Communication Officer

UNICEF Ethiopia is implementing a 5-year country programme 2020-2025 which is fully aligned with the UNSDCF. UNICEF will work collaboratively within the UNSDCF on a joint strategy to strengthen national systems for data collection, analysis, monitoring and applying adjustments to promote equity. Evidence will be used to monitor the situation of children, tracking progress towards equity and scale, and to inform advocacy to adjust policies, strategies and budgets. Monitoring and corrective actions will be undertaken through UNICEF staff, partners and third-party monitoring, and through mechanisms for community feedback and accountability to affected populations.

The UNICEF Representation Office to the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, seeks to strengthen partnerships between UNICEF, the AU, and UNECA. The office focuses on enhancing cooperation concerning the rights of children in Africa. Through key areas such as health, child protection, and education, the Office supports the African Union's development agendas, including Agenda 2063, the Africa Fit for Children Agenda 2040, and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, working towards establishing a more accountable environment for continental institutions to accelerate progress for children in Africa. The UNICEF Representative Office’s considerable comparative advantage is to bring the issue of child rights to the center of continental conversations and programmes giving the opportunity to amplify UNICEF’s contribution to Africa’s development agendas with emphasis on partnerships and enhancing support to the African Union, its member states and African Institutions to accelerate progress and rights for children on the African continent

Under the guidance of the Communications Specialist, the National UNV Specialist-Communications Officer will:
• Develop newsletter articles for the organization's quarterly newsletter and briefs and draft press releases, including taking photographs for reports, social media, and other advocacy platforms.
• Maintain and update UNICEF AUO/UNECA files and archives for communication materials, including photographs, videos, press releases, and publications.
• Assist the Communications team in producing the weekly Social Media Plan, including supporting sections in gathering content for social media.
• Produce and edit fact sheets Q&As for media, and background materials for key advocacy initiatives and campaigns
• Support the production of digital/social media content for the office, including campaigns and advocacy
• Scan daily media reports online and in print, then draft and compile the daily media monitoring report for staff
• Help plan and implement special events, online webinars, and meetings, such as scheduling and taking minutes.
• Monitor UNICEF Country Offices (Africa Region) and AU partner institutions' websites and social media platforms for supporting evidence that can be utilized in key campaigns, fact sheets to support advocacy
• Provide logistical and programme support for all advocacy initiatives and events. This includes but is not limited to organising locations, preparing information kits, inviting media and guests, maintaining attendance lists, and documenting events through photography.
• Support the Representative in meetings to take photos and develop content for social media platforms
• Monthly submission of activity report of work undertaken
• Carryout any other tasks as allocated by the supervisor