Junior Communications Consultant at UN Women

Key responsibilities include:

• Digital Communication and Online Presence
• Manage and maintain UN Women Kenya's social media platforms, ensuring timely, accurate, and engaging content.
• Support the creation of multimedia content, including videos and social media stories.
• Monitor and report on digital performance metrics and audience engagement trends.
• Event Coverage and Real-Time Support
• Provide on-the-ground support for events, including live social media coverage, media liaison, and real-time updates.
• Document events through high-quality photography and short video clips, ensuring swift dissemination.
• Assist with media briefings for key events and campaigns.
• Photography and Videography
• Capture and edit high-quality images and video content aligned with UN Women branding standards.
• Coordinate video production, including scripting, scheduling, and collaborating with external production teams.
• Graphic Design and Product Development
• Develop visually compelling designs for social media, reports, and advocacy materials as required.
• Create templates for standard publications and presentations to support uniformity in branding.
• Contribute to development of knowledge management products.
• Content Management and Knowledge Sharing
• Establish, organize, and maintain a comprehensive online repository for knowledge management and communication materials, ensuring easy access, regular updates, and alignment with organizational goals.
• Develop and manage digital asset libraries for photos, videos, and publications, incorporating metadata and tagging systems to enhance searchability and usage tracking.
• Support in the creation, packaging, and dissemination of knowledge products and advocacy tools tailored for internal and external stakeholders, leveraging innovative formats and platforms to maximize impact.
• Support cross-departmental knowledge-sharing initiatives by supporting in organizing webinars and collaborative platforms to foster a culture of learning and information exchange.
• Support Advocacy and Campaigns
• Contribute to the development of communications plans for projects and advocacy campaigns.
• Assist in drafting newsletters, articles, and success stories highlighting program achievements.
• Capacity Building and Team Support
• Assist in providing training or guidance to team members on social media best practices, photography, and basic design tools.
• Collaborate with colleagues to ensure alignment with UN Women corporate communication guidelines. Attend with team members relevant forums and support coordination within the UN Women events/activities.
• Assist in conducting research on new areas of engagement and in formulating ideas for concept notes to support resource mobilization for enhancing visibility and communications.
• Make travel arrangements as necessary including preparation of travel requisitions and claim.
• Prepare presentation material/slides in Power-point for presentations for the meetings/workshops and keep all papers ready for meetings.
• Identify best practices and lessons learned to guide programme improvement and strategy planning.

Key Performance Indicators

• Timely organization of discussions, conferences, briefings, information campaigns and other events
• Timely provision of substantive inputs as requested
• Timely delivery of developed communication and advocacy materials in high quality
• Website and social media accounts are up to date
• Number of communication products developed as assisted in development.

Competencies :

• Core Values:
• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.
• Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: 

Functional Competencies:

• Ability to establish, build and sustain effective relationships with clients
• Ability to create, edit and present information in clear and presentable formats, using appropriate IT functionality
• Excellent event planning skills
• Excellent knowledge of social media and communications strategy and methods
• Ability to identify relevant events and stories and communicate them to a mass audience
• Strong multimedia skills
• Knowledge of gender equality and women’s empowerment in Kenya.

Education and certification:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations or Journalism or a related field is required

Experience:

• At least 1 year of progressively responsible experience in providing support to the formulation and implementation of internal and external communications and advocacy strategies and related plans.
• Experience in the use of computer applications such as Microsoft Office as well as web-based management systems and Adobe design software packages.
• Experience in the use of social media and digital communications.