Communication Officer (Donor Relations), P-2, East Jerusalem, State of Palestine, Temporary Appointment, 364 days (post no. 131542)

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For every child, opportunity

UNICEF in the State of Palestine works to uphold the rights of children to access essential services and protection, from early childhood through adolescence. Our objective is to ensure that every child in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, irrespective of background or circumstance, has an equal chance to fulfil their potential. Following the escalation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip, UNICEF is responding at scale with Education, WASH, Nutrition, Health, Child Protection and Multi-Purpose Cash, while preparing for return to learning for children across the State of Palestine to respond to the most precent and critical needs of children, while supporting the restoration of essential services.

Being a full member of the Communication Team, Communication Officer (Donor Relations) will support the Communication Section and the Partnerships Section by ensuring consistent, high-quality visibility for UNICEF’s donors and development partners to enhance the organization’s visibility and brand. This role will foster effective communication between the Partnerships and Communications teams, contribute to strategic visibility efforts of UNICEF in the of Palestine, and help strengthen relationships with donors by promoting the values and objectives of UNICEF.

Key functions and accountabilities

1. Liaison and communication:

– Act as the point of contact between the Partnerships and Communications sections, ensuring effective collaboration and communication between the two.

– Facilitate and coordinate the flow of information to enhance visibility of the donors in relevant communication products.

– Liaises with different programme and section colleagues to compile the information needed to assist in developing the donors’ visibility products in line with the applicable guidelines.

2. Donor engagement:

– Contributes to strengthening relationships with UNICEF’s donors and development partners, internal and external counterparts, UN agencies, national partners, national committees, and other stakeholders.

– Responding to ad hoc requests from development partners, ensuring timely, consistent and relevant responses.

3. Content development and visibility:

– Collaborates with other Communications team members to create and curate content that enhances donor visibility, in alignment with organizational standards and donor guidelines, assisting thus in achieving the advocacy and communications’ objective of the country office.

– Developes specific communication plans for top donors, campaigns, content for different types of reports, proposals, and other necessary documentation to highlight UNICEF’s impact and donors’ contributions.

– Plays a significant role in the implementation of communication plans and campaigns, ensuring that all communication materials comply with donors’ s brand guidelines and accurately represent the voices of children, with a focus on inclusivity and gender balance.

– Assists in drafting press releases and editing stories, social media texts and other advocacy and communications products.

4. Tracking and documentation:

– Maintains and organizes the partner relations archive, ensuring guidelines, logos, databases, and other materials are up to date and accessible.

– Tracks and document visibility activities for donors, monitor compliance with donor visibility guidelines, and prepare regular updates on visibility efforts.

– Supports the partnerships team in managing and tracking progress on visibility activities and maintaining organized, up-to-date records.

5. Event, field visits and meeting support:

– Assists in planning, organizing, and executing events, meetings, and field visits to promote donors’ visibility and engagement.

– Coordinates logistical and content needs for events, ensuring they effectively showcase the contributions and engagement of donors.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Education:

Bachelor’s degree on Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing or a related field.

Work Experience:

Minimum of two years of relevant professional experience at national and international level in communication, partnership, or donor relations. Experience in humanitarian and complex setting is desired.

Experience in building and strengthening relationships with donors, development partners and other stakeholders.

Experience in designing, planning and organizing events, involving different stakeholder and ensuring donor visibility and recognition.

Experience in designing and leading communication projects and campaigns to archive strategic visibility.

Experience in producing impactful content for different communication channels, including digital and traditional media, that highlights programme achievements and donor contribution.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English. Knowledge of another official UN language is considered as an asset.

Core Competencies:

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Strong organizational and project management skills, with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.

Excellent in social media management, content creation, and digital communication tools.

Knowledge of donor visibility guidelines, branding requirements, and experience in ensuring compliance in all visibility activities.

Ability to work collaboratively and professionally within a team and adapt to changing circumstances in a quick-changing environment.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

((1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

This position is not considered an elevated risk role. However, UNICEF reserves the right to conduct further vetting/assessment within the scope of child safeguarding as appropriate. 

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female are encouraged to apply.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

This is required for all posts requiring a higher education degree. “UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/”

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

The VA is open to all (internal and external candidates)

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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