Brief details about UN jobs in Switzerland – Ext Rel Associate:
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- Organization: UNHCR – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Location: UN jobs in Switzerland , Geneva | Bern
- Grade: Level not specified – Level not specified
- Occupational Groups:
- External Relations, Partnerships and Resource mobilization
- Closing Date: July 10, 2023
About UNHCR:
Information about the organization that has offered the UN jobs in Switzerland – Ext Rel Associate job:
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a worldwide organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights, and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people. They work to make sure that everyone has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution, or war at home. UNHCR has been setting essential protection and assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced, and stateless people since 1950. They have a presence in many countries around the world, and give information and assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, and stateless people.
Tasks of UN jobs in Switzerland – Ext Rel Associate:
- Provide background briefings to local and global media.
- Maintain track of evolving issues concerning persons of concern to be able to suggest stories and topics for the media to cover.
- Provide daily briefings on local growths to the Head of Office and ensure that briefing materials from other offices are available.
- Attend visits of foreign delegations and the media to refugee sites in the region, giving appropriate briefings, commentaries and prepare briefing material for visitors.
- Establish contacts with local organisations to promote general interest and understanding of refugee issues
- Assure that the office is kept informed of local developments which may have a political or operational impact on the office’s activities.
- May be needed to compile information and SitReps received from the Field Offices and/or sections within the Office and consolidate into weekly/monthly/quarterly report.
- Advise the Head of Office of local facets of external relations policies.
- Liaise with exterior partners and local organizations on behalf of UNHCR.
- Produce reports and briefings for internal and external partners.
- Conduct other related duties as required.
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Qualifications of UN jobs in Switzerland – Ext Rel Associate:
- 3 years appropriate experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
- Fulfillment of UNHCR learning programmes or specific training relevant to functions of the position.
- For International Professional and Field Service positions: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
- For National Professional jobs: Command of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
- For General Service jobs: Understanding of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.
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