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Senior External Relations Officer is needed at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
JOB TITLE: Senior External Relations Officer
Job ID: 20316
LOCATION: Abuja, Nigeria
Salary Grade: P4
Hardship Level: C
Family Location Type
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Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
- The Senior External Relations Officer normally reports to the Representative or Deputy Representative. The incumbent has direct supervisory responsibility for External Relations staff.
- External contacts are predominantly with partners, media, government, embassies and other international organizations in the country on matters of importance to the organization.
- All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks
- In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR¿s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.
Duties
- Stay abreast of the challenges posed by the political context, the UN and humanitarian reform, and institutional developments in the area of forced displacement and humanitarian operations.
- Through a consultative process with UNHCR colleagues (Programme, Protection, etc.) with external actors and partners, develop and implement protection and assistance strategy, with clearly articulated objectives, timelines and outputs.
- Implement a communications strategy that generates support for UNHCR¿s operations from external partners (e.g. the general public, governments, partners, the media, academia and persons of concern).
- Articulate all issues pertaining to the needs of the populations of concern and the strategies in place to respond to their needs.
- Ensure that the UNHCR priorities are given adequate weight in the documentation of the UN Country Team.
- Maintain a close dialogue with and provide accurate information to donors by organizing regular briefings, bilateral meetings and donor missions. Prepare reports as appropriate.
- In accordance with the operational context and in close cooperation with headquarters, access new and non-traditional funding sources, as appropriate, including private sector and humanitarian pooled/basket funds (e.g. Central Emergency Response Fund, Human Security Fund).
- Through a consultative process with headquarters, disseminate information on UNHCR’s global funding situation and mobilize additional funds to implement special projects aimed at enhancing the quality of protection for persons of concern in the country operation.
- Participate in inter-agency cooperation and communication strategies, initiatives and tools.
Minimum Qualifications
Education & Professional Work Experience:
- Years of Experience / Degree Level
- For P4 / NOD 9 years relevant experience with Undergraduate Degree; or 8 years relevant experience with Graduate Degree; or 7 years relevant experience with Doctorate Degree
Field(s) of Education:
- Political Sciences; Social Sciences; International Relations; Journalism; or other relevant field.
Certificates and / or Licenses
- Not specified.
Relevant Job Experience
Essential:
- Experience in humanitarian operations in a field environment.
- Excellent knowledge of local institution, politics and culture.
Desirable:
- Good knowledge of UNHCR operations both at Headquarters and in the Field.
- Fund-raising and programming/programme management experience.
- Experience of working with social media.
Functional Skills:
- MS-Drafting, Documentation, Data Presentation
- IT-Web Content Management
- IT-Computer Literacy
- MS-Translation
- ER-Communications/media/digital/social media communicat. monitoring/analysis/presentation
- ER-Inter-Agency External Relations
- ER-Inter-Agency Leadership/Coordination
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Job Features
Deadline | 11th June, 2020 |
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