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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 |
Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education
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