Job: Communications Officer at UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - ARMENIA Company

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Category: Communications/Journalism

Type: Other

Deadline: 07-Mar-18 00:00:00

Salary:

Description

Responsibilities

Communications/partnerships:

• Formulate and implement a media strategy to increase awareness of WFP's programmes
  
• nationally;
  
• Coordinate and maintain close contacts with national and international media based in the
  
• country and region;
  
• Monitor national media and keep management abreast of developments and opportunities to
  
• positively enhance WFP's reputation and image, and maximize the exchange of information
  
• within Country Office units and with external partners;
  
• As required, coordinate and translate press releases, opinion editorials and other public
  
• documents;
  
• Play an active role in interagency UN advocacy and media opportunities;
  
• In coordination with partners feed and update WFP Armenia social media and website by
  
• developing high quality communication materials reflecting the work of WFP in the country.
  
• Write content for WFP's internal and external websites;
  
• Prepare briefing materials and contribute to the preparation of donor proposals for
  
• management as requested;
  
• Attend meetings with the UN and other multilateral bodies, NGOs, member states, taking
  
• notes, sharing information, and supporting joint information programmes to increase WFP
  
• Armenia Country Office profile, and protect its interests;
  
• Coordinate/manage the organisation of media interviews;
  
• Contribute to and provide support to the Country Office to effectively mobilise private sector
  
• resources and donations;
  
• Assist in placing WFP's public service announcements in broadcasting stations;
  
• Keep accurate records of media activities and contacts.
  

Report writing:

• Generate donor specific reports, text, photos, videos and audio in order to support WFP
  
• Armenia Country Office in its fundraising activities while ensuring consistency with corporate
  
• messages;
  
• Produce multimedia materials when needed, including PowerPoint presentations;
  
• Produce reports on WFP public information activities as required;
  
• Contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on programmes and activities
  
• that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to
  
• stakeholders;
  
•  Support to the preparation of the annual Standard Project Report;
  
• Prepare and deliver a set of relevant information materials of key events, including factsheets
  
• and press releases;
  
• Contribute to the preparation of new project proposals;
  
• Support the enhancement of the capacity of WFP staff and partners to effectively manage
  
• operational information and performance reporting;
  
• Perform other duties as required.
  

CORE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES:

Understand and communicate the strategic objectives; Be a force for positive change; Make the

mission inspiring to our team; Make our mission visible in everyday actions; Look for ways to

strengthen people skills; Create an inclusive culture; Be a coach and provide constructive feedback;

Create an "I will"/"We will" spirit; Encourage innovation and creative solutions; Focus on getting

results; Make commitments and make good on commitments; Be decisive; Connect and share across

WFP units; Build strong external partnerships; Be politically agile and adaptable; Be clear about the

value WFP brings to partnerships.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES:

Media and Communication Expertise; Communication Strategy and Planning; Socio-political contextual

Understanding; Information analytics, Reporting and Management; NGO, UN and other partner

collaboration

RequiredQualifications

Education:

• Advanced University degree in Journalism, International Relations, Public Relations, Communications or
  
• other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or
  
• trainings/courses.
  
• Language: Fluency (level C) in English and Armenian; Intermediate knowledge (level B) of Russian
  
• language is desirable.
  

Experience:

• Has at least two years of experience in utilising specialist communications techniques to enhance
  
• functional outputs.
  
• Has supported projects and operational activities that maintain and develop donor and host
  
• government partnerships
  
• Has collated data, assisted in drafting resourcing analysis and collaborated with accurate and timely
  
• briefs as well as reporting to donors

Desirable knowledge and skills:

Strong written and oral communication skills, including substantive analysis and report writing skills.

Benefits

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