Regular Monthly Contract: This contract is established in the form of a regularly monthly contract, that is, a continuous presentation of the services required during the contract period, making the payments associated with the contract at the end of each calendar month.
Contract Level: IICA 1 (international candidates)
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Summary of key responsibilities:
The Communications Officer will work as part of the national Office health projects team on issues related to Communications, Outreach and Partnerships activities. They report to the Project Manager and works in a coordinated way with the National Communications Specialist and the Partnerships & Communications Team of the Regional Office to support the dissemination of the projects at national and regional level and their results. They will have the following key responsibilities:
- Support the Strategic positioning of the project at the national and regional levels
- Support the implementation of the external communication
- Strengthening of strategic alliances (Partnerships)
- Support Internal communication and knowledge management
You may find more information at https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=22132
Requirements
Education:
- A First University degree preferably in Communication, Journalism, Public Administration, Economics, International Development, Political Science, Communications or International Relations or related field A
- Master Degree or third level education is desirable and can substitute some of the years of experience preferably in Communications, Journalism, Public Administration, Economics, International Development, Political Sciences, International Relationships or related areas.
Experience:
- A minimum of two (2) years of experience developing communication strategies, public relations and / or strategic alliances.
- Experience in public relations (or an equivalent related to Partnerships and partnership development) is required in the public, private or cooperative projects will be valued.
Valuable:
- Experience in communication for development and/or partnership and portfolio development.
- Experience in communicating health issues.
- Knowledge and experience with United Nations agencies, international cooperation and / or international organizations will be valued.
Languages
- Fluency in Spanish and good working level in English (both written and oral) are required.