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Communication Officer

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Details

Deadline: Jan 29, 2025 Deadline for applications has passed
Location: Senegal
Job type:Contract, 12 months +
Languages:
English, French
English, French
Work experience:Min 2 years
Date posted: Jan 14, 2025

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Description

Dutystation: Dakar, Senegal

 

Functional responsibilities

 

Under the direct supervision of the West Africa Multy-Coutry Office (WAMCO) Hub Director, the Communication Senior Officer will perform the following duties and responsibilities:


1. Communication

• Support the development and the management of a communication plan for the office in Senegal

• Produce high quality communications and visibility materials in French and in English

• Prepare articles to increase visibility of UNOPS and its Partners on websites and Social Media

• Oversee preparation of short videos and photo stories of projects during their implementation

• Address ad-hoc communication requests

• Ensure the production of external communication materials and products (brochures, information documents, newsletters, etc.)

• Collect project achievements to support external communication of results and lessons learned from WAMC projects

• Represent WAMCO in communication and knowledge management initiatives

• Support the implementation and monitoring of existing and newly developed project communication plans

• Follow-up on outstanding WAMCO projects to ensure that the achievements of these projects are properly captured in the right communication formats for external outreach purpose and for partner satisfaction

• Liaise with communications focal points of partner organizations to ensure that communications strategies are aligned between UNOPS and partner organizations on existing projects

• Coordinate with partner organizations during project implementation to ensure that joint communications are organized as much as possible (for example, joint press trips to field sites, etc.)

• Develop content, presentations, correspondence, briefings, talking points and all other external communication material including content for social media

• Liaise with the Communications Group in Head Quarters as well as project communication focal points colleagues on communication matters when necessary

• Assist with developing outreach and other events in coordination with the HQ Communication Group.

• Facilitate and support the implementation of different projects visibility events planned within the framework of the projects and ensure their dissemination to the various stakeholders.


2. Partnership Engagement

• Develop communication plans for each project during and/or after the project development phase whenever requested by donors and/or Hub

• Develop factsheets and capacity statements that are used to communicate the value-add of UNOPS to external partners, including but not limited to Ministries/Governments and financing bodies such as World Bank, IsDB and EU


3. Reporting

• Coordinate and review project reporting to donors

• Ensure that reports are produced to a high quality, and are submitted as per the required schedule of reporting to different donors

• In conjunction with program and project managers, ensure the timely delivery of progress reports to donors and project partners in compliance with coordination requirements

• Maintain regular contacts with all project teams to ensure timely and accurate data relating to the progress of works

• In close consultation with the PMO and Support Services ensures adherence to internal reporting mechanisms

• Prepare briefing notes for internal and external audiences on program/support services performance and other issues, as and when required

• Establish and maintain project results files or similar to gather and document key results emerging from projects

• In close collaboration with the PMO and Support Services actively support projects operational and financial closing processes to ensure timely submission of Final Financial Report to donors


4. Knowledge Management

• Implement daily aspects of WAMCO’s Communication Strategy

• Analyze all aspects of good performance, identifying good practices, lessons learnt and opportunities for improvement

• Develop, maintain and update partners and clients contact list/database


Impact of Results

The hub has consistent messaging across multiple platforms regarding our projects and operations.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education

  • A Master degree in business administration, development studies, political science, international relations, journalism, social media, social science, is required.
  • A bachelor's degree combined with 2 additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the MA.


Expérience

  • A minimum of 2 years of experience in communications and report writing is required
  • Knowledge of the UN system and familiarity with UNOPS procedures is an advantage
  • Experience of working in conflict or post-conflict environments is highly desirable
  • Skills in High level presentation, interpretations and communications writing are required.

Language requirements

  • Full working knowledge of French and English is essential.
 

 

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