Background:
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action, and peace and security.
Reporting to the Head of the Communications, the Communications Associate supports the formulation and implementation of the communications and advocacy strategies to increase the outreach, standing, and awareness of UN Women with partners, the media, and the public in line with corporate communications policies and initiatives. The Communications Associate adopts a quality and client-oriented approach to deliver results and also support activities and special events organized by UN Women.
Scope of Work:
Provide coordination support in NCO’s communication planning, campaign coordination, and digital content development:
Provide substantive inputs to the development of the NCO’s advocacy and communication strategy. Provide support to advocacy efforts and campaigns by conceptualizing and developing campaign frameworks with clear objectives, key messages, audiences, and timelines. Coordinate implementation of campaign activities, ensuring strong digital amplification and cross-platform integration for UN Women/UN system observances and thematic campaigns such as International Women’s Day, 16 Days of Activism, women’s political participation, women’s economic empowerment, and the care economy etc. Develop social media content and digital assets (graphics, copy, reels, animations, short videos, etc.) aligned with campaign and programmatic priorities, requiring proficiency in Canva and Adobe Creative Suite tools, including Premiere Pro, Illustrator, and InDesign or other software with equivalent capabilities. Provide or coordinate the development of campaign narratives, programme briefs, briefs to capture the results of NCO, and other advocacy materials that support UN Women’s communication objectives. Develop and maintain weekly digital content calendars for effective planning and implementation of the social media posting plan. Provide guidance and support to programme and other NCO’s staff on UN Women corporate communications guidelines and printing norms to ensure it complies with corporate branding, accessibility standards, and visibility guidelines from HQ and RO. Provide support to translate, adapt, and redesign NCO’s materials for broader reach. Provide analysis and insights to social media trends, platform performance, and audience engagement; track campaign progress and prepare analytics reports, updates, and end-line summaries with recommendations.Provide substantive support to manage and expand the NCO’s web, media, and social media/digital presence
Identify stories and achievements within the NCO and develop/review content for the NCO’s website hosted at the RO and social media channels including for the publications. Maintain and regularly update the NCO website content in accordance with corporate requirements in coordination with the Communications Officer. Prepare press releases, articles, key messages, and other advocacy materials and support for roundtable discussions, press conferences, and other publicity events, and prepare briefing materials and press releases. Manage NCO social media platforms, ensuring strategic scheduling, timely engagement, and adherence to corporate social media policy. Upload stories, resources, and campaign materials to internal knowledge management systems and external platforms. Introduce and test innovative digital formats to enhance reach, engagement, and audience diversity. Provide support to the Communication Officer to liaise with media to establish and maintain relationships with them; maintain and update database of relevant media and media person, as necessary; Respond to requests for information and arrange interviews; and Draft talking points. Maintain library/ database of reference materials and photos, and digital assets, as necessary; Provide support on special web/digital/media projects undertaken by the NCO. Research, compile, and produce reports on web statistics regularly and electronic surveys. Maintain files, databases, and systems relevant to the NCO’s digital presence, as necessary; and Follow guidelines from RO/HQ.Facilitate knowledge management, building, sharing, and digital learning:
Contribute to the identification of best practices and lessons learned. Support to conduct trainings and workshops on communication practices, digital communication, campaign planning, and social media innovation. Maintain a structured repository of communication materials, campaign assets, templates, and multimedia resources; regularly upload photos to Flickr. Provide inputs to quarterly and annual reporting, including communications metrics, campaign summaries, and digital outreach analysis. Provide/ exchange information with HQ and RO, NCO, and COs.Maintain and Coordinate Communications Consultants:
Support the coordination and management of communications consultants, including work planning, deliverable tracking, and timeline monitoring. Review consultants’ outputs for quality, alignment with UN Women standards, and timely delivery, in coordination with the Communications Officer. Support administrative processes related to consultants, including onboarding, contract follow-up, and coordination with program support team members. Track consultants’ time and deliverables and ensure certification of satisfactory completion to facilitate timely payments, in line with UN Women procedures.The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization
Competencies :
Core Values:
Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity.Core Competencies:
Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues; Accountability; Creative Problem Solving; Effective Communication; Inclusive Collaboration; Stakeholder Engagement; Leading by Example.Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework:
Functional Competencies:
Ability to design and support strategic digital communication and advocacy initiatives with a gender perspective Strong skills in planning and coordinating digital advocacy campaigns across multiple platforms Excellent knowledge of social media and communications strategy and methods with an ability to produce high-quality social media and digital content (graphics, reels, videos, photos) Proficient in Canva and Adobe Creative Suite tools, including Premiere Pro, Illustrator, and InDesign, or other software with equivalent capabilities, for video, audio, and graphic design editing. Knowledge of branding, accessibility, and corporate visibility standards Ability to monitor social media performance and provide data-driven analysis, and a strong understanding of social media platforms, scheduling tools, and community engagement Ability to introduce innovative digital formats to enhance outreach Strong storytelling, communication, and advocacy skills to identify relevant events and stories and communicate and advocate them to a mass audience Ability to document and share lessons learned and manage communication repositories Ability to support training on digital communication and campaign management Strong analytical and organizational skills for reporting and content management Ability to establish, build, and sustain effective relationships with clients Ability to create, edit, and present information in clear and presentable formats, using appropriate IT functionality Excellent event planning skills Strong multimedia skills Knowledge of gender equality and women’s empowermentMinimum Qualifications:
Education and Certification: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in communications, journalism, or a relevant field is required.
Experience At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in providing support to the formulation and implementation of internal and external communications and advocacy strategies and related plans is required.
Experience in the use of social media, basic video recording/editing, graphic designing and digital communications is required. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required. Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.Languages
Fluency in English is required. Fluency in [Nepali] is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).Statements :
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.
Diversity and inclusion:
At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.
If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please direct your request and inquiries to hr.nepal@unwomen.org and also include this information in your application.
UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)
Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process.