Communication Analyst, I-PPSA8
Organizational Context
UN Women is dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, working to eliminate discrimination and achieve equality between men and women. This Communications Analyst role supports the planning and implementation of communications and advocacy strategies to enhance UN Women's visibility and awareness among partners, media, and the public, working in close collaboration with various UN Women teams and external stakeholders.
Job Purpose
The Communications Analyst is responsible for assisting in the planning and implementation of UN Women's communications and advocacy strategies to increase the organization's standing and awareness with partners, media, and the public. This involves supporting the development and dissemination of advocacy materials, contributing to media relations, maintaining donor visibility, coordinating online presence, and facilitating knowledge building and sharing. The role works collaboratively with programme, operations, and technical teams, as well as other UN agencies, government officials, media, donors, and civil society.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include providing substantive support for the planning and design of external communication and outreach strategies, integrating gender perspectives, and analyzing media. The role involves coordinating and contributing to the development and dissemination of advocacy materials, drafting press releases, identifying story ideas, and promoting corporate advocacy materials. Media relations activities include coordinating relationships, maintaining media lists, responding to inquiries, and organizing press events. The analyst will also maintain visibility for donors, coordinate editorial work for the office's web and online presence, and contribute to social media accounts. Facilitating knowledge building and sharing through synthesizing best practices and organizing workshops is also a key duty.
Work Experience
Requires 0-2 years of professional experience in public relations, communications, or advocacy. Experience with social media, computer office software (MS Word, Excel), database packages, and web-based management systems is essential. Experience with ERP systems like Oracle Cloud and international experience are desirable.
Skills
Communication, advocacy, social media outreach, web content management, media relations, strategic analysis, knowledge management, writing and editing.