Communications Consultant

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.

UN Women’s China Office in Beijing supports and carries out work on (i) enhancing women's economic empowerment; (ii) ending violence against women; and (iii) innovative work to address gender issues in China. In addition to the above, UN Women also actively participates and contributes to various UN inter-agency processes and collaborates with UN organizations around specific programme areas.

UN Women China Office is seeking a exprienced consultant to provide full-time support, and will be responsible for supporting the office’s communications tasks to ensure high quality, accuracy and consistency of work. The consultant is expected to be based in UN Women China office and perform duties and responsibilities consistent with position requirement and in line with UN Women rules and regulations.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Office, the Consultant is responsible for the following tasks:

Contribute to UN Women’s mandate and goals through carrying on communications activities that is aligning with UN Women Communications Strategy.
In coordination with supervisor, development and preparation of material for marketing and awareness-raising including briefing materials and press kits.
Lead on advocacy ,knowledge-sharing events and creation of branding and visibility opportunities.
Coordination and documentation of communication activities results, including statistics and media reports.
Liaising frequently with UN Women’s media partners, and the UN Communications Group in China on key communication activities.
Liaising frequently with the UN Women Regional and HQ Communications management teams on communication initiatives.
Promote localization of the key global or regional communications initiatives among their Chinese users.
Draft briefing materials, and press releases and coordinate its dissemination through effective channels;
Maintain UN Women China social media channels ensuring consistency and clearance of the materials and messaging.
Provide support and input to different programme teams on communications aspect when needed.

Deliverables

Tasks

Timelines

Monthly summary report on communications activities defined in the scope of work in the ToR.

Including but not limited to:

Providing service and planning with communications expertise through daily work, aligning with UN Women Communications Strategy.
Media relationship and inquires management. News report and interviews coordination and placement.
Event planning, coordination, and management. E.g. 2022 IWD media engagement planning and coordination.
UN Women China social media supervision and management.
KOLs, influencers, celebrity and relevant stakeholders’ engagement and relationship management when needed.
Coordination and reporting with UN Women Regional Office and HQ on China office communications related initiatives and practices.
Providing technical support on China office programme communications practices, good case documentations and news reporting when needed.
Providing support on office communications related planning and update such as annual work planning, reporting, annual office newsletter coordination and dissemination.
Supporting programme team on communication, advocacy and visibility of UN Women programmes
Work closely with UN Women partnership team on visibility and communication of partnerhship activities, key events and media engagement
Support and facilitate video recording, media engagement and interviews, as needed, for UN women head of office

15 December 2021

15 January 2022

15 Feburary 2022

15 March 2022

15 April 2022

15 May 2022

Competencies

Core Values:

Respect for Diversity
Integrity
Professionalism

Core Competencies:

Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
Accountability
Effective Communication
Inclusive Collaboration

Functional Competencies:

Strong relationship and network with media outlets and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs)
Great language and communications skills

Required Skills and Experience

Experience and required qualifications

Minimum educational requirement: Master’s degree in one of the following disciplines: Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, social science, or other relevant subjects.
Minimum 5 years of experience in leading organization communications and PR portfolio.
Proven experience in managing public social media account and planning campaigns
Knowledge and/or previous working experience in gender.
Previous experience and track record working for multi-national organizations, inter-governmental organizations, or United Nations agencies is an advantage.
Fluency in English and Chinese are required.