Communication Assistant

Organizational Context

UNICEF is dedicated to protecting the rights of children and adolescents, focusing on the most vulnerable populations in areas such as education, child protection, and health. The Communications Section in the Turkiye Country Office supports external communication and advocacy, utilizing social media and traditional media to highlight UNICEF's work. The UNV Communication Assistant plays a key role in supporting these efforts, including emergency response, digital media, media relations, and content creation, while also gaining practical experience in administrative and knowledge management processes.

Job Purpose

The UNV Communication Assistant will support UNICEF Turkiye's advocacy and communication initiatives, including emergency response. This involves contributing to external communication, digital media, media relations, strategic partnerships, public advocacy, and content creation. The role focuses on enhancing UNICEF's traditional and digital presence in Turkiye, increasing share of voice, and driving public engagement. The assistant will work closely with programme and emergency teams to support country programme goals through awareness-raising and knowledge building. The assignment offers valuable experience in communication-related administrative, procurement, reporting, and knowledge management processes within UNICEF.

Responsibilities

The UNV Communication Assistant will support content development by assisting in the timely production of media and communication products for advocacy, contributing digital content for UNICEF Turkiye's social media pages, and supporting the creation of high-quality information materials like human interest stories and multimedia products. Responsibilities also include supporting the organization of communication and advocacy events with partners and assisting with field, donor, and media visits. Furthermore, the role involves monitoring communication strategy activities, collecting and analyzing data against KPIs, and maintaining media and stakeholder databases. The assistant will provide support in documentation, reporting, translation, media monitoring, and maintaining communication-related filing and knowledge management systems. Administrative tasks include supporting tracking processes, managing deadlines, and assisting with communication-related administrative and procurement processes, including quotations and documentation.

Work Experience

A minimum of 6 months of relevant experience is required, with experience in a UN agency being an asset. Proficiency in using computers and office software packages (e.g., CANVA, MS Word, Excel, PPT) is essential. Experience with social media content, visual content production (video editing, design using tools like Adobe Premiere Pro, Canva), web-based management systems, and digital tools for communication and reporting is highly desirable. Strong organizational and administrative skills are also necessary.

Skills

Key competencies include accountability, adaptability, flexibility, creativity, sound judgment, decision-making, planning, organizing, professionalism, and self-management. Technical skills and areas of expertise encompass arts and design, communication, and translation/interpretation. Fluency in both English and Turkish is required.

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