Communication Consultants at UN Women

UN Women - In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. In doing so, UN Member States took an historic step in accelerating the Organization's goals on 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, which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Communication Consultant

Location: Abuja
Type of Contract: Special Service Agreement (Open for Nigeria Nationals Only)
Duration : 2 Months

Job Description

• UN Women requires the services of a communication consultant to assist team in the implementation of the visibility and communication strategy.

Special Tasks and Responsibilities

• Under the overall supervision of the Women Peace and Security, Programme Manager, UN Women
• Develop a 2 pages’ leaflet presenting the programme Enhanced Women’s Engagement in Peace and Security in the North-East of Nigeria
• Produce quarterly newsletter with inputs from the Women Peace and Security team members;
• Work with the team to disseminate the findings of the peace and security assessment report including coverage of the launch of the report in the three states sndAbuja.
• Support the implementation of communication strategies in Adamawa, Plateau and Gombe states;
• Compile programme reports targeting diverse audiences and disseminate widely to stakeholders, partners and target beneficiaries. These include feature articles and short stories for the UN Website.
• Liaise with the GTAs, Women Mentors & Media Network to capture & document success stories in the respective communities/states 0fWPS project implementation, by EU standards
• Ensure that activities of CSO5, Women Mentors and Media Networks are documented for dissemination to the relevant stakeholders and various UN Women websites as well as to EU communication team accompanied by quality pictures.
• Support Production of awareness raising materials, written or electronic, designed to lower social tensions in conflict-prone LGAs in Adamawa, Gombe and Plateau

Education

• Master’s degree with relevant experience in Media and Public Relations, Mass Communication/journalism, Peace & Security Studies; Gender Studies; International Development; International Relations, or other related field in the Social Sciences.

Experience:

• Minimum of 4 years’ relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience with disseminating information via social media
• Substantial experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, good knowledge and experience in handling of web-based management systems.
• Experience in disseminating information to a variety of target audiences including community based audiences
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excellent Writing skills

Language:

• Fluency in English
• Fluency in Hausa is desirable

Application Closing Date
27th January, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications which must include an attachment, the completed UN Women Personal History Form (P-11) and CV demonstrating qualification, technical competencies and experience relevant to the assignment. Application letter should be addressed to: The Programme Manager, Women Peace and Security, Un Women.

Click Here to Downlaod UN Personal History Form (P11)

Application should be submitted via email: [email protected] the subject for the application should be application for Communication Consultant.
Or
Hard copy to:
Operations Manager,
UN Women,
WAEC Building 2nd Floor,
10 Zambezi Crescent,
PMB 2851, Maitama,
Abuja.

Note: Applications without the completed P-11 form are incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.