Pakistan: NATIONAL POST: Communication for Development Analyst, Islamabad, Pakistan Country Office, NOB

The Position:

The Communication for Development Analyst is responsible for planning and design of internal and external strategies and plans for communications.

You will guide and facilitate implementation and reviews of a transformative communication strategy, and partnering with online, broadcast and print media, as well as national and provincial institutions to upscale the coverage of family planning and maternal health issues in Pakistan.

You will report directly to the UNFPA Representative.

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s new strategic plan (2018-2021), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices.

In the face of challenges resulting from the delay in reducing fertility in Pakistan, including gaps in fulfilment of women’s reproductive rights, the need for significant expansion of infrastructure and services to serve a larger population, the difficulty in achieving education goals with the growth of its school-aged population and a less favorable age structure for economic development, UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need principled and ethical staff, who embody human rights norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

In a complex operating environment, you will contribute to the effective communication of UNFPA activities in the areas of population and development, reproductive health and gender.

You will ensure that substantial programme events, success stories and good practices, along with challenges and gaps that must be addressed, are well documented and communicated in social, broadcast and print media, highlighting the value-added roles of partners and donors will.

You will establish and maintain collaborative relationships with the media, counterparts in government, multi-lateral and bilateral donor agencies and civil society in support of UNFPA’s programme.

You would be responsible for:

A. Planning, design and execution of internal and external strategies for communications

• Plan and elaborate communication needs assessments for the country programme.

• Facilitate planning, implementation and reviews of the Country Office’s communication strategies based on the overarching UNFPA communication strategy that serves as a key pillar of the new Strategic Plan and the Asia-Pacific Regional Programme.

• Provide constructive advice on incorporation of advocacy and communication components into all aspects of UNFPA’s programme.

B. Elaboration and implementation of the CO publication strategy and plan

• Guide and facilitate elaboration and implementation the CO publication strategy and plan based on the corporate publication policy.

• Identify and develop sample storylines for publication and substantive articles and opinion pieces contributing to debates on key issues at the core of UNFPA’s mandate.

• Coordinate and oversee the CO publication activities, including content management, adherence to norms for design and publishing, liaison with printers and other suppliers to oversee production and supervision of dissemination.

C. Maintenance of the Country Office website, web-based knowledge management system and social media platforms

• Maintain the office web site based on corporate requirements in cooperation with the ICT staff.

• Oversee and prepare the content for the office website ensuring consistency of the materials.

• Guide and facilitate elaboration and implementation of a social media strategy leading to the development and implementation of UNFPA Pakistan Facebook and Twitter accounts, with a possibility of Instagram.

D. Partnership, Advocacy and Resource Mobilization

• Develop and maintain close contacts with national counterparts, donors, civil society and private sector for the implementation of the communication and publication strategies.

• Engage with the UN partners on forging a “One UN” image as feasible, through publicizing the significance of the local UN endeavours, joint programmes, common services and value-added role of UNFPA.

• Provide tangible contributions to donor meetings and related public information events.

• Prepare relevant documentation, including project summaries, conference papers, speeches and donor profiles.

• Format package and submit newsletters and programme updates for development partners and donors in close collaboration with programme staff.

E. Programme and Media Campaigns

• Organize public information and promotional campaigns on UNFPA activities to position UNFPA as a leader within the development space and social media; Guide and facilitate campaigns in the local and social media that position UNFPA’s programme and new endeavours.

• Facilitate promotion and dissemination of corporate advocacy materials for launching flagship programme initiatives and publications.

• Ensure that key office and programme events, success stores and good practices highlighting the value-added roles of partners and attribution are communicated through local and social media.

F. Knowledge Building and Management

• Ensure strategic documentation of good practices and innovative programme endeavors in close collaboration with the programme team;

• Provide substantial contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice including corporate communications repositories.

• Organize trainings for and provide constructive advice to programme and operations staff on communications issues.

Carry out any other duties as may be required by UNFPA leadership.

Qualifications and Experience

Education:

Advanced university degree in communications, media relations, journalism or relevant social sciences

Knowledge and Experience:

• At least 2 years of increasingly responsible professional experience at the national or international level in public relations, communications or advocacy;

• Substantive knowledge and practical experience in communication strategy development;

• Strong media contacts and proven success pitching stories to media outlets;

• Excellent research and writing skills, with experience writing reports, newsletters and programme updates, video production and developing web content;

• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, good knowledge and experience in handling of web-based management systems (Drupal is a plus);

• Client oriented and strong team work;

• Proficiency in current office software applications;

• Knowledge of the UN system would be an advantage.

Languages:

Fluency in English and Urdu are required, knowledge of local languages is an asset.

All applicants should apply ONLY on the link below. Please note the vacancy is OPEN TO NATIONALS OF PAKISTAN ONLY.

LINK:
Job ID-19135: https://www.unfpa.org/jobs/national-post-communication-development-analyst-islamabad-pakistan-country-office-nob

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 15 NOVEMBER 2018 AT 5PM PAKISTAN TIME