Communications Consultant at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Tasks:

• Assist the GEF Coordinator and in collaboration with the UNEP Communication Division to coordinate and provide strategic input on UNEP-GEF communication at the corporate and portfolio level, including strategy, branding, and communication outputs.
• In collaboration with focal area communications focal points, support the production and ensure maximum dissemination and impact of stories, press releases, and multimedia content on UNEP-GEF initiatives and priorities.
• Assist in managing and improving the UNEP-GEF online presence, including the UNEP corporate website, intranet, and project and Programme sites.
• Provide advice and guidance on communication best practices to UNEP-GEF portfolio and project staff, ensuring compliance with UNEP and GEF policies.
• Provide substantive support in the coordination and organization of communication activities for key events, such as the UNEP/GEF brown bags, GEF Replenishment, the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), Multilateral Environmental Agreement Conferences of Parties (COPs), and other targeted regional and international events.
• Review relevant documents and reports; identify problems and issues to be addressed and propose corrective actions; liaise with relevant parties; identify and track follow-up actions.
• Support strategic communications development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of briefs, or other informative documents.
• Assist in survey initiatives; design data collection tools; review, analyze, and interpret responses; identify problems/issues and prepare conclusions.
• Prepare various written outputs, e.g., draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications.
• Provide substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences, including proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, and preparation of documents and presentations.
• Undertake outreach activities; make presentations on assigned topics/activities.
• If needed, participate in field missions.
• Collect and analyze data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables, and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation, and reporting.
• Perform other duties as required. The consultant will report to the GEF Coordinator, Policy and Programme Division.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in journalism, communication or a related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in communication or journalism is required.
• Working experience in strategic communication for environmental projects is required. At least 5 years’ experience in communications or the media at an international level is required.
• Experience in development and implementation of communications strategies is required.
• Experience in producing and managing the production of written and multimedia content on environmental or development projects is required.
• Experience working with the Global Environment Facility policy and/or other multilateral environmental or development funds is desirable.
• Previous experience is producing/managing social media is desirable. Two (2) years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.