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UNICEF contributes to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria with a mandate to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF’s Nigeria country programme: Aims to accelerate the realization of the rights of all c...
Vacancy No: E-VN-2014-001558
Duty Station: Abuja
Country: Nigeria
Region: WCARO
Job Level: P-4
Position#: 00019435
Application Close: 23-Jul-14
Contract Type: Long-term Staff (FT)
Purpose of the Position
Accountable for developing, managing, co-ordinating, networking, implementing and monitoring an advocacy and communication strategy and associated products and activities on on-going basis with public audiences, with the objective of promoting awareness, understanding, support and respect for children's and women's rights, and support for UNICEF's mission, priorities and programmes in the Nigeria Country Office/media hub, and at a global level and those of the UN Country Team. Oversee the local private fundraising and partnership activities in support of the country programme.
Key Expected Results
1. Communication strategy: The Nigeria Country Office or Media Hub has a clear communication strategy and associated work plan to get children's issues into the public domain, strengthen political will in support of UNICEF's mission and objectives, and enhance the organization's credibility and brand.
2. Media relations: The Country Office or Media Hub has a well maintained and continually developed contact list of journalists and media outlets covering all media - print, TV, radio, web, photo etc. - and a successful process of communicating and maintaining regular contact and close collaboration with the media to communicate the story of UNICEF's cooperation.
3. Networking and partnerships: The Country Office or Media Hub has a well maintained and continually developed contact list of individuals, groups, organizations and fora whose support is essential to/can assist in achieving the advocacy and communication objectives. Effective working relationships with the UN Country Team and UN communication counterparts are developed, maintained and enhanced.
4. Celebrities and special events: The Country Office or Media Hub has a well maintained and continually developed contact list of appropriate, nationally-known personalities who have been identified, engaged and support UNICEF's effort and who actively participate in special events and activities.
5. Global priorities and campaigns: The Country Office or Media Hub has an effective process in place for integrating and taking action on UNICEF's global communications priorities, campaigns and partnerships, disseminating these elements in a locally-appropriate way.
6. Resource mobilization support; Global and country level fund-raising activities are supported by effective advocacy and communication strategy and activities.
7. Management: Human resources (the communication team) and financial resources (budget planning, management and monitoring) are both effectively managed and optimally used.
8. Monitoring and evaluation: Communication baselines are established against which the achievement of objectives of the communication strategy are regularly evaluated; analysis is undertaken to continuously improve the effectiveness of communication strategy and activities; results and reports are prepared and shared.
9. Capacity building and support: The Representative and the country programme team are provided with professional expertise and advice on all aspects of external relations communication as required.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
- Advanced university degree in Communication, Journalism, Public Relations.*
- Eight years of progressively responsible relevant work experience in communication, print, broadcast, and/or new media.
- International and national work experience.
- Background/familiarity with Emergency situations.
- Fluency in English and another UN language. Knowledge of the local working language of the duty station is an asset.
- A first level university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
Interested and suitably qualified candidates should click here to apply online.
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