Communications Senior Manager – Strategic Communications

Dutystation: New York, United States of America

Functional responsibilities

The purpose of this role is to lead OSET’s overall communications effort. This role requires a seasoned communications strategist who can set overall communication strategy direction and manage detailed planning and daily execution, manage media relations to advance the OSET’s mission.

Strategic leadership and advice:

• Set the vision for OSET’s external communications that aligns with OSET’s mission and goals.
• Lead the development and implementation of a data-driven, KPI-focused communications strategy, to ensure messaging that is clear, consistent, and impactful across all platforms over time in ways that promote OSET’s strategic objectives.
• Coordinate influential press and social media interventions and interesting stories which reflect or further the Office’s priorities.
• Provide the Tech Envoy with high-level strategic advice on tailored messaging to be included in speeches, editorials and other written material as appropriate.
• Coordinate and develop and maintain internal/external repositories of communications materials, including articles, speeches, interviews, etc.
• Coordinate OSET’s liaison with communications colleagues in the United Nations, especially the Secretariat, to keep aligned with system-wide communications and campaigns and exchange information.

Strategy execution, monitoring and management:

• Convene weekly planning sessions to update target audiences, messaging objectives and engagement channels for communications arising from priorities and engagements of the Office.
• Manage the delivery of communications outputs, setting daily priorities and deliverables to ensure timely dissemination of messages to target audiences across appropriate channels.
• Analyze and report on communications KPIs, adjusting strategies based on data-driven insights to continuously improve outreach efforts.

Public Relations:

• Manage media and public relations activities, building strong relationships with journalists, influencers, and thought leaders in the tech and digital governance sectors, and act as the primary liaison for the Office
• Coordinate, originate, secure and manage the delivery of media interventions by the Tech Envoy.
• Manage timely response to external information requests.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

*FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY*

*CANDIDATES WITH NO UNITED NATIONS OR UNOPS EXPERIENCE ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

a. Education

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) preferably in Communications, Public Policy, Business Administration or related areas with seven (7) years of relevant experience OR.
• A first-level university degree (Bachelor's degree or equivalent) preferably in Communications, Public Policy, Business Administration or related areas with nine (9) years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

b. Experience

Required

• Relevant experience is defined as experience in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Media or related field.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in developing and executing communications strategies, particularly in the context of digital policy or public-sector communications.

Desirable:(The following experience is optional. Candidates who do not have it are welcome to apply)

• Experience in technology policy such as global AI governance, human rights online, e-government or digital diplomacy is desirable.
• Experience in leading a communications team is desirable.

c. Languages

• Fluency in English (read, speak, write) is required.
• Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an asset.