Closing Date: 14 June 2026
UNFCCC is recruiting for an Associate Communications Officer, P-2: Apply Now!
Overview
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the focus of the political process to address climate change. The UNFCCC secretariat supports the Convention, its Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement through a range of activities, including substantive and organizational support to meetings of the Parties and the implementation of commitments. It is a dynamic organization working in a politically challenging environment to help resolve one of the defining environmental issues of our time.
Where you will be working
This Associate Communications Officer (P-2) position is located in the UNFCCC secretariat in Bonn, Germany, in the Communications and Engagement division as part of the Communications subdivision, which supports external and internal communications, to ensure that all stakeholders are well informed and can access the information they need to support or engage with the UNFCCC process. The subdivision produces and manages news and information to publicize, catalyze and showcase the implementation of climate action by all Parties and non-Party stakeholders and manages the information and knowledge of the secretariat and the intergovernmental climate change process.
The team provides cross-cutting support to the secretariat and the intergovernmental climate change processes by championing an organizational culture of knowledge sharing through relevant services and products, including information and knowledge management systems and virtual collaborative working tools which break down silos, create an environment of trust and suit the organization’s needs over time to optimally realize staff engagement in knowledge sharing and internal communications.
Reporting to the Team Lead (P-4) and working closely with other units in the sub-division and across the secretariat, the incumbent is responsible for the preparation of internal communication products and services in alignment with the internal communication strategy.
As part of a cross-cutting division, the Associate Communications Officer will work closely with other secretariat divisions to optimally realise staff engagement in knowledge sharing through internal communications, including coordinating, preparing and supporting secretariat internal email messaging, articles, news stories, presentations, and any other information for the website, intranet, internal digital signage, and other collaborative platforms and tools.
Your responsibilities
Within delegated authority, you will be responsible for the following duties:
- Providing support on the internal communications strategy:
- a. Provides input and support to the secretariat’s internal communications strategy;
b.Implement, monitor, and revise the internal communication strategy, undertaking broad consultation with stakeholders as required, and advising and ensuring appropriate tools and
channels are used throughout the organization in accordance with appropriate
governance/guidance
- a. Provides input and support to the secretariat’s internal communications strategy;
- Content and activity implementation:
- a. Develops content for internal platforms in support of the internal communications strategy bycompiling and analyzing data and other information and rendering it in an easy to read format;
- b. Plans and implements activities against the internal communications strategy and defined objectives and targets supporting culture change in the organization, tracking progress on the status of strategy implementation and resource mobilization;
- c. Working in close coordination with internally established decision-making bodies (Management Team and its sub-committees) and other cross-cutting committees, develops products for posting on the Intranet and/or other collaboration and information-sharing tools to ensure effective communication to all staff on decision-making and matters of organizational interest;
- d. Provides advice, guidance and support to executive management and divisions for targeted time- sensitive internal communication initiatives;
- e. Provides internal communications support to secretariat committees, working groups or initiatives and represents the secretariat on relevant internal communications inter-agency committees, working groups or task forces;
- f. Proposes innovative ways to keep secretariat staff informed and engaged on secretariat matters relating to its operations and programmatic work.
- Conference and event communication support:
- a. Develops and maintains internal communication channels, plans, services and products for conferences or events such as climate change conferences, regional climate weeks, workshops and meetings;
- b. In consultation with executive management and other divisions, identifies and proposes information-sharing opportunities, activities and approaches, taking into account the situation/topic and target audience;
- c. Identifies key internal contacts and opportunities for strategic partnerships to facilitate internal communication efforts and maintains working relationships with the same;
Your qualifications
Educational Background:
- Required: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in communications, corporate communications, marketing, public information, journalism and/or related fields is required.
- A first-level university degree in combination with additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
- Required: At least two (2) years of relevant professional working experience in corporate communications or public information and/or related fields is required;
- Experience in maintaining corporate internal communication channels, plans, services and products;
- Experience with both internal and external stakeholders is desirable;
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, Adobe Suite, UX/UI, Analytics will be considered an advantage.
Language skills:
Required: For the position advertised, fluency in English (both oral and written) is required. Knowledge
of another UN official language is an advantage.
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