with the Government of Timor-Leste, with a view to strengthening its capacities for delivering social safety programmes, and with other partners including the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO).

Context

WFP Timor-Leste, in close consultation with the Embassy of Japan in Timor-Leste, has developed a project for “Food Security Support to the Government of Timor Leste”. Effective communication is a cross cutting component of the project, especially in regard to the following activities – ‘Collaborating with Japanese entities (JICA, NGOs, private sector companies, academic institutions) to improve the nutritional value of government transfers’; and ‘providing feedback to relevant stakeholders to improve quality, nutrition, and coverage of food security interventions’. Hence, WFP is seeking a Communication Specialist to ensure the success of activities and assist the capacity building of national institutions and persons, as well as to support visibility and communication of the project.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of Deputy Country Director and Strategic Object 1 Manager, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: 1. Communications: • Develop a sound communication strategy to help raise Japan and WFP’s profile in Timor Leste and advance project visibility • Provide day-to-day maintenance and influencer engagement for CO Facebook page with relevant content • Produce project related quality communications products, ie, video, photo, text stories, press releases, etc., and disseminate them through appropriate communication channels, ie., www.wfp.org, global/regional social media, media outlets • Support partnerships, keeping partners (particularly the Embassy of Japan and JICA) informed of relevant activities and maintaining good relationships with government, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, among other stakeholders • Provide communications support to programme units in writing, editing, and packaging reports with different target audience in mind • Work with government counterparts to ensure communications efforts for the project are coordinated and coherent Reporting: • Draft and disseminate regular and ad-hoc operational information management (OIM) products with input from technical areas. • Contribute to the Country Office’s information and knowledge management efforts by creating processes, systems and products to share and manage knowledge. • Perform any other related duties as required.