• Country: Brasilia, Brazil
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: UNDP
• Gender: Both
• Deadline: 2024-02-13

The Communication Assistant will be responsible, under the supervision of the Knowledge Management Technical Analyst and the Project Coordination, for supporting the development and implementation of the Program’s general communication and advocacy strategy, in addition to working on the production of multiplatform content and support monitoring and analysis of the effectiveness of actions, helping to meet schedules and maintain the quality of deliveries made. In your daily life, you will carry out the following activities, which must be aligned, as appropriate, with the CNJ Communications Office:  

• Support the mapping of demands and opportunities for communication and advocacy, with a focus on achieving the results expected in the project, as well as supporting the development of a plan and detailed schedule of actions;
• Support relations with the press and support the prospective monitoring of media content to strengthen the narrative and positioning of the project, as well as support the semi-annual monitoring of results from the implementation of the plan, proposing adjustments, if necessary; 
• Assist in the creation of content to disseminate project initiatives, focusing on different communication channels (news for websites, press releases, material for social networks, e-mail marketing, among others), 
• Support in the development of information management and internal and external communication products, such as newsletters and clipping, as well as assist in monitoring project activities and demands, identifying important information for dissemination to partners, press, colleagues, among others; 
• Support the optimization of the flow of communication carried out between project teams, as well as support the systematization of results and good practices developed within the scope of the project, in conjunction with the Program coordination, in a format accessible to the general public;    
• The incumbent performs other functions within his functional profile that he considers necessary for the proper functioning of the project.

Achieve Results:   
LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work on time

Innovative Thinking: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic in solving problems, makes improvements

Continuous Learning:   
LEVEL 1: Open and curious mind, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback

Adapt with Agility:   
LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, deals constructively with ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible

Act with determination:   
LEVEL 1: Shows determination and motivation, able to deliver calmly in the face of adversity, confident

Engage and Partner:   
LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships

Promote Diversity and Inclusion:   
LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Multifunctional and technical skills

Business and strategy direction – Strategic thinking:   
• Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans aligned with UNDP objectives, based on systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking vision to reality in the field and creating tangible solutions
• Ability to leverage learning from multiple sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; demonstrate forward thinking to model what future developments and
possible ways forward are for UNDP

Business Direction and Strategy – Systems Thinking:   
• Ability to use objective analysis and problem judgment to understand how interrelated elements coexist within the whole of a process or system, and consider how changing one element may impact other parts of the system

Business Development – Human-Centered Design:   
• Ability to develop solutions to problems involving the human perspective at all stages of the problem-solving process

Business management – Project management:   
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific objectives

Business management – Working with evidence and data:
• Ability to inspect, clean, transform and model data with the aim of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision making

Agenda 2030: Peace – Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights:   
• Development of the Justice Sector

Agenda 2030: Peace – Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights:
• Access to Justice

Required skills and experience

Minimum education requirements:

• High School Diploma required;
• A university degree, preferably in the areas of Social Communication, Journalism, Public Relations, Social Sciences or related areas will be given due consideration, but is not a requirement.

Minimum years of relevant professional experience:
Minimum of 4 years (in case of completed high school) or 1 year (in case of university bachelor’s degree) of professional experience in advocacy, knowledge management, and/or communication activities.

Required skills:

• Oral and written communication skills; 
• Ability to use information technology;

Desired skills, in addition to the skills covered in the Skills section:
• Experience working with partners in the public sector, especially the Justice System;  
• Experience in managing and producing content on social media 
• Experience in liaising with the press  
• Knowledge in monitoring the press and social media; 
• Knowledge of management tools, such as Trello, Planner, etc.;

Required languages:  

• Fluency in Portuguese. 
• Intermediate knowledge of English will be considered an advantage.

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