Goodwill Ambassador Consultant (Media and Communications)
Deadline 03 Jan 2021
Posted
Location London, United Kingdom
Job type Consultancy
GWA Consultant (Media and Communications), Goodwill Ambassadors Section (GWA), Global Communications Service (GCS), Division of External Relations (DER)
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is offering a full time position within the Global Communications Service in our office in London, UK.
Based within the Division for External Relations, the Goodwill Ambassador (GWA) Section is recruiting a GWA Consultant (Media and Communications).
This is a unique opportunity for the right person to join a high performing team and develop their career in working with influencers for the furtherance of humanitarian goals.
UNHCR is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. Every year, millions of men, women and children are forced to flee their homes to escape conflict and persecution. We are in 135 countries, using our expertise to protect and care for millions.
Organisational context
The Goodwill Ambassador (GWA) Section seeks to utilise celebrity and high profile support to leverage the strategic communications, fundraising and advocacy goals of UNHCR.
The position
Under the supervision of a Senior External Relations (GWA) Officer, this consultant will provide over-arching communications support to the work of the overall GWA Team by delivering timely and strategic global communication strategies and/or the development/execution of GWA related global media and PR projects, including global media strategies for individual projects, media pitching, writing documents/guidelines, press releases and stories, monitoring and evaluation, as well as crisis communications.
These outputs will support UNHCR’s key strategic communication, public engagement and fundraising goals. This will focus on global media/communications, including both hard news placement as well as lifestyle and specialist interest media as well as providing expert advice as requested to national GWA focal points on their specific needs. The consultant may also provide advice and ideas related to social media and digital initiatives, documentaries as needed.
Duties and responsibilities
In addition to the above, the role will involve the following duties and responsibilities:
Essential minimum qualifications and professional experience required
Education
University degree (BA or Masters);
Work Experience:
At least 6 years working within media/communications sector, preferably with experience of working with high profile individuals and in the UN/NGO/ humanitarian sector.
Location
The role will be based in London, UK.
Conditions
As the given duty station is London, applicants should be able to demonstrate permission to legally work in the UK. It is a full-time role.
Closing date: 3rd January 2021 23:59 GMT;Interviews: 13/14th January 2021.
The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Please note that UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, travelling, processing, training or any other fees).
Please note that we are unfortunately unable to notify applicants who have not been selected for interview.