Communication Officer

**Job no**: 549207
**Contract type**: Fixed Term Appointment
**Duty Station**: Cairo
**Level**: NO-1
**Location**: Egypt
**Categories**: Communication

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

**For every child, **_a Voice_**

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

**How can you make a difference?**

Under the supervision of the Digital Communication Officer, the incumbent will assist in planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating an advocacy and communication strategy to get children’s and women’s issues into the public domain, strengthen political will in support of UNICEF's mission and objectives in the country, and enhance the organization’s credibility and brand, on both traditional and social media.

**Summary of key results**:
**Communication materials**:Execution of production of communication products and materials and following up to support country communication strategy, regional and global campaigns.

**Duties & Tasks**
- Implementing country communication work plan and strategy, gathering content and coverage of relevant country efforts to identify effective relevant country programme activities.
- Supporting the production of communication materials (e.g., briefing notes, images, video. Web pages etc.) that meet the country and global standards.
- Assisting in drafting and editing articles, press releases, human interest stories, materials for both web-based and traditional media.
- Following up on production of advocacy and communication materials (e.g., films, videos, audio-visuals, etc.), maintaining an up-to-date documentation center for communication materials including publications, press releases and clippings, photographs, audio-visual materials, web resources.

***Media relations**: Professional support in developing, drafting, and maintaining contact information, materials and relationships with journalists and media outlets covering all media - print, TV, radio, web in the country.

**Duties & Tasks**
- Updating media relations contact list/database, ensuring rapid and accurate information dissemination to the media.
- Assisting in developing and maintaining close collaboration with mass media, as well as with groups and organizations.
- Preparing background communication and promotional materials for briefing and visits of media and other special interest groups.
- Assisting the media through activities such as organizing project site visits, facilitating photo coverage and TV footage and utilizing both web-based and traditional media.

***Monitoring and evaluation**:Regular monitoring and evaluation to ensure maximum impact and continuous improvement of country communication efforts.

**Duties & Tasks**
- Assisting in coordinating appropriate audience research and compiling and analyzing relevant data.
- Monitor and evaluate the dissemination of advocacy and communication materials to target audiences and participate in the evaluation of their impact.
- Monitoring the public perception of UNICEF in the country and recommend appropriate action to maintain a positive image for the organization.
- Assisting in the feedback to DOC on the use and appropriateness of global communication materials such as publications, images and multimedia products.

**Celebrities, partners and special events**:Ensuring the contact list of individuals, groups, organizations and fora (including Government, UN, and bilateral counterparts), are maintained and developed.

**Duties & Tasks**
- Helping in organizing and generating public