UNDP Communications Officer Jobs 2023 – Zambia NGO Jobs.
UNDP Zambia looking for “Communications Officer”.
Applicants with a degree in Advanced University Degree may apply on or before 2nd July 2023.
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UNDP Communications Officer Jobs 2023
The UNDP has published a job vacancy announcement on 19th June 2023 for qualified Zambians to fill in the vacant post of Communications Officer to be based in Lusaka, Zambia.
| Recruiter | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
| Position | Communications Officer |
| Location | Lusaka, Zambia |
| Country | Zambia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Advanced University Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Two years |
| Application Deadline | 2nd July 2023 |
UNDP Job Vacancy 2023
Duties and Responsibilities: The Communications Officer maintains a working relationship with government officials, UNDP communications Team, staff of other UN agencies , donors etc to ensure a successful implementation of the project’s communication strategy that provides input to the overral UNDP communication strategy. The main duties include:
- Enhance SCRALA project and its partners digital presence, ensuring that the social media platform (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc) are dynamic, attractive, and interactive platforms to attract, broaden and engage audiences;
- Create engaging written, visual and multimedia content that addresses stakeholders’ needs;
- Monitor outreach and the impact of communication activities using analytics, feedback and reporting tools;
- Support the visibility on SCRALA project’s work and its partners to external audiences, as well as maintaining close collaboration with media;
- Support the production of communication products and materials in a timely manner to support the communication strategy and priorities;
- Contributing to drafting and editing articles, human interest stories, quarterly newsletters, and other information materials;
- Support the coverage of SCRALA events, including field visits by UNDP, Senior Government officials, donors and media.
- Contribute to the maintenance of up-to-date documentation centre for publications, press releases and news clippings, as well as photographic and audio-visual materials;
- Track SCRALA project mentions in the media and report on the trends;
- Prepare reports on the SCRALA project social media performance and presence;
- Ensures all content complies with UNDP standards and style guides;
- Creates timely reports for all communication campaigns;
- Creates interactive social media contents and campaigns;
- Work closely with internal and external topic experts and contact points, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, consistency and coherence of written, visual, multimedia and verbal communication deliverables.
Position in Organization:
- Communications Officer
- Job Identification: 11556
- Locations: Lusaka, Zambia
- Posting Date: 06/17/2023, 03:13 PM
- Apply Before: 07/02/2023, 09:29 AM
- Job Schedule: Full time
- Agency: UNDP
- Vacancy Type: National Personnel Service Agreement
- Practice Area: Nature, Climate and Energy
- Bureau: Regional Bureau for Africa
- Contract Duration: 1 Year
- Education & Work Experience: Master’s Degree
- Other Criteria: Bachelor’s Degree – 2 year(s) experience
- Required Languages: English
- Desired Languages: Knowledge of any local languages
- Vacancy Timeline: 2 Weeks
Qualification & Experience:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Communication, Journalism, Digital Marketing, International Relations, Public Administration, or related field is required.
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience at the national or international level in public relations, advocacy, or communications;
- Experience in the usage of computers, office software packages,such MS word, excel, PowerPoint, Access etc;
- Experience in liaising or working with UN Agencies and/or international organizations or non-governmental agencies is an asset;
- Experience in writing and editing articles, human interest stories, quarterly newsletters, and other communication and information materials;
- Experience in the usage of graphic design software such as Adobe, Illustrator, Canva, In design, Corel draw etc.
How to Apply UNDP Communications 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://estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/requisitions/job/11556
The Closing Date: 2nd July 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Click to View |
| Official Website | www.undp.org |
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