Communications Senior Advisor - Public Relations and Outreach [Public Mobilization and Communication]

Dutystation: New York, United States of America

Functional responsibilities

Under the leadership of the Climate Action Team director, the responsibilities of the Communications Senior Advisor - Public Relations and Outreach [Public Mobilization and Communication] include:

• Develop and implement mobilization and outreach strategies for ensuring the delivery of the Secretary-General’s climate priorities including his acceleration agenda and his push to close the emissions gap and scale up climate justice.
• Develop and implement an outreach strategy to engage key civil society and youth communities, including global climate civil society groups and networks (e.g. the Peoples Climate Movement) and faith-based organizations, in collaboration with all the relevant units of the Executive Office and the broader UN system.
• Conduct one-on-one outreach and provide support to such organizations.
• Engage with coal and fossil fuel subsidy phase out campaigns working in close coordination
• Provide campaign support throughout Climate Team priorities, e.g. to ensure accelerated implementation of UN system climate action and fossil fuel investment phase-out priorities.
• Develop speeches and support speechwriters with high-impact climate and sustainability content for Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General speeches.
• Engage with media and press in target countries, working with the Resident Coordinators’ Offices (RCOs), to increase the visibility of the Secretary-General’s climate change priorities. Identify, develop, and create compelling content, such as blogs, multimedia stories, videos, graphics, and social media updates to showcase impact on the ground.
• Utilize online tools (social media, website, online platforms) to engage a strong global base of leaders in respective countries and regions, leveraging Resident Coordinators and UNCTs, and working through DCO.

Impact of results

Education/Experience/Language requirements

*FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

Education

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent), preferably in communications and media, journalism, public relations political science or any other social science field.
• First level university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in combination with two (2) additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced university degree.

Experience

• At least ten (10) years of relevant professional experience is required; in communication and/ or public policy
• Experience working with civil society organizations, with environmental or climate action-oriented organizations preferred.

Language requirements

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is an advantage.