Communication Officer, NO-1, Temporary Appointment, Yangon, Myanmar, #138444 (364 days, extendable, open to Myanmar Nationals only)

Overview

The Communication Officer supports the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of UNICEF Myanmar’s advocacy and communication work, with a focus on digital platforms, newsletters, campaigns, content production, and media engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage UNICEF Myanmar’s social media platforms, including editorial planning, scheduling and publishing content, coordinating clearances and ensuring timely and accurate updates.
• Create and adapt engaging content for social media, the UNICEF Myanmar website, newsletters and campaigns, including text, graphics, photographs, video and other multimedia formats.
• Develop human interest stories from programme and field activities, including interviews and content gathering, in line with UNICEF child safeguarding, informed consent, dignity and ethical storytelling standards.
• Monitor and analyse social media and digital communication results, including reach, engagement, audience growth, content performance and social listening, and use the findings to improve communication effectiveness.
• Support media engagement, campaigns, field communications and photo/video production while ensuring all content meets UNICEF editorial, brand and quality standards.

Required Experience

Minimum of one year of relevant professional experience in communication, journalism, public relations, media or digital communications, including practical experience developing communication content for print, broadcast, web or social media platforms.

Qualifications

University degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Social Science, Development Studies, Sustainability and Innovation Studies or relevant fields.

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