Communication Associate - Public Relations & Outreach (Retainer)

Job Description

Dutystation: Home based

Functional responsibilities

Under the supervision of the senior Project manager Summary of functions:

1. Project Reporting, and Communication

2. Monitoring and Progress Controls

3. Knowledge management and innovation

Project Reporting and Communication:

• Provide administrative support in developing monitoring, evaluation and reporting framework for projects;

• Assist and provide administrative oversight in the implementation of base line surveys;

• Assist the Project Managers, Project Coordinators and Project Engineers to implement the monitoring, evaluation and reporting framework in a standardized and coherent manner;

• Administrative Coordination and timely submission of donor reports as per agreement;

• Participate at project coordination meetings as and when required;

• Support the Project Managers in preparing press releases and articles on the Projects for both internal and external publications;

• Liaise with Reporting focal point of other offices on administrative and communication matters;

• Support the Project Managers in UNOPS involvement in the UNDAF/any other mechanism, by assisting in preparing or editing reports, meeting minutes, PowerPoint presentations and other documents as and when required;

• When required, support Project Managers in gathering and assembling information relevant to the development context in Tanzania;

• Support communication activities of all projects in Tanzania;

• Assist the Project Managers in managing the visibility requirements of the projects;

• Assist by developing administrative concepts and approaches and any other activities required for effective lesson learning and sharing within the organization;

Monitoring and Progress Controls:

• Assist in developing an effective monitoring, evaluations and reporting framework

• Timely reporting

• Draft press articles for further review by the management of the office.

Knowledge management and Innovation:

• Ensure routine and effective capacity building activities are conducted in order to build the long-term and sustainable capacity staff.

• Participate in relevant Communities of Practice.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education:

• High School education is required;
• Bachelors or equivalent in communications, journalism, media relations or any other relevant discipline is an asset.

Certification:

• Certification in communications, monitoring and reporting is desirable.

• High school education with a minimum of six years of relevant experience in communications, monitoring and reporting is required;
• Bachelor’s Degree in the relevant field of studies with two years of relevant experience may substitute for some required years of experience;
• Two years of relevant experience in data analysis is required;
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software package (MS Office is required)

• Full working knowledge of English is required.
• Fluency in one or more additional official UN languages is an advantage

About the Organization

TOGETHER, WE BUILD THE FUTURE

UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.

Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development.

We are proud of our people and embrace diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunities. Our workforce brings together approximately 160 nationalities, represented by over 5,000 UNOPS personnel as well as some 7,800 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners. Spread across 80 countries from a range of backgrounds, and languages and have different gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities.

We encourage women and candidates from underrepresented groups in UNOPS to apply. These include candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.