UNICEF Communication Officer Jobs in Uganda

UNICEF Communication Officer Jobs in Uganda

Job no: 556678

Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment

Duty Station: Kampala

Level: NO-1

Location: Uganda

Categories: Communication

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Education

How can you make a difference?

Purpose of the Job

Assists in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating an advocacy and communication strategy to get children’s and women’s issues into the public domain, strengthen political will in support of UNICEF's mission and objectives in the country, and enhance the organization’s credibility and brand.

Key End-results

Communication strategy: The production of communication products and materials are timely executed and followed up to support country communication strategy, regional and global campaigns and priorities, and to support resource mobilization as set out in the work plan.

Media relations: Effective and timely professional assistance and support are provided in developing, drafting and maintaining contact information, materials and relationships with journalists and media outlets covering all media – print, TV, radio, web etc. – in the country, to communicate the story of UNICEF's cooperation to a wider audience.

Monitoring and evaluation: Regular monitoring and evaluation activities are undertaken according to the work plan to ensure maximum impact and continuous improvement of country communication efforts. Results and reports are prepared and shared on a timely basis.

Celebrities, partners and special events: The Country Office’s contact list of individuals, groups, organizations and fora (including Government, UN, and bilateral counterparts), is maintained and further developed, whose support is essential to/can assist in achieving the advocacy and communication objectives and who support and are able to actively participate in special events and activities that further the country programme goals.

Key Accountabilities and Duties & Tasks

Within the delegated authority and the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be accountable for all or assigned areas of the following major duties and end results.

Communication materials

Ensure that the production of communication products and materials is timely executed and followed up to support country communication strategy, regional and global campaigns and priorities and to support resource mobilization as set out in the work plan.

Duties & Tasks

Implement the tasks in the country communication work plan and strategy as assigned.
Gather content and coverage of relevant country efforts to identify effective relevant country programme activities and results.

Develop complementary, country specific and local community materials and activities.

Support the production of communication materials (e.g. briefing notes, images, video. Web pages etc.) that meet the country and global standards as set out in the Communication Toolkit.

Assist in drafting and editing articles, press releases, human interest stories and other advocacy/information materials for both web-based and traditional media, as appropriate.

Follow up on the production of advocacy and communication materials (e.g., films, videos, audio-visuals, etc.), and oversee the qualitative aspects of production, (e.g., quality control, translations, reviews of layout and graphic design etc.) to meet standards as set out in the Communication Toolkit.

Maintain an up-to-date documentation centre for communication materials including publications, press releases and clippings, photographs, audio-visual materials, web resources etc.

Recommend appropriate information and communication materials for use in media, and other advocacy and communication activities;

Recommend established contacts, networks, resources and processes to support communication activities.

Media relations

Effective and timely professional assistance and support are provided in developing, drafting and maintaining contact information, materials and relationships with journalists and media outlets covering all media – print, TV, radio, web etc. – in the country, to communicate the story of UNICEF's cooperation

to a wider audience.

Duties & Tasks

Maintain and update media relations contact list/database. Ensure rapid and accurate information dissemination to the media.

Assist in developing and maintaining close collaboration with mass media, as well as with groups and organizations whose support is essential to the achievement of advocacy and communication objectives.

Assist in drafting and editing articles, press releases, human interest stories and other advocacy/information materials in all media formats, as appropriate.

Prepare background communication and promotional materials for briefing and visits of media and other special interest groups. Assist in the planning, logistic and administrative arrangements for them.

Assist in collaborating with the media through activities such as organizing project site visits, facilitating photo coverage and TV footage and utilizing both web-based and traditional media as appropriate.

Monitor and evaluate the use and effectiveness of media materials. Maintain a library of coverage (clippings, coverage etc.)

Celebrities, partners and special events

Ensure that the Country Office’s contact list of individuals, groups, organizations and fora (including Government, UN, and bilateral counterparts), are maintained and further developed, whose support is essential to/can assist in achieving the advocacy and communication objectives and who support and are able to actively participate in special events and activities that further the country programme goals.

Duties & Tasks

Help organize and generate public support for special events and activities to promote country programme goals.

Assist in developing and maintaining close collaboration with mass media, as well as with groups and organizations whose support is essential to the achievement of advocacy and communication objectives.

Maintain and update celebrity and partner contact lists/database for country office.
Monitor/document process and effectiveness of working with these individuals/organizations.

Prepare background communication and promotional materials for briefings and visits of media, Goodwill Ambassadors, donors, National Committee representatives and other special interest groups.

The task includes preparing information materials (e.g., press releases, programme summaries, country fact sheets and media kits), and assisting in the planning, logistics and administrative arrangements.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Education:

University degree in Communications, Mass Communication, Journalism, Public Relations or related field.

Experience:

One-year practical professional work experience in communication, print and broadcast media, or interactive digital media.

Background/familiarity with Emergency situations.

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Other desired selection criteria:

Field work experience in the domain of Communications, Mass Communication, Journalism, Public Relations.

Experience working in the UN, NGO world, and newsrooms, understanding world affairs especially those relating to women and children

Working knowledge of current theories and practices in communication, advocacy, monitoring, evaluation and strategy.

Working knowledge of using communication & branding toolkits, and applying branding guidelines onto internal and externally facing publications in an international context

Experience using multi-channel communication strategies across diverse media channels to communicate with different audiences in a Ugandan media landscape

Working knowledge about media monitoring, website management, media analytics including reporting on qualitative and quantitative analytics

Working knowledge of Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, Photo mechanic and other editing programmes.

Experience in audio-visual production including planning, developing story boards, profiles, scripts.

Experience in generating media advisories (invites), press releases/statements


How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; UNICEF Communication Officer Jobs in Uganda

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