The Project Officer, under the authority of the Senior Executive Officer, is responsible for implementing communication strategies to enhance the Institutes visibility. This involves creating a corporate branding strategy, promoting the use of UIS data with innovative content and online services, establishing outreach channels for key stakeholders, and facilitating fundraising efforts. The broader plan seeks to strengthen UIS as the preferred source for statistical data by defining key stakeholder messages, developing branding guidelines, aligning teams with stakeholder priorities, using customer satisfaction surveys to improve outreach, and creating advocacy materials for social media dissemination.
Responsibilities
Support the development, implementation, and monitoring of communication strategies focused on priority issues to establish UIS as the trusted source of statistical data and promote the use of UIS data.
Coordinate diverse projects within the team related to public-facing materials in collaboration with United Nations System organizations, donors, NGOs, and agencies as needed. Provide programmatic and substantive reviews of materials prepared by UIS teams for presentation to internal and external bodies, ensuring high-quality standards and clarity.
Draft and edit media materials, such as press releases, articles, Op-Eds, Q&As, key messages, and other major corporate communications materials for both internal and external audiences.
Supervise the production of all team materials in multiple languages.
Manage international, regional, and national launches of UIS reports and events, including setting strategic direction, conceptualizing high-profile launch events, and overseeing the work of consultants organizing these events.
Prepare reports and proposals related to UIS report advocacy and outreach.
Supervise staff and consultants in the Communication and Advocacy Section.
Undertake additional activities as necessary to support the UIS mandate.
Education:
An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Communication, Journalism, or Public Relations.
A first university degree in a relevant field combined with two (2) additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
Work Experience:
A minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience in communication, advocacy, print, broadcast, and/or new media, especially demonstrating creative and ambitious brand building, and powerful and engaging storytelling for internal and external audiences, especially using social and other web media.
Experience in designing interactive data visualization products and other products designed to engage users in statistical storytelling.
Experience with the production and distribution of multilingual publications, and management of websites.
A strong track record of crafting clear, inspiring, and persuasive stories about complex concepts. Excellent verbal communication, and perfect (error-free) writing and editing skills are required.
Languages:
Excellent knowledge (written and spoken) of English and French.
