Mission and objectivesThe position is located within UN Women Jordan Country Office. UN Women is the United Nations entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women, officially established by the United Nations General Assembly through resolution 64/289 in July 2010 and starting its operations on January 1, 2011. It was created by consolidating four previous UN bodiesโUNIFEM, INSTRAW, the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues, and the Focal Point for Womenโto create a more coordinated and powerful agency for achieving gender equality worldwide.
ContextThe UN Women Jordan Country Office supports the Government of Jordan to implement global norms and standards on gender equality and womenโs empowerment. Under its Strategic Note for the period 2023-2027, the UN Women Jordan Country office promotes womenโs economic empowerment, gender responsive governance and womenโs political participation in alignment with the government of Jordan Triple Modernization Agenda; works to advance the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda including through the Jordan National Action Plan for Women, Peace and Security (JONAP); and implements a resilience and empowerment model for Syrian refugee women and vulnerable Jordanian women in camps and host communities in support of the Jordan Response Plan (JRP). As part of its work, the Jordan Country Office has a significant amount of advocacy and communications work including several initiatives focusing on social norms change, campaigns and the annual Women Film Festival organized in partnership with the Royal Jordanian Film Commission. The Communications and Digital Media Associate will work under the direct supervision of the Communications Specialist and the overall guidance of the Country Representative and will support the office to fulfil its advocacy and communications roles in support of UN Women and the UN Womenโs Country Representative. S/He will work closely with the UN interagency Communications Group, with other members of the UN Women Jordan Country Office and the UN family in Jordan. Additional Information: National UN Youth Volunteers in Jordan are entitled to: โข Monthly Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) at the amount of JOD 916.06; โข Annual and learning leaves; โข Free Medical and life insurance; โข Free access to different learning platforms. For more information on UN Volunteer benefits, entitlements and support, please visit: https://www.unv.org/volunteer-your-country-conditions-service
Task DescriptionUnder the direct supervision of Communications Expert, the UN Volunteer will: 1. Provide substantive support to the planning and design of external communication and outreach/advocacy strategies and plans ยท Provide analysis for elaboration of communication strategies; ensure gender perspective is included; ยท Integrate communication, advocacy and outreach strategies into proposals for project/programmes and other initiatives, as necessary; ยท Monitor and analyze print and social media and provide analysis to the Jordan Country Office; ยท Provide inputs and support to the development and implementation of in-country UN Women/ UN system corporate and local campaigns and special events including the UN Womenโs annual Women Film Festival. 2. Provide substantive support to the development and dissemination of communication and advocacy materials in the country, including digital media ยท Create visual content for communications and advocacy, including photos, video, audio, infographics, GIFs, etc; ยท Design posters, quote cards, even save-the-dates, digital banners, etc; ยท Identify storylines for publication and articles and draft stories, press releases and other written content for the Jordan Country Office ยท Create content and updates for the UN Women Jordan Country Officeโs website and social media platforms for information on key programmatic initiatives, campaigns, international days and events; ยท Promote and disseminate corporate advocacy materials for launching flagship initiatives, publications, and campaigns; ยท Support the translation/adaption/rewriting of information received, printing and dissemination of publications and audio-visual materials; ยท Support the maintenance of a media/visibility/communications/events calendar for the Jordan Country Office; ยท Maintain a library/database of reference materials, photos, videos and digital assets; 3. Support the coordination media relations for the Jordan Country Office ยท Support the establishment of relevant relationships; ยท Maintain list of relevant media in country; ยท Support the organization of roundtable discussions, press conferences and briefing session for press, as required; ยท Draft talking points. 4. Support the coordination of the Country Office online presence ยท Support the coordination of the CO website content and maintenance based on corporate requirements; ยท Support the coordination of the CO social media accounts in line with corporate social media policy; ยท Support the maintenance of a social media calendar; ยท Research, compile and produce reports on web/social media statistics on a regular basis;; ยท Upload information to knowledge management system on a regular basis, including news, updates, resources. 5. Provide general administration and operations support to the CO in compliance with UN Women rules, regulations, policies, and strategies: ยท Provide administrative support in maintaining day to day activities of the Communications Unit and to the organization of conferences, workshops, events, etc., including the Women Film Festival; ยท Coordinate vendors relationships as needed in relations with the design and production of communications material; 6. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.
Competencies and valuesยท Accountability ยทAdaptability and flexibility ยท Creativity ยท Judgement and decision-making ยท Planning and organising ยท Professionalism ยท Self-management
Living conditions and remarksAmman, the capital, is a peaceful city with over four million residents. People are friendly to visitors. Services in terms of banking, transportation, health and communications are easily available. Though Arabic is the official language, English is widely spoken among the majority of the population, especially in Amman. Road network is good both in terms of spread and quality of the roads. Public transportation in Amman is limited. Taxis are relatively cheap and easily available. There are a number of shopping malls, restaurants, gyms, and cinemas. A large variety of accommodation options can be found; however, it is worth noting that prices in Amman have generally increased in the past few years. There are no specific security threats. Amman is a very easy city in which to live; large, many amenities, very modern and serviced by an international airport with direct flights to most capital cities. According to the assessment of the UN Department of Safety & Security (UNDSS) Jordan is a family duty station (category A hardship). As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. National UN Volunteers are part of the insurance plan.