Deadline: 05 November, 2020

Location: Liberia

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Communication Associate.

UNICEF works for a world in which every child has a fair chance in life.

Responsibilities

• Draft service requisitions for consultant/institutional contracts, vendor payments and arrange travel for section staff and other related paperwork
• Support logistical arrangements, as required, including dissemination of publications and other materials to other offices and partners
• Support in managing the country office website, development of multimedia assets such as videos, photographs, as may be required
• Assist in drafting and editing articles, press releases, human interest stories and other advocacy/information materials in all media formats
• Assist in collaborating with the other teams in the office to organising field visits, facilitating photo coverage and TV footage and utilising both web-based and traditional media as appropriate
• Perform non-linear editing and packaging of footage and materials sourced from UNICEF and other service providers to produce high-quality, edited and subtitled videos for UNICEF’s various digital platforms
• Contribute to the designing of UNICEF Liberia print and digital products (infographics, leaflets, publications) based on UNICEF’s global brand guidelines and standards
• Organise and maintain UNICEF  in-house digital photo library including proper metadata embedding
• Share images selectively with external media, partners and HQ and perform the required photo editing tasks from retouching and colour grading to ensure highest quality archival photos
• Maintain an archive of all multimedia products used on UNICEF social media platforms, RO or HQ channels as well as National Committees and other media outlets, including interviews
• Contribute to maintaining and updating UNICEF website using content produced by the communication section
• Daily monitoring, review and record media coverage of the organisation and circulate to relevant authorities
• Improve the country office online presence through the collection of information and preparation of content for social media campaigns
• Assist in the organisation of logistical support to information campaigns along key events or international days
• Support the organisation of public events and campaigns along key events or international days to promote the visibility of UNICEF actions in Liberia
• Support the public relations component of UNICEF-funded projects, including monitoring of project visibility plans in line with UNICEF branding guidelines and donor visibility guidelines

Requirements

• Completion of secondary education
• Technical and or university courses in Communication is an asset
• Completion of a university degree in Communication, Journalism, or Public Relations would be an advantage
• Six years, minimum, of progressively responsible programme and/or administrative work
• Knowledge and experience of the media environment and digital media platforms would be an asset
• Fluency in English language and in the local language of the duty station

To apply and for more information, click here.

Photo source: Simon Berry