Great Opportunity: Assistant Communications Officer Vacancy at UN for 2025. Apply Today!
Great Opportunity: Assistant Communications Officer Vacancy at UN for 2025. Apply Today!
- Job Opening ID: 260073
- Job Network : Public Information and Conference Management
- Job Family : Public Information
- Category and Level : National Professional Officers, NO-A
- Duty Station : THIMPHU
- Department/Office : Resident Coordinator System
- Deadline : Aug 6, 2025
Are you passionate about storytelling and global change? The UN is hiring an Assistant Communications Officer for 2025. This is your chance to amplify important voices and make a real difference. Don’t miss out—apply today! The Assistant Communications Officer maintains relationships with managers, other communications specialists, and relevant personnel in the entity to seek and exchange information, assist with the coordination and delivery of communication activities, support reporting processes and training activities, as necessary. THIS IS A FIXED TERM LIMITED POSITION. The position is located in the United Nations Resident Coordination Office (RCO) in Thimphu, BHUTAN and reports to the Senior Development Coordination Officer, Strategic Planning and RCO Team Leader.
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Responsibilities
- Assist in the implementation of communications strategies to raise awareness, drive engagement, demonstrate the entity’s impact, and build support with target audiences.
- Assist in the monitoring and analysis of traditional, social, and digital media, media mapping and activities fostering relationships with media outlets.
- Assist in the planning and coordination of press conferences, briefings, and media events.
- Assist in drafting engaging and impactful narratives and messaging to reach target audiences across different channels and platforms.
- Support the development of talking points, press releases and media lines, including in crisis situations and on sensitive issues.
- Assist in the drafting and production of compelling digital and social media content, including videography, photography, web stories, reports, and infographics.
- Assist in creating content, interviews, news and programming, for UN and/or community radio channels and podcasts.
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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 qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Work Experience
- Applicants to positions at this level who have an advanced university degree in a relevant field of study do not need to have professional work experience.
- For applicants who have a first level university degree, two additional years of qualifying work experience is required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of strategic communications principles and practices is required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of current and emerging digital media platforms, their principles, and technologies is desirable.
- Demonstrated Skill in data visualization tools to create charts, graphs, and visual outputs is desirable.
