Communication Specialist at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the consultant will include, but are not limited to The consultant will work on a full-time basis. The consultant will be home based.

Coordination

• Work with, coordinate with and train national research partners on Communication related topics to ensure development of national communications products
• Work with the Ecosystems Division Advocacy and Communication Group to improve the coordination and efficiency of the advocacy and communication efforts, as advocacy focal point for the Biodiversity and Land Branch at UNEP; mainstreaming of TEEBAgriFood activities via this Advocacy and Communication Group
• Ensure effective knowledge management by coordinating the flow of information, communication and advocacy products from country partners to global TEN and UNEP workstreams, and as such connecting work across silos
• Ensure smooth workflow between the Economics of Nature Unit and the UNEP Communication Division. Liaise with Head of Content & Head of Multimedia to ensure visibility of TEEB Communications products on global UNEP Channels
• Liaise with Head of Web to ensure a new and improved UNEP TEEB presence for the EU-funded project on unep.org, as teebweb.org is being phased out
• Work with partners to identify and coordinate key moments for advocacy and public-facing communication activities for TEN
• Oversee the day-to-day work of those contributing to TEN communications: Communications Consultants, Graphic Designer, Videographer, Website Consultant etc.

Content creation

• Develop and oversee the development of impact stories for EUPI projects through a wide variety of communication tools and products (e.g. infographics, geospatial platforms, storymaps, dynamic blog pieces, human interest stories), using data and insights from TEN workstreams.
• Visit EUPI partner countries to coordinate video production and develop multimedia content to be highlighted on unep.org
• Develop country policy briefs jointly with EUPI country leads and national country institutions.
• Develop social media content in collaboration with EUPI partners, at country level as well as at global level, through UNEP and TEEB social media channels
• Reach out to and liaise with media/journal outlets in EUPI partner countries to arrange news stories and press releases.
• Coordinate the development of materials and media briefings for EUPI advocacy events
• Develop TEEBAgriFood content for blog articles, audio-visual materials, newsletters and website updates, based on identified user needs from national project partners and global end users

Qualifications/special Skills

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Communications, International Relations, Journalism, or Environmental related areas is required. A first university degree with a combination of two (2) years professional and academic qualifications may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
• A minimum of five (5) years of relevant work experience in Journalism or Communication for International Development is required
• Previous work within the UN System or International Organizations is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position fluency in oral and written English is required.