Org. Setting and Reporting
The place is positioned within the Operations and Advocacy Division (OAD), Workplace for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). OCHA is the a part of the United Nations Secretariat accountable for bringing collectively humanitarian actors to make sure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA additionally ensures there’s a framework inside which every actor can contribute to the general response efforts. OCHA’s mission is to mobilize and coordinate efficient and principled humanitarian motion in partnership with nationwide and worldwide actors with a purpose to alleviate human struggling in disasters and emergencies; advocate the rights of individuals in want; promote preparedness and prevention and facilitate sustainable options.
This position-specific job opening is being marketed for the place of Public Info Officer, Head of Public Info and Reporting Unit in Dakar, Senegal. Below the general supervision of the Head of the workplace OCHA Regional Workplace for West and Central Africa (ROWCA), the incumbent experiences to the Deputy Head of Workplace.
Obligations
Inside delegated authority, the Public Info Officer shall be accountable for the next duties:
• Manages reporting and evaluation, by establishing and sustaining reporting system throughout the area; oversees drafting and distribution of normal experiences on the humanitarian scenario; ensures circulation of knowledge and evaluation of developments within the area, together with monitoring tendencies and sharing experiences with HQ, and key companions.
• Takes the lead in technique, planning, growth and implementation of enormous, advanced communications campaigns (e.g., international advocacy initiatives, regional public info programmes) and joint communications methods in humanitarian contexts, main frequent media and communications efforts, together with frequent messaging and chairing a humanitarian communications group. Identifies sources and seeks funding and different help for main campaigns.
• Gives recommendation and experience to managers, senior officers and different public info employees on a variety of public affairs points, strategies, and approaches; on key media developments and acceptable approaches for media engagement to boost consciousness of humanitarian wants and advocate well timed and coordinated response; anticipates and resolves communications/public relations points/issues
• Develops strategic partnerships with key constituencies to elicit help for and maximize influence of humanitarian advocacy aims; serves as principal liaison to governmental our bodies, nationwide teams, personal sector organizations, academic organizations, worldwide organizations, and many others.
• Prepares or oversees preparation of a various vary of knowledge communications merchandise in help of precedence humanitarian initiatives. Drafts advanced materials for UN newsletters, periodicals, experiences and books and edits drafts ready by junior officers. Evaluates outcomes and influence of communications actions; experiences on developments, tendencies and attitudes relating to the UN and the broader humanitarian group.
• Represents the establishment in conferences and conferences; fulfils talking engagements and makes displays to teams on humanitarian actions and advocate problems with concern; organizes media protection and arranges or conducts briefings, interviews; organizes seminars, lectures, conferences, media journeys, public occasions on main points and occasions regarding the group.
• Builds info networks; plans and oversees upkeep of publicly accessible info supplies on humanitarian points and joint actions of the humanitarian group; plans and develops strategic outreach actions. Manages publications programme; produces supplies for print/digital/voice/visible and social media outreach.
• Leads day-to-day area or regional communications operations to incorporate taking part in coordination of substantive and administrative actions of the unit, decoding and disseminating coverage, offering procedural recommendation, bettering reporting methods, dealing with operational and administrative queries, getting ready price range submissions, establishing and/or coordinating coaching programmes and monitoring and evaluating outcomes. Could coordinate and direct a workforce of public info employees and/or mentor and supervise the work of junior officers on particular initiatives.
• Handle the Public Info and Reporting Unit in ROWCA. Guarantee well timed recruitment, induction, coaching, and efficiency administration consistent with company frameworks; Promote a constructive and respectful working atmosphere, upholding OCHA’s responsibility of care regarding safety, well being, security, and well-being; Carry out different duties as assigned by the Head of Workplace (HoO).
Competencies
PROFESSIONALISM: Information and understanding of humanitarian, emergency reduction help and associated humanitarian points. Potential to establish points, analyze and take part within the decision of points/issues. Potential to develop sources for knowledge assortment. Conceptual analytical and evaluative expertise to conduct unbiased analysis and evaluation, together with familiarity with and expertise in the usage of numerous analysis sources, together with digital sources on the web, intranet and different databases. Potential to use judgment within the context of assignments given, work beneath strain, every so often in a extremely worrying atmosphere (e.g., civil strife, pure disasters, and human distress). Exhibits delight in work and in achievements; demonstrates skilled competence and mastery of material; is conscientious and environment friendly in assembly commitments, observing deadlines, and attaining outcomes; is motivated by skilled quite than private considerations; reveals persistence when confronted with tough issues or challenges; stays calm in worrying conditions. Takes accountability for incorporating gender views and making certain the equal participation of ladies and men in all areas of labor.
COMMUNICATION: Speaks and writes clearly and successfully; listens to others, appropriately interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks inquiries to make clear and reveals curiosity in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, fashion and format to match viewers; demonstrates openness in sharing info and conserving folks knowledgeable.
TEAMWORK: Works collaboratively with colleagues to attain organizational targets; solicits enter by genuinely valuing others’ concepts and experience; is prepared to study from others; locations workforce agenda earlier than private agenda; helps and acts in accordance with closing group determination, even when such choices might not fully replicate personal place; shares credit score for workforce accomplishments and accepts joint accountability for workforce shortcomings.
MANAGING PERFORMANCE: Delegates the suitable accountability, accountability and decision-making authority; makes positive that roles, tasks and reporting traces are clear to every employees member; precisely judges the period of time and sources wanted to perform a activity and matches activity to expertise; screens progress in opposition to milestones and deadlines; frequently discusses efficiency and gives suggestions and training to employees; encourages risk-taking and helps creativity and initiative; actively helps the event and profession aspirations of employees; appraises efficiency pretty.
Schooling
A sophisticated college diploma (Grasp’s diploma or equal) in communication, journalism, worldwide relations, public administration, or a associated discipline is required. A primary-level college diploma together with a further two (2) years of qualifying expertise could also be accepted in lieu of the superior college diploma.
Work Expertise
A minimal of seven (7) years of progressively accountable expertise in communication, journalism, worldwide relations, public administration or associated discipline is required.
At the very least three (3) years prior to now seven (7) years of worldwide discipline expertise (precise setting the place a mission or venture is being carried out) in support operations (advanced emergency or pure catastrophe) is fascinating.
Expertise with disaster communications is fascinating.
Expertise in a humanitarian context within the UN Widespread System or different comparable worldwide group is fascinating.
Expertise within the area is fascinating.
Languages
French and English are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the place marketed, fluency in English and French is required. Information of one other UN official language is a bonus.
Evaluation
The analysis of certified candidates might embrace an evaluation train which can be adopted by a competency-based interview.
Particular Discover
This place is funded for a finite interval of 1 12 months. Extension of the appointment is topic to extension of the mandate and the provision of the funds. Employees members are topic to the authority of the Secretary-general and to task by her or him. On this context, all employees are anticipated to maneuver periodically to new capabilities of their careers in accordance with established guidelines and procedures.
The United Nations Secretariat is dedicated to attaining 50/50 gender stability in its employees. Feminine candidates are strongly inspired to use for this place. An impeccable file for integrity {and professional} moral requirements is important.
Exterior candidates (together with OCHA non permanent appointees and OCHA nationwide discipline employees) who’re chosen for a place in discipline responsibility stations could also be strategically positioned on a set time period appointment restricted to a selected place or to a selected nation workplace in accordance to the paragraph 2.2 (b) of administrative instruction ST/AI/2013/1 on the administration of fixed-term appointment which gives that an FTA could also be granted to people who’re “(b) Chosen however not reviewed by a Secretariat evaluate physique for appointments restricted to particular entities”.
United Nations Issues
Based on article 101, paragraph 3, of the Constitution of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the employees is the need of securing the best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity. Candidates is not going to be thought of for employment with the United Nations if they’ve dedicated violations of worldwide human rights regulation, violations of worldwide humanitarian regulation, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are cheap grounds to consider that they’ve been concerned within the fee of any of those acts. The time period “sexual exploitation” means any precise or tried abuse of a place of vulnerability, differential energy, or belief, for sexual functions, together with, however not restricted to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of one other. The time period “sexual abuse” means the precise or threatened bodily intrusion of a sexual nature, whether or not by pressure or beneath unequal or coercive situations. The time period “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that may fairly be anticipated or be perceived to trigger offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a situation of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work atmosphere, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who’ve dedicated crimes apart from minor visitors offences is probably not thought of for employment.
Due regard shall be paid to the significance of recruiting the employees on as large a geographical foundation as doable. The United Nations locations no restrictions on the eligibility of women and men to take part in any capability and beneath situations of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking atmosphere.
The paramount consideration within the appointment, switch, or promotion of employees shall be the need of securing the best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity. By accepting a proposal of appointment, United Nations employees members are topic to the authority of the Secretary-Normal and task by her or him to any actions or places of work of the United Nations in accordance with employees regulation 1.2 (c). On this context, all internationally recruited employees members shall be required to maneuver periodically to discharge new capabilities inside or throughout responsibility stations beneath situations established by the Secretary-Normal.
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