Deadline: 26 September 2019
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is currently seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Communication Officer in Lima, Peru.
The Communication Officer will Assists in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating an advocacy and communication strategy to get children’s and women’s issues into the public domain, strengthen political will in support of UNICEF’s mission and objectives in the country, and enhance the organization’s credibility and brand.
UNICEF works for a world in which every child has a fair chance in life.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Communication Officer will perform the following functions:
- Communication materials:
- Implement the tasks in the country communication work plan and strategy as assigned.
- Gather content and coverage of relevant country efforts to identify effective relevant country programme activities and results.
- Develop complementary, country specific and local community materials and activities.
- Media Relations:
- Maintain and update media relations contact list/database. Ensure rapid and accurate information dissemination to the media.
- Assist in developing and maintaining close collaboration with mass media, as well as with groups and organizations whose support is essential to the achievement of advocacy and communication objectives.
- Assist in drafting and editing articles, press releases, human interest stories and other advocacy/information materials in all media formats, as appropriate.
- Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Assist in coordinating appropriate audience research and compiling and analysing relevant data.
- Monitor and evaluate the appropriate and timely dissemination of advocacy and communication materials to target audiences and participate in the evaluation of their impact.
- Monitor and evaluate the use and effectiveness of media materials.
- Celebrities, partners and special events:
- Help organize and generate public support for special events and activities to promote country programme goals.
- Assist in developing and maintaining close collaboration with mass media, as well as with groups and organizations whose support is essential to the achievement of advocacy and communication objectives.
- Maintain and update celebrity and partner contact lists/database for country office.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have:
- University degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or related field.
- 1 year practical professional work experience in communication, print and broadcast media, or interactive digital media.
- Field work experience.
- Fluency is required in both, Spanish and English.
- Nationality of Peru.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit UNICEF.
