Communication Analyst, NPPSA 8, Sarajevo, BiH

Background:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

To respond to the demands of national partners, UN Women established its presence in 2008 in Sarajevo. Priorities of UN Women’s Country Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are based on the 2021-2025 United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework signed between the Government of BiH and the United Nations system in BiH. Key priorities of UN Women in BiH under its 2021-2025 Strategic Note span four key priority areas: 1) ending violence against women; 2) supporting the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, especially through the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 and ensuring that women are empowered to fully contribute to and lead in public and political life; 3) enhancing women's economic empowerment by working to create equal opportunities and access to resources, including by recognizing, reducing, and redistributing unpaid care and domestic work and promoting women’s entrepreneurship; and 4) strengthening gender-responsive governance by making gender equality central to national development planning and budgeting.

Communications and public advocacy efforts developed and deployed by UN Women at the national level continue to advance the gender equality and women’s empowerment agenda within the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Communications efforts of UN Women in BiH are aimed at: advocating for gender equality, women’s empowerment, and women’s rights in BiH; increasing UN Women’s and its partners’ visibility in BiH through external communications; and strengthening UN Women’s strategic approach to communications and advocacy in BiH. Significant efforts have been invested in developing strategic communications and campaigns, as well as nurturing media relations, and a consistent social media presence. UN Women develops communications resources to promote specific country level interventions and focuses on country-specific approaches for UN Women global flagship campaign such as Generation Equality, International Women’s Day and 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women. In parallel, programmatic portfolios are supported through various communications interventions.

Reporting to the Representative, the Communications Analyst is responsible for assisting in the planning and implementation of the office communications and advocacy strategies to increase the standing and awareness of UN Women with partners, the media and the public.  

The Communications Analyst works in close collaboration with the Programme, Operations and technical teams in the RO and personnel of other UN Agencies, Government officials, media, multilateral and bilateral donors and civil society.
 

Scope of Work

1.    Provide substantive support to the planning and design of external communication and outreach/advocacy strategies and plans
•     Provide analysis for elaboration of communication strategies; ensure gender perspective;
•     Integrate communication, advocacy and outreach strategies into proposals for project/programmes and other initiatives, as necessary;
•     Monitor and analyze print and social media and provide analysis to CO/RO/HQ; and
•     Provide inputs and support to the launch of in-country UN Women/UN system corporate and local campaigns and special events.

2.    Coordinate and contribute substantively to the development and dissemination of advocacy materials in the country
•     Draft briefing materials, and press releases and coordinate its dissemination through effective channels;
•     Identify storylines for publication and articles; 
•     Promote and disseminate corporate advocacy materials for launching flagship initiatives, publications, and campaigns;
•     Coordinate the translation/adaption/rewriting of information received, printing and dissemination of publications and audio-visual materials; and
•     Follow policies, procedures and guidelines from HQ and RO.

3.    Coordinate media relations for the CO
•     Coordinate the establishment of relevant relationships;
•     Maintain list of relevant media in country; 
•     Respond to inquiries for public and UN system information materials;
•     Organize roundtable discussions, press conferences and briefing session for press, as required; and
•     Draft talking points.

4.    Build and maintain partnerships and maintain relations with donors
•     Maintain relationships with partners and alliances to enhance visibility; and
•     Liaise with advocacy partners and undertake outreach to civil society organizations, governments, and other groups to ensure that newsworthy information reaches the public and donors, as delegated.

5.    Coordinate the CO’s web/online presence 
•     Coordinate CO’s websites’ content and maintenance based on corporate requirements;
•     Coordinate CO’s social media accounts in line with corporate Social Media Policy; and
•     Upload information to knowledge management system on a regular basis, including news, updates, resources.

6.    Facilitate knowledge building and sharing
•     Identify and synthesize best practices and lessons learned directly linked to programme goals and activities; and
•     Organize and conduct training and workshops on communication and advocacy, as appropriate.

7.    The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
 

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: N/A

Competencies :

Core Values:

Core Competencies:

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: 

Functional Competencies:

•     Ability to communicate sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies
•     Knowledge of web-based management systems
•     Knowledge of production, graphic design and photography standards
•     Knowledge of social media platforms and experience in social media outreach
•     Knowledge of local country media landscape
•     Communication, networking and advocacy skills
•     Ability to be strategic and analytical
•     Knowledge of gender and human rights issues desirable
 

Education and Certification:

•     Master’s degree (or equivalent) in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing 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. 

Experience:

•     0-2 years  of professional work experience in public relations, communications or advocacy is required.
•     At least 3 years of experience in the use of social media is required.
•     Experience in writing and editing in English and Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, including articles, reports, social media content, press releases, etc. is required.
•     Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and 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.
•     Experience in gender issues is an asset. 

Languages:
•     Fluency in English is required.
•     Fluency in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian is required.
 

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

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