UNHCR Senior External Relations Officer Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

UNHCR Senior External Relations Officer Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.

UNHCR Ethiopia looking for “Senior External Relations Officer”.

Applicants with a degree in Undergraduate Degree may apply on or before 15th May 2023.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a UN agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with over 17,300 staff working in 135 countries.

UNHCR Senior External Relations Officer Jobs 2023

The UNHCR has published a job vacancy announcement on 3rd May 2023 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Senior External Relations Officer to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

UNHCR Job Vacancy 2023

Duties:

• Stay abreast of the challenges posed by the political context, the UN and humanitarian reform, and institutional developments in the area of forced displacement and humanitarian operations.
• Through a consultative process with UNHCR colleagues (Programme, Protection, etc.) with external actors and partners, develop and implement protection and assistance strategy, with clearly articulated objectives, timelines and outputs.
• Implement a communications strategy that generates support for UNHCR¿s operations from external partners (e.g. the general public, governments, partners, the media, academia and persons of concern).
• Articulate all issues pertaining to the needs of the populations of concern and the strategies in place to respond to their needs.
• Ensure that the UNHCR priorities are given adequate weight in the documentation of the UN Country Team.
• Maintain a close dialogue with and provide accurate information to donors by organizing regular briefings, bilateral meetings and donor missions. Prepare reports as appropriate.
• In accordance with the operational context and in close cooperation with headquarters, access new and non-traditional funding sources, as appropriate, including private sector and humanitarian pooled/basket funds (e.g. Central Emergency Response Fund, Human Security Fund).
• Through a consultative process with headquarters, disseminate information on UNHCR¿s global funding situation and mobilize additional funds to implement special projects aimed at enhancing the quality of protection for persons of concern in the country operation.
• Participate in inter-agency cooperation and communication strategies, initiatives and tools.
• Support senior management in representing UNHCR in the UN Country Team and other UN coordination fora.
• Support, and participate in, local UN integrated missions, Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Emergency Relief Coordinator and Cluster communication strategies and initiatives.
• Manage the information flow within the country operations by identifying priority matters, securing, analyzing and disseminating documentation and information to support country operations and corporate communication processes and priorities.
• Consolidate information on UNHCR¿s country operations and identify appropriate messages for campaigns and appeals.
• Coordinate the drafting of, and/or draft, situation reports, briefing notes, background material, talking points, fact sheets, press releases and articles.
• Develop targeted communications strategies and media packages for situations and/or activities that require focused attention.
• Identify and target major events and initiatives (e.g. commercial, cultural, political and sports) to promote the work of UNHCR.
• Manage media relations by, inter alia, responding to direct queries, publishing press releases and organizing regular briefings and visits to country operations.
• Approve fund-raising messages.
• Approve any relevant expenditure for the implementation of fund-raising activities.
• Decide which donors to approach and which operations or activities to prioritize for special fundraising appeals.
• Approve the communications strategy.

Position in Organization:

• Senior External Relations Officer
• Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• Time type: Full time
• Posted on: Posted 2 Days Ago
• job requisition id: JR2317748
• Deadline: 15th May 2023

Qualification & Experience:

• Undergraduate Degree and Minimum Seven Years Experience.

How to Apply UNHCR Senior External Relations Officer Jobs 2023

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://unhcr.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/details/Senior-External-Relations-Officer_JR2317748?q=Ethiopia

The Closing Date: 15th May 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.