UNHCR is hiring Senior External Relations Officer 2021 in Bangladesh
Responsibilities ( not all included):
- Stay abreast of the challenges posed by the political context, the UN and humanitarian reform, and institutional developments in the area of forced displacement and humanitarian operations.
- Through a consultative process with UNHCR colleagues (Programme, Protection, etc.) with external actors and partners, develop and implement protection and assistance strategy, with clearly articulated objectives, timelines, and outputs.
- Implement a communications strategy that generates support for UNHCR¿s operations from external partners (e.g. the general public, governments, partners, the media, academia, and persons of concern).
- Articulate all issues pertaining to the needs of the populations of concern and the strategies in place to respond to their needs.
- Participate in inter-agency cooperation and communication strategies, initiatives and tools.
- Support senior management in representing UNHCR in the UN Country Team and other UN coordination fora.
- Support, and participate in, local UN integrated missions, Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Emergency Relief Coordinator and Cluster communication strategies and initiatives.
- Consolidate information on UNHCR¿s country operations and identify appropriate messages for campaigns and appeals.
- Coordinate the drafting of, and/or draft, situation reports, briefing notes, background material, talking points, fact sheets, press releases and articles.
- Develop targeted communications strategies and media packages for situations and/or activities that require focused attention.
- Identify and target major events and initiatives (e.g. commercial, cultural, political and sports) to promote the work of UNHCR.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is a UN agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country.
Location:
BangladeshBenefits
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Eligibilities
Education & Professional Work Experience
- For P4/NOD – 9 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 8 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 7 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree
Field(s) of Education
- Political Sciences; Social Sciences; International Relations;
- Journalism; or another relevant field.
Relevant Job Experience
Essential
- Experience in humanitarian operations in a field environment.
- Excellent knowledge of the local institutions, politics, and culture.
Desirable
- Good knowledge of UNHCR operations both at Headquarters and in the field.
- Fund-raising and programming/program management experience.
- Experience in working with social media.
Functional Skills
- MS-Drafting, Documentation, Data Presentation
- IT-Web Content Management
- IT-Computer Literacy
- MS-Translation
- ER-Communications/media/digital/social media communicate monitoring/analysis/presentation
- ER-Inter-Agency External Relations
- ER-Inter-Agency Leadership/Coordination
Language Requirements
- For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
Application Process
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Application Deadline: March 4, 2021
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