Associate Communications Officer, NOB
Overview
The Associate Communications Officer supports the UN Resident Coordination Office in Conakry, Guinea, by contributing to communications strategies, content creation, media relations, and partnership building to advance UN priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to gathering insights from media monitoring.
- Implement communications strategies to raise awareness and drive engagement.
- Draft narratives and messaging on UN work.
- Contribute to media mapping and relationship building.
- Develop media lines, including for crisis situations.
- Assist in planning and coordinating media events.
- Act as a spokesperson when required.
- Create compelling content optimized for target audiences.
- Draft and produce communications products like press releases and reports.
- Develop and implement communications campaigns.
- Develop and coordinate strategic communications partnerships.
- Deliver outreach and advocacy strategies.
- Create content for UN and community radio channels and podcasts.
- Assist in creating and updating communications policy and guidance.
- Prepare reporting and inputs for strategic communications.
- Monitor, analyze, and report on communications approaches and strategies.
- Contribute to data collection, analysis, and reporting for data-driven planning.
Required Experience
A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible experience demonstrating ability to develop and implement communications strategies is required. Demonstrated knowledge of strategic communications principles and practices is required. Demonstrated ability to draft and tailor clear messages for diverse audiences is desirable. Demonstrated skills in developing creative content is desirable. Demonstrated knowledge of current and emerging digital media platforms, their principles and technologies is desirable. Demonstrated skills to conduct research such as systematic data collection and analysis of information from various sources is desirable. One (1) year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in communication, journalism, international relations, digital communications or related field, is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is an advantage.