Dutystation: Yangon , Myanmar
Functional responsibilities
Implement the communications strategy and plan:
Assist day-to-day communications execution ensuring that high-quality work is delivered in a timely manner to support core LIFT activities in the best possible way.
Follow the tracking framework to ensure quality and timely delivery of the plan.
Support the information update process about the different communication channels to facilitate effective reporting, proper templates, access to information, formatted impact accounts, and more.
Provide administrative assistance for the communications budget tracking process execution, ensuring compliance with UNOPS rules and regulations.
Assist and provide administrative support to the Communications Officers on the delivery of high-level, strategic messages, at meetings, reports, and newsletters, and when needed ad hoc.
Content management and creation:
Support the process of creating communication editorial content including talking points, FAQs, internal messages, fact sheets, news releases, website content, social media, and videos.
Assist the Communications Officers in capturing, recording, and transforming content into insightful/strategic information to communicate with LIFT’s main stakeholders.
Manage multiple deliverables simultaneously and anticipate short-, medium-, and long-term support needs.
Administrative/Operational support:
Assist with internal and external event organization/management.
Ensure organizing and administering teams/meetings information - e.g., taking minutes, managing Google Drive, and ensuring information is updated and can be easily accessed.
Participate in events, footage, interviews, or any other ad-hoc activity that could need support.
Innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building:
Identify, capture, synthesize, and share lessons learned to develop knowledge and build stakeholders’ capacity.
Apply innovative approaches to support the implementation and delivery of effective and efficient initiatives.
Contribute to the development of a learning management culture within the communications team to ensure sustainable and scalable growth.
Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education:
Completion of Secondary Education with six (6) years of relevant experience is required.
Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, Communications, Media, Social Studies, International relations or any related field with two (2) years of relevant experience is desirable.
Experience:
A minimum of 6 years of experience supporting communications processes, including content creation, digital communications literacy, and strategic communications is required.
Experience in editing, writing, and storytelling skills in English and the local required language, to address various audiences, is an advantage.
Experience in Social Media tracking tools, CMS systems, and digital content creation is highly desirable.
Experience in event management and planning is an asset.
Administrative experience in data management in Google Suite, Microsoft Office, or similar is an advantage.
Experience working with the UN or international organizations is highly desirable.
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (e.g. MS Office newer versions, Google Suite Applications) is required.
Language Requirements:
Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
Proficiency in Burmese is required.
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