Vacancy Details

Job categories: Procurement

Vacancy code: VA/2024/B0012/28100

Level: ICS-10

Department/office: MP, PG, Procurement Group

Duty station: Home based

Contract type: International ICA

Contract level: IICA-2

Duration: 1-year, renewable yearly subject to satisfactory performance and business needs

Deadline: 21-May-2024

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Background Information

Do You Want To Work Remotely From Anywhere? UNOPS is hiring a Communication Specialist (Retainer) for a home-based job available for 2024. As a central procurement resource for the United Nations system and its partners, UNOPS emphasizes efficient, transparent, cost-effective and sustainable delivery of goods, services and works, in line with public procurement best practices. On a yearly basis, UNOPS procures approx. USD 1 Bn worth of goods, services and works on behalf of our partners. These include a broad base of categories, including life-saving pharmaceuticals, mine action equipment, vehicles or road construction services. 

The Procurement Group (PG) is based at UNOPS HQ in Copenhagen. It leads the organization’s sustainable procurement practice and is responsible for: articulating strategy, policy positions and innovative solutions for procurement at UNOPS; enabling the operationalization and managerial oversight of UNOPS procurement activities through appropriate systems and reports; strengthening the knowledge, skills and career development of procurement practitioners; and leading the implementation of sustainable supply chains across the organization. 

Sustainable Supply Chains go beyond simple sustainable procurement, they require strategic thinking to ensure that all activities linked to procurement integrate requirements, specifications and criteria that are compatible and in favour of the protection of the environment, social progress and in support of economic development, namely by seeking resource efficiency, improving the quality of products and services and ultimately optimizing costs.

Functional Responsibilities

Reporting to the Sustainable Supply Chains Manager, the functional responsibilities of this retainer position are as follows: 

• Develop a comprehensive communications strategy that outlines the key objectives, target audience, messaging, content types, platforms, and metrics for specific programmes and projects run by PG
• Develop content plans for outlining the types of content needed for the various communications in the team, including how to improve communication with partners
• Analyse how the current communications are received by stakeholders such as suppliers, partners etc.
• Develop communication materials, including but not limited to content for newsletters and webpages, case studies, infographics, guidelines and presentations
• Develop templates for presentations that sets out a specific communication identity for the team
• Support the communications aspects of events held by PG including the development of event messaging, promotional materials
• Develop training materials including best practices, guidelines etc.
• Providing communication training for the team, to improve the team’s skills
• Provide feedback on existing communication materials and identify improvements
• Perform other tasks and responsibilities relevant to the scope of this position

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Education / Experience / Language Requirements

Education: 

• Advanced university degree preferably in communications, social science, sustainability external relations, public relations and/or journalism, or related areas.
• Bachelor’s degree with two (2) years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.

Experience: 

• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in communications-related work is required.
• Experience in conceptualizing and managing the production of communication or learning materials is required.
• Experience in working on sustainability, sustainable procurement or corporate social responsibility topics is an advantage
• Experience working in complex, multi-faceted organizations is an advantage
• Experience with managing website content is an asset.

Language:

• Fluency in oral and written English is required.
• Knowledge of French and/or Spanish is an advantage

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