Communications Officer
Yangon
- Organization: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services
- Location: Yangon
- Grade: Junior level - LICA-8, Local Individual Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Communication and Public Information
- Closing Date: Closed
Job categories Communications
Vacancy code VA/2024/B5506/29472
Department/office AR, MMCO, Myanmar
Duty station Yangon, Myanmar
Contract type Local ICA Specialist
Contract level LICA Specialist-8
Duration Open-ended (subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds, and satisfactory performance)
Application period 23-Dec-2024 to 15-Jan-2025
Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.
Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education
Experience- A Master’s degree preferably in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Social Sciences, Multimedia Management, or other similar field is required.
- A first-level university degree (Bachelor's), preferably in the above professional fields with 2 additional years of relevant experience, could be considered in lieu of the Master´s degree.
- A minimum of 1 year of progressive experience in strategic communications, including content creation, media relations, and digital communications literacy, working for a global organization is required.
- Demonstrated experience in editing, writing, and storytelling skills in English and the local required language, to address various audiences, are required.
- Experience in Social Media tracking tools, Content Management System, and digital content creation is required.
- Experience with sensitive and complex communication, issues management, and drafting clear messages for high-level stakeholders is an asset.
- Experience in collaborating with senior management on all aspects of strategic and crisis communication, including messaging and media training is an advantage.
- Experience managing sensitive and complex communication in a corporate or diplomatic context is highly desirable.
- Experience in training or mentoring programme colleagues and partners in collecting data and impact stories for internal reports and updates as well as external use is an advantage.
- Experience working with the UN or international organizations is highly desirable.
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (e.g. MS Office newer versions, Google Suite Applications) is required.
Language
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
- Proficiency in Burmese is required.
This vacancy is now closed.