Deadline: 30 November, 2020
Location: Home-based
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Climate Investment Platform (CIP) Communications Consultant.
UNDP works in nearly 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion.
Responsibilities
- Review and update the CIP communications plan
- Coordinate CIP communications with the four announcing partners, ensuring consistent messaging and branding across all CIP communications materials
- Lead the redesign and management of the CIP website
- Manage the CIP social media channels (mainly Twitter)
- Produce the CIP newsletter
- Produce content for the website and social media (blogs, graphics, videos), showcasing the impact of the CIP at country level
- Draft CIP key messages, factsheets, talking points
- Draft press releases and pitch stories
- Secure participation of CIP representatives at relevant digital or physical events and organise CIP events
- Use external communications to support outreach and engagement of new partners and resource mobilisation
- Coordinate CIP outreach efforts with the four CIP announcing partners
- Identify, conceptualise, and plan relevant events to attend or speak at
- Maintain engagement across the CIP network through active and regular communications
- Support the development of a CIP partners’ online platform
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Economics, Social Sciences or other relevant field
- Master’s degree is a plus
- Five years, minimum, of experience working in communications in an international organsation, foundation or private sector company
- Experience in working for a multilateral actor in the climate change mitigation space is a plus
- Demonstrated experience in producing various communications materials (press releases, talking points, blogs, human-interest stories, presentations, social media videos, brochures)
- Experience in acting as a representative and spokesperson is a plus
- Excellent presentation skills in English
- Knowledge of climate finance and/or sustainable energy issues and actors is a plus
To apply and for more information, click here.
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