Communications Analyst

The Communications Analyst supports the planning and implementation of communications and advocacy strategies to increase UN Women's visibility and awareness in the Europe and Central Asia region. The role involves coordinating media relations, managing digital communications, producing advocacy materials, and supporting regional campaigns and events.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design communication and outreach/advocacy strategies and plans including needs assessments and monitoring.
• Support development, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of the Regional Communications and Advocacy Strategy.
• Coordinate in-country UN Women/UN system corporate and local campaigns and special events ensuring compliance with corporate identity and priorities.
• Develop and produce communication instruments and materials including briefing materials, press releases, and articles and manage dissemination.
• Identify and propose information opportunities, activities, approaches, platforms and partners.
• Manage translation/adaption/rewriting, printing and dissemination of publications and audio-visual materials.
• Develop and design the quarterly newsletter and disseminate regionally to partners.
• Engage with designers, videographers, photographers and other retainers to produce high-quality communication products.
• Contribute to donor visibility and follow guidelines from HQ and RO.
• Support coordination of media relations including establishing media relationships and maintaining press databases.
• Maintain email list of partners for newsletter distribution and contribute to drafting talking points and supporting materials.
• Manage RO’s website content and social media accounts in line with corporate policies.
• Liaise with UN Women offices across the region to compile materials for social media platforms.
• Upload information to knowledge management system regularly.
• Perform other duties within functional profile as necessary.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in communications, public relations, journalism or relevant field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• At least 2 years of professional work experience in public relations, communications or advocacy is required.
• Experience in media relations is desirable.
• Experience in the use of social media is required.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.), spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required.
• Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Fluency in Turkish is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

Skills

• Public Relations
• Communications Strategies
• Advocacy
• Media Relations
• Social Media Management
• Office Applications
• Spreadsheet Software Knowledge
• Database Management
• Web-based Management Systems
• ERP Systems
• Oracle Cloud
• Digital Communications
• Advocacy Material Development
• Campaign Coordination
• Event Support

Languages

English, Turkish