Associate Communications Officer

The Associate Communications Officer supports the United Nations Resident Coordinator Office in Juba with communications, media relations and digital outreach. The role monitors narratives and reputational risks, develops messages and campaigns, produces press and web content, coordinates partnerships and events, supports crisis communications, and analyses performance for data-driven planning.

• Gather insights from traditional, social and digital media monitoring to inform communications strategy
• Implement communications strategies that build engagement and support with target audiences
• Draft narratives and messaging across channels and platforms
• Develop media lines, plan press conferences and coordinate media events
• Create press releases, statements, web stories, reports, infographics, radio and podcast content
• Develop strategic communications partnerships and outreach campaigns
• Monitor and analyse communications performance and present data-driven insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports

• Advanced university degree in communication, journalism, international relations, digital communications or a related field
• First-level university degree plus two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree
• At least two years of progressively responsible experience developing and implementing communications strategies
• Knowledge of strategic communications principles and practices
• English is required
• Egyptian nationality

• Completion of degree or non-degree programmes in data analytics, business analytics or data science
• Experience developing creative content
• Knowledge of current and emerging digital-media platforms
• Research, data collection and information analysis skills
• Experience drafting clear messages for diverse audiences
• At least one year of data-analytics experience

• Strategic Communications
• Media Relations
• Digital Content Creation
• Communications Campaigns
• Reputational Risk Analysis
• Data Visualisation

• Digital Media Platforms
• Data Visualisation Methods

• Official source conflict: the structured listing locates the role in Juba, South Sudan, while the Special Notice states that it is open to Egyptian nationals only