Looking for a job? UN in Cambodia need Communications Officer

Background

Together with the Communications Specialist, the Communications Officer maintains a working relationship with the Regional Communications Manager. The Communications Officer works in close collaboration with the Business Development, Programme and Operations teams, staff of other UN Agencies, and UNDP headquarters’ staff (Communications Office), ensuring successful UNDP communications strategy implementation.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Implementation of internal and external strategies for communications and outreach
2. Implementation of the publications strategy and plan
3. Maintenance of the Country Office’s web site, intranet and web-based knowledge management system
4. Support to business development
5. Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing

1. Provides support to the planning and design of internal and external strategies for communications and outreach focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Conduct of communications needs assessments for the Country Office (projects, country programme and corporate change initiatives, etc)
• Analysis of requirements and synthesis of proposals for elaboration of the Country Office communications and outreach strategy based on the corporate communications strategy.
• Development/production of communications and advocacy instruments and materials for marketing and awareness-raising campaigns, including briefing materials, media advisories and press releases in coordination with the supervisor.
• Synthesis of proposals for project formulations to integrate advocacy and communications strategies into all aspects of UNDP’s development programme.

2. Ensures the implementation of the Country Office publication strategy and plan focusing on the achievement of the following results:

• Effective implementation of the CO publication strategy and plan.
• Management of some CO publication activities, such as drafting articles, content management, norms for publishing, design, maintenance of regular contact with printers and other suppliers to ensure that publications are produced and disseminated in a timely fashion.

3. Provides support to the maintenance of the Country Office’s web site, intranet and web-based knowledge management system focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Management of the Country Office’s web site based on corporate requirements in cooperation with the ICT staff.
• Preparation of content for the web site ensuring it is regularly updated with materials that are consistent with corporate guidelines.

4.   Supports the communications activities focusing on achievement of the following results:
Launches and campaigns

• Promotion and dissemination of corporate advocacy materials for launching flagship initiatives and publications such as the Human Development Report.
• Promotion and maintenance of public information campaigns on UNDP activities, results of MDGs, UN Reform, under the supervision of Communications Specialist.

Outreach

• Preparation and dissemination of newsletter to donors, donor reports, civic education and community awareness,  where appropriate, to support projects

Public information

• Timely and effective responses to inquiries for public information materials.

Competencies

• Identifies and communicates relevant information advocating for UNDP’s mandate to a variety of audiences

Building Strategic Partnerships

• Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders
• Establishes and nurtures positive communication with partners

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing

• Generates new ideas and approaches, researches good practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise

• Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position;
• Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in daily performance
• Analyzes the requirements and synthesizes proposals
• Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning
• Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments

Creating Visibility for UNDP/Supporting UNDP’s Capacity to Advocate

• Promotes awareness of UNDP’s to development mandate through dissemination of information and materials

Global Leadership and Advocacy for UNDP’s Goals

• Identifies and communicates relevant information advocating for UNDP’s goals to a variety of audiences

Conceptual Innovation in the Provision of Technical Expertise

• Keeps updated in his/her area of substantive expertise
• Identifies opportunities for conceptual innovation

Client Orientation

• Researches potential solutions to internal and external client needs and reports back in a timely, succinct and appropriate fashion
• Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines

Core Competencies:

• Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity
• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment
• Self-development, initiative-taking
• Acting as a team player and facilitating team work
• Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively
• Creating synergies through self-control
• Managing conflict
• Learning and sharing knowledge and encouraging the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member.
• Informed and transparent decision making

Required Skills and Experience

• Master’s degree in media relations, journalism, publishing
• Up to 2 years of relevant experience at the national or international level in public relations, communications or advocacy.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, good knowledge and experience in handling of web-based management systems.
• Fluency in English and Khmer

This post is opened for Cambodian national only.