Communications Assistant

UNU CHN organization mission TBD

The United Nations University (UNU) is a global think tank and postgraduate teaching organization within the United Nations System. UNU engages in policy-relevant research, capacity development, and knowledge dissemination in furtherance of the purposes and principles of the United Nations. The work of UNU contributes to solving pressing global problems that are the concern of the United Nations and its Member States.
For the past five decades, UNU has been a source of impartial research on sustainability, human security, and economic development. With hundreds of researchers working at institutes in 12 coun-tries, UNU's expertise spans the full breadth of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, generating policy-relevant knowledge to effect positive global change. UNU collaborates closely with other UN entities and leading research institutions across the globe. For more information, please visit http://unu.edu.
UNU Institute in Macau (UNU Macau) is one of 14 research and training Institutes that comprise the think tanks in the UNU system. UNU Macau is a research institute at the intersections of digital technology and sustainable development. The Institute conducts policy-relevant research and gen-erates solutions, addressing pressing challenges expressed in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through high-impact innovations and the latest technologies. Through its research, the UNU Institute in Macau encourages data-driven and evidence-based actions and policies to contrib-ute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
One of the Institute’s missions is to nurture the next generation of interdisciplinary computing, infor-mation and social scientists, and engineers to be leaders in the field of Information and Communica-tion Technology (ICT) for development. To this end, the institute seeks to build a team of experts to help deliver the institute’s mission and work plan. The Institute’s research tends to be more applied, and strives for policy impact in the UN system, at international, regional and national levels.
The UNU Institute in Macau is situated in the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China, and it is the only UN entity in the city. Macau is one of the most dynamic regions in Asia, where technological innovations have become an integral part in driving social and economic change. Ma-cau is part of the Greater Bay Area (GBA), that hosts many private sector companies and technolog-ical giants that are just a short distance away. Its proximity to China, Hong Kong SAR and other Asian countries such as Japan, Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, provides an exciting opportunity for researchers and experts to maximize the impact of their work.

Reporting to the Communications and External Relations Officer at UNU Macau, and being a part of the UNU Communications team and the UN China Communications Group, the Communications As-sistant is responsible for elaborating an institutional communications work plan and calendar, proposing tools for multi-media content research and production in the regional context, development and maintenance of online presence, and support to outreach efforts and campaigns. The Communica-tions Specialist will undertake the following tasks:

Development and maintain an institutional communications work plan and strategy:
• Develop and maintain a communications work-plan and calendar in line with institutional priori-ties, with a focus on web content and social media;
• Support the development of an institutional communications and advocacy strategy
• Provide support and training to interns and personnels at UNU Macau, especially communication fellows.
Content research and production:
• Research digital initiatives for all communications purposes, in coordination with researchers at UNU Macau;
• Coordinate content production with the Communications team at UNU Macau, especially multi-media content;
• Prepare up-to-date information, articles, and publishing content based on institutional priorities;
• Arrange for the translation of materials when required, ensuring brand and quality of such mate-rials.
Support events and campaigns:
• Liaise with the communications team and external partners to ensure support for activities, such as but not limited to the UNU Macau AI Conference 2025 and other institutional events;
• Collect and analyse data and feedback for final reporting on events;
• Support outreach initiatives to raise visibility and media interest in the work of UNU Macau and the contributions made by UNU Macau to the local communities.