Communication and Public Affairs Specialist

2 days ago

Athens, Attica, Greece United Nations Population Fund Full time
United Nations Population Fund

About the Position

This position is located in the Ecosystems Division at the Coordinating Unit for the Mediterranean Action Plan - Barcelona Convention Secretariat in the Athens duty station. The incumbent will work under the direct supervision of the Deputy Coordinator, MAP Athens.

Main Responsibilities

The main duties and responsibilities of the position are:
  • Develop and implement information programs to publicize priority issues, major events, program initiatives, and accomplishments;
  • Draft information strategies, monitor progress, and report on outcomes; analyze results and take follow-up action;
  • Monitor and analyze current events, public opinion, press coverage, and information needs of parties and key constituents;
  • Promote and coordinate media coverage, including press conferences, interviews, press seminars, and special events;
  • Propose, arrange, and participate in press conferences/media coverage, disseminate materials, and consult with the press on approach/story angle and other information requests;
  • Initiate and sustain professional relationships with key partners, service providers, and constituencies, including translators, designers, printers, Bureau Chiefs, editors, journalists, counterparts, and mid-level officials in government, non-governmental organizations, businesses, academia, and other areas of civil society;
  • Produce or oversee the production of information communications products, such as press kits, press releases, feature articles, speeches, booklets, brochures, backgrounders, audio-visual materials, radio spot programs, social media, etc.;
  • Plan and coordinate the production of publications of the MAP Barcelona Convention Secretariat, ensuring adherence to mandates, strategic objectives, and environmental sustainability directives, as well as collecting specific contributions from MAP components;
  • Prepare initial drafts of articles or chapters for inclusion in UN newsletters, periodicals, reports, and books, based on official UN documentation and other sources;
  • Establish and run a centralized MAP Library network with the assistance of the Librarian, Information Technology, and Administrative Assistant, with automated access to information and data, serving as a gateway to Mediterranean environmental libraries;
  • Develop and maintain the information architecture of the websites of the MAP Barcelona Convention Secretariat, coordinate and exercise quality control over website content, and follow up with and advise content managers to ensure information is up-to-date and adheres to standards for style, clarity, and coherence of content;
  • Create standard formats and templates for web sections and web pages;
  • Plan and coordinate exhibitions and side events during meetings of the Conferences of the Parties and their subsidiary bodies;
  • Participate in planning and preparation of the budget, work program, and spending plan for the information program of the Secretariat;
  • May play a lead role on communications and information-related matrix teams and/or task forces, overseeing and coordinating the work of Professional and General Service staff, consultants, and interns;
  • Act as focal point on specific issues, monitoring and reporting on developments, responding to inquiries, etc., including acting as a spokesperson to media organizations and other bodies and focal point for the Regional Activity Centre for Information and Communication (INFO RAC);
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to visiting students and academics;
  • Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables, and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation, and reporting.


Requirements

To be considered for this position, applicants must have:
  • An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in communication, journalism, public relations, environmental sciences, international relations, business, or public administration, or related field;
  • At least five years of progressively responsible experience in public information, journalism, international relations, public administration, or related area;
  • Relevant working experience in the Mediterranean region, particularly at regional and/or intergovernmental level, is desirable;
  • Working experience on communication and/or information at international level is desirable;
  • Minimum two years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable;
  • Fluency in English and French is required; knowledge of other UN Mediterranean languages is desirable.


Competencies

The successful candidate should possess the following competencies:
  • Professionalism: ability to identify issues, analyze, and participate in resolving issues/problems, conduct data collection, and apply judgment in assignments given;
  • Communication: speaks and writes clearly and effectively, listens to others, interprets messages correctly, responds appropriately, asks questions to clarify, exhibits interest in having two-way communication, tailors language, tone, style, and format to match audience, demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed;
  • Planning and Organizing: develops clear goals consistent with agreed strategies, identifies priority activities and assignments, adjusts priorities as required, allocates appropriate time and resources for completing work, foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning, monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary, uses time efficiently.

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