Shape Global Narratives: UN Communications & Advocacy Officer Opportunity to Drive Impact

Shape Global Narratives: UN Communications & Advocacy Officer Opportunity to Drive Impact

• Job Opening ID: 256238
• Job Network : Public Information and Conference Management
• Job Family : Public Information
• Category and Level : National Professional Officers, NO-C
• Duty Station : ABU DHABI
• Department/Office : Resident Coordinator System
• Deadline : Apr 13, 2025

Join the United Nations as a Communications and Advocacy Officer. Craft compelling narratives, manage impactful campaigns, and engage diverse audiences to advance critical global agendas. The position is located in the United Nations Resident Coordination Office (RCO) in Abu Dhabi and reports to the Senior Development Coordination Officer, Strategic Planning and RCO Team Leader.

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Responsibilities

• Provide insights and analysis from traditional, social, and digital media monitoring, including public narratives and areas of reputational risk to inform communications strategy.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of communications strategies that raise awareness, drive engagement, build support and have measurable impact with target audiences, including ways to effectively communicate global UN initiatives to UAE audience.
• Draft compelling narratives and messaging on the work of the UN that engage target audiences across different channels and platforms, including innovative ones.
• Conduct mapping, outreach to and foster relationships with traditional and new media and social media outlets, networks, personalities and influencers.
• Participate in the development of media lines, including in crisis situations and on sensitive issues.
• Plan and coordinate press conferences, briefings, and media events.
• Create compelling content that is optimized to reach target audiences across a range of platforms and channels including short-form video, infographics, and interactive formats.

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Requirements

Education

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in communication, journalism, international relations, digital communications or related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is an advantage.

Work Experience

• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience demonstrating Knowledge in strategic communications principles and practices is required.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement communications strategies is desirable.
• Demonstrated skills to communicate complex and technical matters to diverse audiences is desirable.
• Demonstrated skills in traditional and innovative and social media analysis, written and visual content production is desirable.
• Demonstrated skills in the utilization of artificial intelligence, data visualization, and digital storytelling and other emerging technologies is desirable.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the UAE and regional development-related communication and advocacy landscape, including traditional and social media networks and influencers is desirable.