Communications Associate - NPSA- 6

The Communications Associate supports the implementation of UN Women's communications and visibility priorities in Mozambique, focusing on humanitarian and gender equality programmes. The role involves producing multimedia content, managing digital communications, and strengthening visibility among donors, partners, and the public.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the implementation of the Country Office's humanitarian and development communications and advocacy activities, in line with UN Women’s corporate communications guidelines and priorities.
• Support the preparation and compilation of communications inputs for donor reports, situation updates, presentations, advocacy materials, and other information products, including documenting programme achievements, donor contributions, and project results.
• Assist in the preparation, design, and production of communications and visibility materials, including infographics, factsheets, newsletters, presentations, photographs, and audiovisual materials, ensuring compliance with UN Women, CERF, and other applicable donor branding and visibility requirements.
• Provide logistical and communications support for advocacy campaigns, media engagements, roundtable discussions, press conferences, and other public events, including assisting with the preparation of briefing notes, press releases, communication materials, and event documentation.
• Support the collection, editing, organization, and maintenance of multimedia content from programme and field activities, including photographs, videos, testimonials, and human-interest stories, in accordance with safeguarding, PSEA, confidentiality, and informed consent requirements.
• Support the maintenance of the Country Office's digital communications platforms, including preparing and uploading approved content, updating social media platforms, monitoring audience engagement, and compiling basic communications performance data.
• Monitor relevant print, broadcast, and digital media coverage relating to gender equality, women's empowerment, and humanitarian issues, and compile media summaries and updates for review by the supervisor.
• Maintain organized records and archives of communications products, media coverage, photographs, videos, publications, and donor visibility materials to support institutional knowledge management, reporting, and future communications activities.
• Identify storylines and achievements within the CO for online and printed publications; prepare press releases, articles, key messages, and other advocacy materials; oversee the translation, adaptation, or rewriting of information received for the local context; manage the publication of materials for final approval; establish and maintain relationships with printers/ publishers; maintain library/ database of reference materials and photos and digital assets, as necessary; follow guidelines from RO/HQ.
• Identify stories, and develop/review content for the CO website hosted at the RO and social media channels; update the website and social media channels, ensure consistency in branding; research, compile and produce reports on web statistics on a regular basis and electronic surveys; maintain files, databases, and systems relevant to the CO digital presence, as necessary.
• Serve as a focal point on UN Women activities open to the press, as necessary; establish and maintain relationships with press in country; maintain and update database of relevant press, as necessary; respond to request for information and arrange interviews; draft talking points.
• Contribute to the identification of best practices and lessons learned; conduct trainings and workshops on communication practices; provide/ exchange information with HQ and RO, MCO, and COs.
• Provide support on special web/digital/media projects undertaken by the CO/MCO.
• Perform other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Requirements

• Completion of secondary education is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations or Journalism is an asset.
• At least 6 years of progressively responsible experience in providing support to the formulation and implementation of internal and external communications and advocacy strategies and related plans is required.
• Experience in developing communications and visibility products, including articles, human-interest stories, social media content, presentations, factsheets or similar materials, is required.
• Experience in the use of social media and digital communications is required.
• Experience working on gender equality, humanitarian action, development or human rights communications is desirable.
• Experience working with the United Nations or another international organization is desirable.
• Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.
• Experience working in Cabo Delgado or another humanitarian/field context is desirable
• Fluency in Portuguese and English both writing and speaking is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

Skills

• Internal Communications
• External Communications
• Advocacy Strategies
• Creative Communications Planning
• Content Development
• Social Media Management
• Digital Communications
• Multimedia Production
• Visibility Products Development
• Public Relations
• Journalism
• Gender Equality Communication
• Humanitarian Communication
• Development Communication
• Human Rights Communication
• ERP System Experience
• Oracle Cloud
• Portuguese Language
• English Language

Languages

Portuguese, English