Senior Adviser- Climate Transparency and Communications

Summary of Key Functions

The Senior Adviser will guide the further development of the ICAT toolbox and lead ICAT's communications, outreach and knowledge sharing efforts, in particular:

1. Provide technical guidance, expertise and support to the knowledge development and sharing activities of the ICAT Secretariat and manage the sharing of learnings among ICAT partner countries;

2. Design, develop and oversee the implementation of ICAT’s communications and partnership strategy and related products; and

3. Supervise the further development of ICAT’s toolbox and its training programme.

Communications strategy:

• Leading on the development of the ICAT communications and partnership strategy to ensure coordinated, targeted and coherent communications with existing partners, future prospects and external audiences in line with ICAT’s strategic objectives, covering all relevant components and action areas, and coordinate its implementation;
• Leading and coordinating the ICAT communications group with a view to engaging representatives of the ICAT Implementing Partners; and
• Developing ICAT’s web and social media strategies to support and strengthen work by partners and initiatives in order to promote ICAT activities and objectives.

External communications:

• Managing all ICAT external communications in line with the communications and partnership strategy;
• Leading the content preparation for ICAT website ensuring quality and uptodate content for its overall structure, and main messaging, and sound drafting of ICAT case studies to clearly communicate ICAT success stories and impact;
• Managing ICAT external communications to ensure that key messages and content used in outreach material, statements by the ICAT Director and presentations highlight ICAT offers, achievements and impact and advance the communications strategy;
• Managing and providing creative inputs to ICAT communication activities and events, including follow-up with partners through the planning and execution of integrated multi-channel communication (website, social media, email marketing, webinars, side events to global climate conferences, etc.);
• Leading the preparation of outreach material, such as flyers, brochures, power-point presentations, regular newsletters etc.;
• Leading the preparation of ICAT webinars to promote ICAT tools and methodologies;
• Specifying appropriate communication channels, dissemination methods and media such as video, print, web/online media, traditional media, and social media, among others, to effectively communicate key messages to specific stakeholders;
• Developing and maintaining ICAT branding guidelines for ICAT partners ensuring these are in line with the ICAT donor agreements and UNOPS corporate requirements;
• Managing timely response to external information requests;
• Preparing media releases and liaising with media for interviews, identifying opportunities and pitching stories as needed;
• Liaising with communications colleagues in the United Nations, especially the UNFCCC secretariat, UNRIC, UNEP, UNDP, and UNOPS to keep aligned with system-wide communications and campaigns and exchange information;
• Supporting partnership and relationships management with other initiatives and organizations; and
• Supporting donor relationship management, by developing proposals for a donor outreach and fund-raising strategy and support its implementation.

Internal communication

• Supporting the ICAT Director in ensuring effective ICAT internal communication flows, in particular with the Donor Steering Committee, the Advisory Committee and the Initiative Coordination Team;
• Developing the preparation of project and programmatic documents for expanding ICAT;
• Guiding and advising Secretariat colleagues on knowledge management and communications to ensure overall consistency and effectiveness of outreach activities; and
• Providing any additional support as required.

3. Supervise the further development of ICAT’s toolbox and its training programme:

• An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in International Relations, Environmental Management, Communications or any other relevant subject is required;

• A Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields with additional two years may be accepted in lieu of a Master’s degree.

• A minimum of 7 years (9 years if combined with a Bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible experience with climate change and communication activities is required.

• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in climate change is required.

• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in Communications is required.

• Experience related to climate policy is also required.

• A deep understanding of national and international climate policy processes and the role of climate transparency is required.

• Experience in communications is required.

• Experience of working within the international development sector is a significant asset.

• Experience in web design and of working with social media and website management (including content creation) is desirable.

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

• Working knowledge of another UN language is an asset.