Communications and Advocacy Officer

The Communications and Advocacy Officer will lead and provide technical guidance in planning, coordinating, designing and implementing external communications, partnership initiatives and advocacy efforts for UNFPA Palestine. The role supports programmatic work through communications, partnerships and advocacy, reporting directly to the UNFPA Representative.

Responsibilities

• Lead and provide technical guidance in planning, coordinating, designing and implementing external communications, partnership initiatives and advocacy efforts.
• Facilitate and deliver communications, partnerships and advocacy initiatives to support the programmatic work of UNFPA Palestine.
• Monitor and analyse the political, social and economic environment relevant to UNFPA’s work and public perception in media; identify opportunities for strategic communications interventions.
• Guide internal and external communications to inform and engage staff and publics around corporate strategic goals and country programme goals.
• Coordinate development of the Country Office’s communication and advocacy strategy and action plan in collaboration with programme teams.
• Develop and maintain collaboration with traditional and social media, civil society groups and organizations to achieve advocacy and communication objectives.
• Draft and edit articles, press releases, human interest stories, social media content and other advocacy/information materials.
• Coordinate establishment and content maintenance of the UNFPA Palestine website and social media accounts.
• Prepare background communication and promotional materials for briefings and visits of journalists, donors, senior government officials and other groups.
• Organize and generate public support for special events to promote country programme goals.
• Contribute press clippings to the weekly regional media monitoring report.
• Follow up on production of advocacy and communication materials for campaigns and oversee quality control and compliance with UNFPA style and policies.
• Monitor and evaluate dissemination and impact of advocacy and communication materials; provide feedback to Regional Office and Headquarters.
• Assist UNFPA implementing partners with communication and advocacy messages and capacity building.
• Maintain an up-to-date documentation center for publications, press releases, clippings, photographic and audio-visual materials.
• Participate in the UN Communications Group and contribute to joint UN Communication Strategy for Palestine.
• Advise Representative and programme teams in developing partnerships with donor communities and other development partners for resource mobilization.
• Facilitate programme teams to report on results.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in communications, media relations, journalism, international development, or relevant social sciences.
• At least 2 years of increasingly responsible professional experience at the national or international level in public relations, communications or advocacy.
• Demonstrated expertise in planning, designing, and leading communications strategies, campaigns, and initiatives in development and/or humanitarian contexts.
• Proven experience in media relations, donor visibility, social media management, and digital communications analytics.
• Excellence in research, analysis, and writing skills, with demonstrated experience in drafting talking points, opinion editorials, press releases, social media content, issue papers etc. which communicate key messages in a simplified, and easy-to-understand manner.
• Proven expertise in strategic social media management and in developing interactive, informative, and engaging digital content on a regular basis.
• Experience in multimedia production, including photography and basic videography editing.
• Proficiency in communications and design software (MS Office suite, graphic design tools, and web-based systems).
• Fluency in English and Arabic languages is required.

Skills

• Communications Strategies
• Advocacy Activities
• Media Relations
• Donor Visibility
• Social Media Management
• Digital Communications Analytics
• Research and Analysis
• Content Writing
• Press Release Writing
• Opinion Editorial Writing
• Social Media Content Creation
• Multimedia Production
• Photography
• Videography Editing
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Graphic Design Software
• Web-based Communication Systems

Languages

Arabic, English