Communications and Knowledge Management Officer at United Nations Development Programme -Rwanda
- Company: United Nations Development Programme -Rwanda
- Location: Rwanda
- State: Kigali Jobs in Rwanda
- Job type: Full-Time
- Job category: Administrative/Secretarial Jobs in Rwanda
Job Description
Background
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I. Organizational ContextUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. UN Women Rwanda has been working with the Government, UN Partners, Civil Society, the Private Sector, Development Partners and other key partners to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in the country through its programmes. The country focuses on three main priority/impact areas from UN Women Global Strategic Plan (2018-2021): namely women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems (focusing on women’s leadership and representation in local governance and in the private sector). Women have equal economic opportunities and economic autonomy (focusing on agriculture, entrepreneurship, employment, and ICT) and Women and girls live a life free from violence Description of responsibilities Under direct supervision of the Country Representative, the Communications and Knowledge Management Officer will lead the implementation of the Country Office communications and advocacy strategies to increase the standing and awareness of UN Women with partners, the media and the public as well as the successful organization of key strategic events in which UN Women is involved in.
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Duties and Responsibilities
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II. Functions and key results expected Summary of Key Functions:
The Communications and Knowledge Management will more specifically be expected to: Provide substantive support to the planning and design of external communication and outreach/advocacy strategies and plans
Coordinate and contribute substantively to the development and dissemination of advocacy materials
Coordinate media relations for the Country Office
Manage the Country Office’s web/ online presence
Effective participation to the UNCG meetings and contribution to the efforts of Communicating as One and mainstreaming gender in the ONE UN communications
Documentation, Knowledge Building, Management and Sharing
Support the coordination of events and conferences and ensure the visibility of UN Women
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Competencies
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Required Skills and Experience
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Method of Application
Submit your CV and Application on Company Website : Click HereClosing Date : 21st February, 2021.
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