Communications Consultant

Result of Service

Strengthening the capacity of the Ethics Office and Department Internal Oversight Services (DIOS) Investigations Division to Prevent and Investigate Breaches of Neutrality.

Work Location

Amman

Expected duration

11 Months with ability to extend up to 36 months, pending a satisfactory performance and availability of fund.

Duties and Responsibilities

- Plans, develops, and manages the various communications aspects of the EU-funded project on strengthening the Ethics Office to prevent breaches of neutrality; develops and manages the overall communications campaign for the project. - Leads the coordination and implementation of various awareness-raising campaigns for international, regional, and local audiences; ensures to incorporate the campaign messages and themes into all relevant project outputs. - Provides strategic advice and technical expertise to the Ethics Project Coordinator and other Ethics Office colleagues on a range of communications and public affairs issues, methods, and approaches, including Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) and workplace surveys. - Oversees the preparation of a diverse range of communication products in support of the Ethics Office activities; writes, edits, and designs reports, publications, and printed and digital outreach material, including brochures, posters, and regular messages to all staff to increase awareness on ethical issues. - Supports the Ethics Office’s online and social-media presence including by populating and regularly updating the Ethics Office’s intranet and internet webpages and by creating multimedia (photo, video, and graphic design) materials for dissemination across websites and social media channels. - Contributes substantively to the design and development of training modules, including a 3-year e-learning Ethics Refresher, bystander training, and annual reminder sessions on the Code of Ethics. - Support the Ethics Project Coordinator with the dissemination of project results and other communication and visibility activities; facilitates the liaison with the donor and other partners for transparent communication and visibility on issues relating to the project. - Ensures liaison and coordination with the External Relations Department (ERD). - Performs other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications/special skills

Required Qualifications: - Advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) from an accredited educational institution in communications, marketing, business administration, social sciences, international relations, or a related discipline. - At least five years of relevant experience in communications, including communication campaign development and management, social media, copywriting and editing and implementing communications guidelines. Unless already serving as an international staff member in the UN Common System, do you have at least two continuous years of relevant international experience outside UNRWA, and outside the country(s) of which the candidate is a national or holds citizenship, a passport or a national identity number is required. - Excellent command of written and spoken English. Desirable qualifications: - Knowledge of design and desktop publishing software. - Knowledge of Palestine refugees and/or humanitarian response and development in the Middle East. - Experience working with the humanitarian principles in the United Nations. Required Competencies: UN Core Values of Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity, and Core Competencies of Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results apply by default. i. Formulating Strategies and Concepts ii. Planning and Organizing iii. Creating and Innovating iv. Analyzing

Languages

Excellent command of written and spoken English is required. Knowledge of Arabic is desirable.

Additional Information

The incumbent may be required to travel in the Agency’s area of operations.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.