Country: Switzerland
Closing date: 01 Oct 2018
Background Information
The Defeat-NCD Partnership
The Defeat-NCD Partnership was established in January 2018 to help tackle the most significant global health problem of the age: premature death, sickness, disability, and the associated social and economic impacts of selected non-communicable diseases (NCDs). These are projected to cost tens of billions of dollars with the most adverse consequences falling upon the poorer countries and communities.
The Defeat-NCD Partnership is hosted by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and forms part of its growing portfolio of global health related Partnerships such as Stop TB, Roll Back Malaria, Scaling up Nutrition, Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council. Overall, UNOPS health-related work totaled some US$430 million in 2017 and it is the biggest sector we work in.
Our vision is that of a world in which there is universal health coverage for NCDs. This is a direct contribution to the transformational 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to which all nations subscribe.
Our mission is to enable and assist the approximately 100 lower-income and lesser-developed countries to scale-up sustained action against NCDs so that they can progress SDG 3 on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages and, more specifically, to achieve target 3.4 to reduce, by one-third, premature mortality from NCDs by 2030. Our initial focus is on diabetes and hypertension with expansion to other NCDs in due course probably starting with the early detection and treatment of cervical and breast cancer.
Defeat-NCD is a ‘public-private-people’ Partnership that is an autonomous inclusive programme of the United Nations system. Our membership and governance include governments, multilateral agencies, civil society, academia, philanthropic foundations, and the business sector. We subscribe to the ethical principles of the United Nations Global Compact. We follow the technical norms and guidance issued by the World Health Organization. Our operating procedures derive from United Nations rules but are designed to be fast and responsive. We work in a complementary and coordinated way with other health and development actors at all levels.
The secretariat of the Defeat-NCD Partnership is located in Geneva, Switzerland. **
Functional Responsibilities
Under the overall guidance of the Chief Executive Officer, the Communications and Outreach Officer is responsible for developing creative content, and advancing a compelling and consistent narrative, for a range of external stakeholders, around the Defeat-NCD Partnership’s programme, operational approaches and results.
In doing so, the Communications and Outreach Officer proactively liaises with a range of internal and external stakeholders to develop tailored communications products for communicating the strategy, activities, and impact of the Defeat-NCD Partnership to the outside world (press, stakeholders, decision-makers, influencers, funders) through a variety of communications channels, including print media, mass media, social and digital media.
S/he will also foster a dynamic collaborative network by sharing information to, and between, the Defeat-NCD Partnership members and enabling increased exchange and collaboration among the membership.
Please visit the online vacancy for further information and to apply: https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=16429
Qualifications
Education
- A master’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Information, Marketing, Public Relations Branding, Media Studies or any relevant field is required.
- A bachelor's degree with a combination of 2 additional years (i.e. total 9 years) of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the master's degree.
Experience
- With a master's degree a minimum 7 years of experience, or with a bachelor’s degree a minimum of 9 years of progressively responsible and relevant professional international work experience undertaking similar roles in the field of communication, print, broadcast, or new media, within the public, development, or private sectors.
- Demonstrated writing and editing skills, with an excellent command of English, and an ability to convey complex ideas in a creative, clear, direct and lively style is required.
- Ability to leverage online communication tools and methodologies (such as online monitoring, web analytics, or other online and media metrics measurement tools) and to develop and analyze online communications performance indicators is required.
- Excellent understanding on the intersection of technology, web, design, editorial, digital, social media and multimedia platforms is required.
- Experience in interacting with the media through press conferences and events, and in assuming the role of spokesperson is required.
- Knowledge of digital media, visual communications and interactive storytelling methods is required.
- Experience with online communications, including website content management systems, and new and social media is required.
- Demonstrated experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating communications strategies, outreach, and campaigns is required.
- Sound knowledge of print and electronic journalism is required.
- Experience with publication layout software (e.g. InDesign, Adobe Creative Suite) and copy editing is required.
- Experience in operating across multiple time zones, with distributed teams, and in a multicultural environment is required.
- Computer literacy, in particular MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint is required.
- Experience of working in the Public Health sector is desired.
- Good understanding of world affairs, current events and development issues is desired.
- Knowledge of, and experience in, video and audio production is an asset.
Languages
- Fluency in oral and written English is required.
- Working knowledge of another UN language would be an asset.
How to apply:
- Application Deadline: 01-Oct-2018
- Please visit the online vacancy to apply: https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=16429
- Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
- Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
- Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.