UNOPS‘ mission is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure, and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.

Responsibilities

The Communications and Media Associate will perform the following functions:

• Ensure ​implementation of communications strategies and procedures​, focusing on achievement of the following results:
  • Full compliance of communications activities with UNOPS rules, regulations, policies and strategies
  • Input into the elaboration of internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in the UNOPS-ZPIU, in consultation with the direct supervisor and office management
• Take the lead with ​effective management of local media relations​:
  • Establish an exhaustive, up-to-date, verified media contact listing
  • Build professional relationships with local media representatives to enhance the dissemination of UNOPS-ZPIU news and information updates
  • Assist in positioning UNOPS-ZPIU as a thought leader and credible source of information around early recovery initiatives, sustainable infrastructure and gender parity
• Contribute to ​high quality content gathering​ from various sources:
  • Liaise with Technical Agencies and Implementing Partners to gather high quality content from operations including beneficiary interviews, photos, videos, etc
  • Create a range of information, education and communication materials for public dissemination
  • Ensure proper cataloging of content on shared drive for easy retrieval

Requirements

Applicants must have:

• Completed secondary school education
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or other relevant discipline is an asset
• Six years, minimum, of experience in online content publishing and copy writing is required
• Experience in media and public relations is required
• Experience in drafting and editing skills in English and Shona is an added advantage
• Experience in optimising website content and use of graphic design softwares is an added advantage
• Fluency in written and oral English is required
• Knowledge of Shona Language is an added advantage
• Knowledge of another official UNOPS language is an asset