Communications Assistant

Result of ServiceThe incumbent will be responsible to provide excellent support to the media team. Work LocationUN-House ESCWA Expected duration6 Months Duties and ResponsibilitiesBackground: ESCWA Communication Unit heavily relies on its media releases and news items it produces. A Communication Assistant is needed to ensure a smooth flow of work and timely production. This also includes social media captions, media plans, and scripts for videos. Duties and Responsibilities: Under the direct supervision of the Secretary of the Commission and Chief of External Relations and Outreach at ESCWA, the Communications Assistant (Digital Designer) is required to perform the below functions in close coordination with ESCWA Communication staff: 1) Provide assistance to cover in-house events and meetings: • Compile summaries of content in a format that is tailored to external audiences; • Gather quotes from speakers; • Take photographs when needed; • Support the media monitoring of local and regional news, and compile press clippings on ESCWA; • Assist in capturing short video messages from experts that highlight key messages; • Support drafting of press releases and/or new stories based on collected content; • Support efforts to archive raw materials post-production and to archive the unit productions. 2) Provide assistance to the social media team: • Follow up on upcoming in-house events and meetings, liaise with clusters when information is missing; • Support in maintaining a schedule of upcoming international days and global campaigns that should be reflected on ESCWA platforms; • Prepare content in English and Arabic for the different social media platforms; • Research appropriate visuals to be included with posts, edit them to the correct format when necessary; • Prepare analytics and progress reports following each event, monthly and quarterly or upon request. 3) Produce media closeout reports: • Monitor on daily basis the local, regional and international media outlets; • Collect social mentions from different platforms; • Draft media closeout reports including analysis following specific events. 4) Perform other duties as assigned. Outputs/Works Assignments Deliver media outputs on timely manner and manage social media accounts. Excellent support to the media team. Qualifications/special skillsA Bachelor degree in communication or journalism or related area is required. All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. A minimum of 7 years of professional work experience in public information work, including photography and social media is required. Experience in an international setting is desirable. LanguagesEnglish and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA. For this position, fluency in Arabic and English is required, knowledge of French is desirable. Note: “Fluency” equals a rating of ‘fluent’ in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of ‘confident’ in two of the four areas. Additional InformationRecruitment for this position is on a local basis. The incumbent is required to have the legal right to live and work in the specified working location. No FeeTHE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.