PSP Senior Campaigns Assistant at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

 Purpose and Scope of Assignment 

The PSP Senior Campaigns Assistant is supervised by the Campaigns Officer. The supervisor provides the incumbent with regular guidance. The incumbent will have frequent contacts involving the exchange of a wide range of information with colleagues within UNHCR as well as media, international organizations, academic institutions, faith-based organizations and leaders, corporate and individual donors/ partners, among other relevant campaign stakeholders when required.

Under the supervision of the Campaigns Officer, the PSP Senior Campaigns Assistant will be responsible for the following support functions: 

•  Project management: Support the project management of campaigns including conceptualizing and design, content gathering missions, content production timelines, and maintaining an overview of use of content across all relevant channels. 
•  Procurement: Support procurement and tender processes for external contractors and agencies, necessary for content production, events management, and public relations (PR).
•  Content production and optimization: Support with video editing and graphic design in the creation of campaign assets. 
•  Content distribution: Assist in the management of PSP Africa content including videos, images, and multimedia assets, and uploading relevant content to Refugee Media.
•  Social media management: Assist in developing weekly social media content calendars and managing assigned social media accounts. 
•  Partner support: Assist in developing social media packages and talking points for celebrity supporters and private sector partners who are speaking on-line and in-person on behalf of UNHCR. 
•  Drafting: Assist in the content development of assets including drafting (in English) of landing page text, donor emails, SMS, social media captions, press releases, campaign concept notes, etc.
•  Meeting management: Support the coordination of meetings, minute-taking, and sharing/following-up on key action points. 
•  Latest trends: Stay abreast of current trends and techniques in social media and digital/traditional communication.
•  AOB: Perform communication, campaign, and content production support as requested, in addition to other tasks as required by supervisor.

Monitoring and Progress Controls

•  Helping ensure smooth functioning of campaign initiatives from inception to implementation by:
  • Supporting on timely procurement of contractors and agencies.
  • Helping produce draft assets including videos and designed content.
  • Ensuring the use of produced content is optimized as per agreed distribution plan. 

Qualifications and Experience

Education (Level and area of required and/or preferred education)

•  Minimum a high school diploma is required.
•  Bachelor’s degree in either communication, marketing, business, development, or related field is  desired.

Work Experience 

•  2 years of relevant work experience with a high school diploma.
•  1 year of relevant work experience with an undergraduate degree. 

Key Competencies 

Essential:

•  Communication
•  Organizational awareness
•  Teamwork & collaboration
•  Commitment to continuous learning 
•  Client & result orientation
•  Accountability
•  Innovation and creativity 
•  Digital content production
•  Excellent written, interpersonal, and oral communication skills
•  Strong understanding of social media platforms, tools, and tactics for engagement
•  Strong research and analytical skills
•  Attention to detail, and ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines.

Desirable:

•  Video editing skills are highly desirable.
•  Graphic design skills are highly desirable.

Language

•  Fluency in English – speaking and understanding is required.