Communication Officer

OVERVIEW
**Post Number**: ED/PA 249
**Grade**: P-3
**Parent Sector**: Education Sector (ED)
**Duty Station**: Paris
**Job Family**: Education
**Type of contract**: Project Appointment
**Duration of contract**: 1 year
**Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time)**: 28-JAN-2025
**UNESCO Core Values**: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism
OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST
The Section for SDG 4 Leadership leads the Organization’s mandated role in coordinating the SDG4-Education 2030 Agenda; promoting and facilitating cooperation among Member States, international partners and representatives of civil society in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4); and guiding the work of the SDG4 High-Level Steering Committee (HSLC) in supporting and monitoring country progress towards SDG 4, for which it serves an inter-agency secretariat.
Long Description
Under the overall authority of the Assistant Director-General for Education, the guidance of the Director of the Division for Education 2030 and the immediate supervision of the Chief of the Section for SDG 4 Leadership, the incumbent will lead the planning, development and implementation of the overall communications and advocacy strategy to promote and support the work of the Section for SDG 4 Leadership in coordination with the Education Sector’s Communications and Knowledge Management Team (ED/COM) as relevant, and develop partnerships with other relevant organizations to disseminate information, create awareness about SDG 4 and promote the Section’s work.
Long Description
**In particular, the incumbent will**:
Lead the design, development and implementation of the overall communications, outreach and advocacy strategy for the Section for SDG 4 Leadership and the SDG4 High-Level Steering Committee (HSLC) in partnership with the HLSC members, relevant UNESCO entities including Headquarters education and communications teams, Regional Offices and Institutes. This includes ensuring the clarity, accuracy, relevance and engaging narratives in all materials that the Section produces; tailoring and disseminating them for different audiences; managing the SDG 4 website, the SDG4 Knowledge Hub, social media and other digital platforms.
Lead and/or support the conception, production, quality assurance and dissemination of a range of communication, advocacy and promotion materials and tools, including web stories and blog posts; press releases and op-eds; summaries of reports; social media posts; photographs, infographics and audiovisual materials; speeches and scripts - including those related to the three core functional areas of the HLSC (evidence-based policy, data and monitoring, and finance) and the two constituency groups under the HLSC’s auspices (CCNGO and SDG4 Youth & Student Network).
Develop a work plan, implement and monitor overall communications and advocacy plans for events organized by the Section. Lead the design, development and implementation of advocacy campaigns.
Plan, implement and coordinate the Section’s public relations and media relations, in consultation with UNESCO’s Division for Communications and Public Engagement (CPE) and the Education Sector’s Communications and Knowledge management Team (ED/COM), to identify PR opportunities for the Section and the HLSC. Draft and/or support the drafting communication materials and oversee the Section’s publication and communication materials production processes.
Support the Section’s resource mobilization efforts by developing an outreach and resource mobilization plan, identifying potential donors and resource mobilization opportunities, and crafting and disseminating communications materials.
Monitors and evaluates the reach, results and impact of the Section’s communications activities and reports on deliverables and achievements.
Supervise the day-to-day tasks undertaken by consultants and interns under the incumbent’s supervision.
COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial) Communication (C) Accountability (C) Innovation (C) Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement (C) Planning and organizing (C) Results focus (C) Teamwork (C) Professionalism (C) - For detailed information, please consult the UNESCO Competency Framework.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
**Education**:
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in communications, journalism, marketing, or other related field.
**Work experience**:
Minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible relevant experience in communications, public information, journalism, marketing, international relations, of which preferably 2 years acquired at the international level.
Experience in developing, implementing and evaluating communication strategies and activities, reputation and brand management, media relations, and campaigns.
Experience in carrying out diverse communications and advocacy activities for the production of large-scale, high-level events.
Excellent record of producing communication mate