Communications Associate

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**ABOUT WFP**:
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world **achieve Zero Hunger** in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

**ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT**:
These jobs are found in Country Offices (COs), and report to a Communications Officer.
Job holders at this level demonstrate responsibility and initiative to respond independently to queries with only general guidance. There is a requirement to use judgment in dealing with unforeseen problems on a daily basis.

**JOB PURPOSE**:
To provide research and specialised communications services that support the creation of content and services aimed at maintaining and enhancing WFP’s visibility and reputation and supporting fundraising activities.

**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)**:
**_ Content Creation _**
- Travel to the field and capture video and photo content
- Carry out interviews with WFP beneficiaries in the field to help develop the story line behind the visuals
- Editing video content to fulfil the requirements of the Country Office
- Produce social-first multimedia content based on current communications priorities and strategies, including campaigns and high-level events as required;
- Organize incoming content and identify strong storylines particularly for video production;
- Create assets in different formats based on market trends;
- Stay up to date on the latest content trends across platforms and test new formats.

**_Content Management _**
- Serve as the social media focal point for WFP Egypt. Manage social media content, complete meta-data;
- Keep track of incoming content and make sure material on the hub is up to date;
- Liaise with different units and programmes and provide them with visuals upon request.

**OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS**:
**_ Project_**_ Management and Coordination _**
- Liaise with the Regional Bureau and external partners to ensure content packages are finalized, approved and ready for publication;
- Work in coordination with internal stakeholders to develop and implement social-media campaign element

**STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**:
Education: Bachelor's or equivalent degree in Business Administration, International Relations Marketing, Business Studies, Communications, Public Relations, Media, journalism or any relevant field of study in the related functional area.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in the English and Arabic languages

Experience: at least 6 years of experience in Marketing, Communication, Digital Media or related fields;
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook).

**4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES**:
**Purpose**
- Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Coaches team in the most effective ways to communicate WFP’s Strategic Objectives to WFP team and partners in the field.
- Be a force for positive change: Implements new methods or tools to improve team’s work processes and productivity.
- Make the mission inspiring to our team: Maps team’s activities and tasks to specific successes in beneficiary communities to showcase positive impact.
- Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Explains to teammates how each unit contributes to the overall WFP mission.

**People**
- Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Identifies skill development opportunities such as training modules or on-the-job experiences for self, colleagues and direct reports.
- Create an inclusive culture: Facilitates team building activities to build rapport in own unit.
- Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Facilitates the pairing of junior colleagues with coaches within own team.
- Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Proactively anticipates potential challenges and develops mitigation plans to ensure that team meets goals and targets.

**Performance**
- Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Identifies opportunities to be creative in own work and to help team be more innovative and accurate in their respective tasks and areas of work.
- Focus on getting results: Monitors team’s deliverables and provides feedback to ensure outcomes are delivered consistently and accurately.
- Make commitments and make good on commitments: Provides accurate guidance to team on expected responsibilities and tasks, whilst also upholding own commitment to the team.
- Be Decisive: Sets an example and provides guidance to junior team members on when to escalate issues when faced with challenging issues in the workplace or in the field.

**Partnership**
- Connect and share across WFP units: Facilitates partnerships with other WFP units to accomplish missions in the field.
- Build strong external partnerships: Sets an example and provides guidance to team on how to buil