Communications & Marketing Specialist at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Specific tasks and responsibilities:

• The consultant will undertake the following duties: Develop a Communications Strategic Plan:
• Create a comprehensive communications strategic plan for the Unit.
• Ensure alignment with the broader organizational goals, including as related to communication, and the Mitigation Branch's objectives. Annual Communications Workplan:
• Develop an annual workplan aligned with the strategic plan detailing communication activities, timelines, and resource requirements and allocations.
• Coordinate the implementation of this workplan (and by extension strategic plan), including supervision of content creators and creating content Enhance Reputation and Visibility:
• Design and implement activities, resources, and communication pieces to boost the Unit's reputation and visibility.
• Ensure consistency with the communications strategic plan. Stakeholder Engagement:
• Coordinate and collaborate with key communication stakeholders, including: o Mitigation Branch Communications team o UNEP’s Communications team o Project Communicators Network
• Communications Taskforce at GEF Coordination Office Relationship Management: Develop and implement relationship strategies with internal and external stakeholders, including: UNEP senior management and other relevant units within the organization
• GEF Secretariat o Representatives from developing countries

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: marketing, psychology, communication, journalism, public relations or a related discipline is required;
• A first level degree with additional two (2) years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree;
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in communications, marketing and/or influencing is required;
• Experience in communications with donors and NGOs is desirable;
• Experience in communications, marketing or influencing working with developing country governments is desirable.