Public Information Officer at United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Task description

Description of tasks

•  Monitor and analyze current events, public opinion, and press to identify issues and trends in relation to the humanitarian situation and response in the region.
•  Prepare drafts, collect inputs, and gather/organize information in a contribution to the development of regular products on the humanitarian situation in Southern and Eastern Africa, including snapshots, dashboards, situation reports, and others.
•  Prepare draft inputs for reports and analysis on humanitarian issues in the region, for both internal and external use.
•  Provide surge missions or remote support to eventual humanitarian crises, OCHA offices, and Resident Coordinator’s offices in the region on communications, including production of information and audio-visual materials.
•  Support the development of communications products (e.g. press kits, press releases, key messages, human-interest stories, audio-visual materials, social media content, etc.), including through proposing topics, undertaking research and interviews, writing drafts, editing copy, designing the composition and layout, and coordinating distribution.
•  Undertake activities to promote media coverage (e.g. press conferences, press releases, interviews, background briefings, and other special activities), including film and photo coverage, of priority issues and/or major events.
•  Prepare, on the basis of official UN documentation and other sources, drafts of content for inclusion in global OCHA products (e.g. Global Humanitarian Overview, Annual Report, etc). Results/Expected Outputs: High-quality and timely support provided to the development of compelling communications materials regarding the humanitarian situation and response in countries in Southern and Eastern Africa. Support provided both in country and remotely to emerging crises or other issues, as requested. Regular public information products are produced on time. OCHA ROSEA online presence including the corporate website and social media is strengthen, including through the production of innovative human-interest stories. Humanitarian partners and media are updated on the humanitarian situation in the Eastern and Southern Africa region.