Communication Assistant

Under the direct supervision and functional authority of the Director of UNESCO Almaty Office, the incumbent shall perform the tasks of the Communication Assistant and shall contribute to the overall monitoring, reporting and communications, of all programmes and projects of UNESCO Almaty Office, in the Education, Natural, and Social and Human Sciences, Culture, and Information/Communication fields within the framework of implementation of UNESCO’s Regular Programme and extra-budgetary activities according to the UNESCO rules, regulations and procedures.

The incumbent  will work in close collaboration with the Programme Specialists and the Project Support Unit (PSU) of UNESCO Almaty Office. In particular, the incumbent will perform the following functions:

• Contribute and assist with the development and execution of the communication strategy and activities to promote effective communications with external and internal audiences.
• Assist in the formulation of the Office overall strategy in compliance with internal and external strategic and development assistance frameworks.
• Assist the Programmes/Projects in designing, planning and reviewing Terms of References (TORs) for Programmes/Projects promotion and visibility.
• Contribute to the Office communications by preparing concise, user-friendly reports or presentations that can be shared with the general public to demonstrate concrete results achieved.
• Writing, production and dissemination social media content under the supervision of Programme Specialists.
• Provide inputs for the concept of various publications (flyer, brochure, banner and video) of the above Programmes/Projects.
• Assist in organising and execution event related to Programmes/Projects including handling media relations (printed, online, television and radio).
• Assist in providing inputs for publications, presentations, briefings, speeches and missions, including preparing news for website and social media.
• Perform any other tasks related to the scope of work that may be necessary for the successful implementation of the Programmes/Projects delivery.
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Essential Responsibilities:  

Education:

• Completed higher education degree in mass communication, media studies, journalism, or in studies with specialization in information and communication technology and knowledge society issues.

Work experience :

• Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in the field of communication and information, of which preferably 2 years acquired at international level promoting issues related to free, pluralistic and independent media and/or building inclusive knowledge societies.

Source: https://careers.unesco.org/job/Almaty-PSU-Communication-Assistant-(SB%E2%80%902-SC5-Min)/801860602/