Exciting Opportunity: UN-Habitat Is Hiring a Communications Assistant. Apply Today!

Exciting Opportunity: UN-Habitat Is Hiring a Communications Assistant. Apply Today!

• Job Opening ID: 261764
• Job Family : HST
• Category and Level : Consultants, CON
• Duty Station : COL – Other cities
• Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
• Deadline : Jul 30, 2025

UN-Habitat is looking for a creative and driven Communications Assistant to help share inspiring stories of urban change. If you’re passionate about meaningful work and global impact, this could be your perfect fit. UN-Habitat Andean Countries HUB requires the recruiting a communication assistant that will support the development and dissemination of UN Habitat communication and information products and ser-vices, ensuring that the communications manual made specifically for the projects is fulfilled and ensure that they are consistent with the agency’s communications guidelines.

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Responsibilities

• Information and validation:
• The consultant will be responsible for keeping the HUB Coordinator informed and having to ob-tain validation of his/her activities during the consultancy.
• Development:
• Support the implementation of the visibility plan for the Agency and the ongoing projects.
• Assist in the development of presentation materials.
• Support the project team with the internal communication.
• Keep up to date on issues and developments related to the organization mandate, as well as the work of project partners on the specific theme.
• Help with the drafting of documents, perform data analysis, and synthesize information for high-level management.
• Help with the drafting of formal communications and support all communications.
• Participate in the meetings with UN-Habitat technical team and counterparties.
• Approval:
• The consultant will be responsible for supporting compliance with project-related processes, as well as observing monitoring relevant to project implementation and closure. The consultant will be responsible for supporting compliance with project approval processes, as well as moni-toring the development and implementation of programs and projects.
• Support the HUB in the development of inputs the elaboration of inputs related to the imple-mentation of the projects following the provisions of the various manuals of procedures, internal regulations, and regular channels established by the Agency.
• Implementation:
• Attend the technical (virtual) meetings needed to meet the scopes and objectives defined for the consultancy.
• Provide information to UN-Habitat regarding affectations that the process of implementing the consultancy may have.
• Participate when requested in United Nations System interagency groups, project meetings, offi-cial missions and/or project-related events.
• Provide inputs for the systematization of the processes carried out and exchange of practices and successful experiences with other HUBs in the region, with headquarters branches, counter-parties and who appoints the UN-Habitat HUB Coordinator for Andean countries.
• Knowledge Management:
• The consultant must know the processes, procedures, and standards of the organization, to ensure adequate quality of the activities described above according to the standards of the organization.
• Propose formats and procedures that allow the efficient implementation of the Agency’s projects.
• The consultant must know the file system of the projects and ensure their proper maintenance, accessibility for all officials and the proper updating.
• Design methodologies for the systematization of good practices and knowledge, related to the implementation of the projects and cooperation activities of the UN-Habitat Colombia Office.
• Support the formulation of substantive documents linked to the thematic lines of action of UN-Habitat Colombia.

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Requirements

Qualifications/special skills

• A High School Diploma is required.
• Additional two years of experience relevant to the position in areas related to social communication, journalism, social media management and/or related experience.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in the areas of communications and public relations, as well as in the management of digital content.
• Previous experience in the design and development of external and internal communication strategies and/or with an international cooperation agency will be assessed.
• Good handling of technological tools, geographical information systems and commercial packages e.g., Microsoft Windows, Office and Internet. Managing ERP systems will increase the score.

Languages

• The language of the consultancy is Spanish and English, other official languages of the United Nations will increase score.