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UNDP is recruiting for a Communications and Knowledge Management Analyst (Home based)

Ednah Carrick October 7, 2024

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Closing Date: 18 October 2024

UNDP is recruiting for a Communications and Knowledge Management Analyst (Home based)

Job Purpose and Organizational Context

UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP’s policy work carried out at HQ, Regional and Country Office levels, forms a contiguous spectrum of deep local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. In this context, UNDP invests in the Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan.

Within the GPN, the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) has the responsibility for developing all relevant policies and guidance to support the results of UNDP’s Strategic Plan. BPPS’s staff provides technical advice to Country Offices, advocates for UNDP corporate messages, represents UNDP at multi-stakeholder fora including public-private dialogues, government, and civil society dialogues, and engages in UN inter-agency coordination in specific thematic areas. BPPS supports UNDP and partners to be more innovative, knowledge and data driven including in its programme support efforts.

Pollution through chemicals and waste is deeply linked to the planetary crises of biodiversity loss and climate change with negative impacts across the Sustainable Development Goals. UNDP features the UN’s largest portfolio of in-country programming on environment, climate change, and energy – with a significant portfolio relevant to plastics and solid waste management.

This position is anchored within BPPS’ Chemicals and Waste Hub, which focuses on the sound management of chemicals and waste. The Hub supports countries in the economic transformation towards sustainable production and consumption to boost circular economy and create carbon neutral, toxic-free, zero pollution and zero-waste societies. Together with partners, the team helps countries to meet their obligations under the Montreal Protocol, Stockholm Convention, Minamata Convention, Strategic Approach of International Chemical Management (SAICM) and a future global plastics treaty.

The Chemicals and Waste Hub is looking to recruit a Communications and Knowledge Management Analyst to boost awareness internally and externally of the Hub’s global flagship initiatives, including the Global Zero Waste Initiative, FARM+, iCOAST, and others, as well as general communications on its portfolio including cooling (MLF, GEF chemicals, Cool-Up, FFEM supported projects), to develop global advocacy campaigns, and support knowledge- and evidence-based decision-making across the portfolio.

Duties and Responsibilities

Communications:

Develop and implement a global communications strategy for the Chemicals and Waste Hub;
Identify, develop, and create compelling content, such as blogs, multimedia stories, videos, graphics, and social media updates to showcase impact on the ground;

Contribute to UNDP’s social media accounts;
Produce advocacy campaigns to position UNDP on key issues related to chemicals and waste;
Maintain and continuously improve Chemicals and Waste Hub website;

Design presentations, knowledge products, fact sheets, and other knowledge products;
Coordinate, produce and promote a Chemicals and Waste Hub newsletter;
Develop press releases, talking points, and video messages as needed;

Plan and support UNDP’s presence and participation at key events;
Edit relevant knowledge products such as policy briefs or fact sheets;
Serve as communications focal point for Regional Technical Advisors;

Prepare analytics and engagement reports;
Coordinate with communications colleagues across different teams at HQ, regional bureaus and Country Offices to align initiatives.

Knowledge management:

Compile, share, and present key results from UNDP’s chemicals and waste portfolio, including on gender and safeguards, in a compelling format targeting national and international partners.
Identify and develop case studies together with technical colleagues and project staff;
Manage and maintain the team’s annual events calendar;

Structure and maintain the team’s knowledge management infrastructure;
Support the planning, participation and hosting of internal knowledge sharing events.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Institutional Arrangement

The Communications and Knowledge Management Analyst will work in UNDP’s Chemicals and Waste Hub;
The Analyst will report to, and be directly supervised by the Chemicals and Waste Programme Analyst based in New York, USA;

The Analyst will be given access to relevant information necessary for execution of the tasks under this assignment;
The Communications and Knowledge Management Analyst will be responsible for providing her/his own working station (i.e. laptop, internet, phone, scanner/printer, assignment specific software, etc.) and must have access to a reliable internet connection.

Competencies

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies

2030 Agenda: Planet
- Nature, Climate and Energy
  - Chemicals and Waste: Ozone and climate-friendly technologies.
Technical: External Relations and Advocacy-General (across the functions)
- Public relations
  - Ability to build and maintain an overall positive public image for the organisation, its mandate and its brand, while ensuring that individual campaigns and other communications and advocacy initiatives are supported in reaching the public.
Cross functional: Business management
- Communication
  - Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience
  - Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels
Cross functional: Business direction and strategy
- Strategic thinking
  - Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritised plans in line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions
  - Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP
- Negotiation and influence
  - Ability to reach an understanding, persuade others, resolve points of difference, gain advantage in the outcome of dialogue, negotiates mutually acceptable solutions through compromise and creates win-win situations
- System Thinking
  - Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in communications, journalism, marketing or another relevant field is required, or

A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas stated above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

Minimum two years (with Master´s degree) or four years (with Bachelor´s degree) of professional experience working on different aspects of strategic communications such as campaigns, website editing, writing, graphic design, and social media management.

Knowledge of basic website editing, graphic design with Adobe, Canva or other tools, developing, producing, and editing videos for social media (Premiere, Lumen5, Canva, etc., and social media content creation and management

Desired additional skills and competencies

Ability to perform trainings and presentation for diverse audiences.

Demonstrates integrity by modeling UN values and ethical standards and proves knowledge of UNDP’s gender equality and safeguards policies.
Work experience within UN system.
Experience working on environmental and health issues and familiarity with chemicals/waste/pollution work is an advantage.

Required Language(s)