Спеціаліст/ка з комунікацій

ПРООН в Україні шукає спеціаліста/ку відділу зв’язків та комунікацій.

Кінцевий термін подачі на вакансію: 6 червня 2023.

Посилання для заповнення Р-11: https://estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/10864.

This is a national position only Ukrainian nationals are eligible to apply for this position.

The full-fledged war that escalated on 24 Feb 2022 led to critical environmental damages throughout Ukraine. Because of this situation, the state authorities joined forces to cooperate in recording the war damage, especially its environmental impacts for Ukraine. Starting from March 2022, Parliamentary Committee on Environmental Policy and Nature Management together with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, the State Environmental Inspectorate and other bodies created State Operational Center on Environmental Damage Assessment (later — SOC).

The SOC operates on the bases of the State Environmental Inspectorate of Ukraine. One of main goals of the Project is support the main beneficiary State Environmental Inspectorate of Ukraine in development of necessary legislation for recording the evidence on environmental damage caused by the Russian military invasion, as well as practical mechanisms to collect the evidence throughout Ukraine. Considering emergency needs to recovery actions and limited capacities of the governmental bodies, the State Environmental Inspectorate needs external support from international partners.

This new project aims to establish the Coordination Centre on Environmental Damage Assessment. It will enable the State Environmental Inspectorate and the SOC to execute its mandate, through:

• providing advisory and operational support for the development of the legal framework and institutional capacities;
• elaborating impact assessment methodology;
• training support to increase knowledge of the state officials;
• functioning of the interactive platform on environmental damage (in coordination with other projects/donors);
• development and implementation of communications campaigns to raise awareness amongst the public on environmental damage in general, including on its gendered impacts;
• facilitating gender-responsive assessments of the environmental damage;
• providing and assist in purchasing certified mobile stations/laboratories for measuring environmental data for the State Environmental Inspectorate.

In this context, UNDP is recruiting a Communication Officer, who ensures the development and effective implementation of the Project communication and outreach strategy under the guidance of the Project Manager of the project «Mitigating the risks of long-term environmental disasters in Ukraine through the establishment of a Coordination Centre on Environmental Damage Assessment» and in close coordination and collaboration with the Energy and Environment Portfolio and UNDP Country Office (CO) Communications team. The Communication Officer is responsible for the effective implementation of communication activities as part of Energy and Environment Portfolio and Project, consistent with UNDP rules and regulations, as well as donors’ requirements, and contributing to the achievement of UNDP CO programmatic goals.

The incumbent will promote UNDP’s mandate as a gender-responsive organization with zero tolerance to discriminatory and abusive behaviour, including sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse.

3. Scope of Work

Within the delegated authority and under the direct supervision of the Project Manager of the project «Mitigating the risks of long-term environmental disasters in Ukraine through the establishment of a Coordination Centre on Environmental Damage Assessment», the Communication Officer will:

1.Ensure development and effective implementation of the project/s’ communication and outreach strategies:

• Provide inputs to the Project/s’ communications related activates, including planning and executing relevant communication strategies and plans across multiple channels at national and regional levels, promoting civic education and community awareness where appropriate to the supported projects;
• Substantially contribute to the preparation of donor reports; perform editing of projects reports and promotion materials and assure that projects promotion materials meet UN/UNDP and donors’ communications requirements;
• Ensure development and publication of the Project/s’ promotion and information materials such as leaflets, brochures, newsletters, and ensure quality and timeliness of their production; organize interviews for various Mass Media as part of the programme/projects’ activities;
• Coordinate the work of relevant individual consultants contracted within the Project/s’ for communications and/or monitoring related assignments; coordinate the production and printing agencies involved in creation of audio/video/animation/print products on the request of the programme/ projects under implementation;
• Prepare press-announces and press-releases on the activities of the Project/s in both English and Ukrainian languages for distribution to mass media; organize the press-tours, press-conferences, conferences and other media-related events as part of the Project/s’ activities.

2. Contribute to the corporate advocacy and outreach efforts in collaboration with UNDP CO Communication Unit:

• Contribute to promoting and disseminating the UNDP corporate advocacy materials for launching flagship initiatives and publications;
• Help to organize and conduct public information campaigns on issues including UNDP activities, Sustainable Development Goals, and UN Reform;
• Provide support to the organization of roundtable discussions, press conferences, briefing sessions, interviews, launches, etc;
• Ensure effective responses to inquiries for information materials related to the supported projects.

3. Facilitation of knowledge building and management:

• Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to programme country goals and activities;
• Contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice including corporate communications repositories;
• Provision of trainings for UNDP personnel and partners on internal and external gender-sensitive and conflict-sensitive communications for development, with a focus on photography, video, blogging, managing social media, working with press, etc;

4. Institutional Arrangement

The incumbent will directly report to the Project Manager Project Manager of the project «Mitigating the risks of long-term environmental disasters in Ukraine through the establishment of a Coordination Centre on Environmental Damage Assessment» and work in close coordination with Monitoring and Reporting Analyst, as well as UNDP CO Communications team.

5. Competencies

Core Achieve Results:LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline. Think Innovatively:LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements. Learn Continuously:EVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback. Adapt with Agility:LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible. Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident. Engage and Partner:LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships. Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination. Cross-Functional & Technical competencies

Communications

Media Relations:

Ability to develop media relations across all aspects of media work including relationships with media and preparing media materials such as message.

Ability to create and/or edit written content for multimedia

General (across the functions)

Ability to build and maintain an overall positive public image for the organization, its mandate and its brand, while ensuring that individual campaigns and other communications and advocacy initiatives are supported in reaching the publiс.

Communications

Ability to represent and promote the UNDP brand in virtual communities and networks

Business Management

Ability and inclination to rapidly adopt new technologies, either through skillfully grasping their usage or through understanding their impact and empowering others to use them as needed.

6. Minimum Qualifications of the Successful NPSA

Min. Education requirements

• Master’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism or other relevant field;
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism or in another relevant field with 2 additional years of relevant experience will be given due consideration in lieu of Master’s degree.

Min. years of relevant work experience

• Minimum 2 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of progressively working experience in the field of public relations and/or communications or related fields is required. Relevant experience with Master’s degree would be desirable

Required skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrated ability to build trust;
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in the team, delivering through and with others.

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section

• Experience of work at relevant positions in international organizations, programmes/projects is an asset.
• Extensive experience in presenting in public forums, including high-level national stakeholders is an asset;
• Advanced knowledge of and experience with blogging and social media is an asset;
• Advanced knowledge of and experience with newsletter design, photography or video production will be an asset.

Required Language (s)

Excellent knowledge of English and Ukrainian languages (fluency in both spoken and written is a requirement) 

Disclaimer

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Under US immigration law, acceptance of a staff position with UNDP, an international organization, may have significant implications for US Permanent Residents. UNDP advises applicants for all professional level posts that they must relinquish their US Permanent Resident status and accept a G-4 visa, or have submitted a valid application for US citizenship prior to commencement of employment. 

UNDP is not in a position to provide advice or assistance on applying for US citizenship and therefore applicants are advised to seek the advice of competent immigration lawyers regarding any applications.

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