Jobs in Egypt - Communication Associate at UNHCR

Communication Associate at UNHCR

Location: Zamalek

Deadline: 25-5-2020

Job Requirements:
Education & Professional Work Experience
– 3 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Language Requirements:
– For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and Arabic.
Certificates and/or Licenses
– Journalism, Social Sciences, Humanities or related fields

Job Description:
– Support the implementation of communications strategies for countries, situations and special projects within the area of responsibility; help identify thematic priorities and target audiences to meet UNHCR’s global, regional and country-level communications objectives of leading the narrative, generating empathy and mobilizing action for forcibly displaced and stateless people.
– Monitor news and popular trends to insert UNHCR’s messaging into ongoing conversations; identify
key moments for proactive communications.
– Help forge strategic partnerships with individuals and organizations who can help produce and
promote UNHCR content, activities and messaging as well as provide research insights to improve
communications; promote the work of engaged businesses and civil society actors.
– Support the development of news-driven and authoritative content to lead the narrative on forced
displacement and show UNHCR’s impact (e.g. interviews, press releases, flagship reports, speeches),
create emotive storytelling to generate empathy (e.g. stories, multimedia content) and mobilize
action by signposting concrete steps people can take to help refugees (e.g. digital diplomacy, actiondriven campaigns, fundraising).
– Help ensure that content created reaches maximum impact by supporting the development of
strategies for distribution from the outset, boosting the visibility of out content on relevant UNHCR
channels and placing it on external channels.
– Help monitor the implementation of communications projects and adjust accordingly.
– Assist in research, preparation, editing and production of professional media and communications
materials for target audiences and ensure their timely dissemination via UNHCR’s communications
channels, ensuring highest quality standards.
– Continually maintain and upgrade communications skills, keeping abreast of emerging platforms and
tools, and systematically reviewing media impact results and other measurement tools for learning
purposes.
– May be required to assist in implementation of campaigns, events and other initiatives in support of
UNHCR’s strategic objectives, including its need for a leading share of voice on refugee and related
matters.
– May be required to undertake missions and field trips with media and other official visitors in support
of UNHCR and its work.
– Perform other related duties as required.

To Apply:
https://www.unhcr.org/eg-jobs/entry/10681/

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