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For every child,

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How can you make a difference?

Under the overall guidance of the Chief of Advocacy and Communications and the direct supervision of the Advocacy and Communications Specialist, the Communication Officer supports the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of UNICEF Myanmar’s advocacy and communication work. The role has a particular focus on digital platforms, newsletters, campaigns, content production, media engagement and communication monitoring, helping translate programme results and humanitarian priorities into timely, accurate, ethical and engaging content for national, regional and global audiences.

Communication materials and digital content
Media relations
Monitoring and evaluation, digital analytics and social listening
Campaigns and special events

Key responsibilities include:

Manage UNICEF Myanmar’s social media platforms, including editorial planning, scheduling and publishing content, coordinating clearances and ensuring timely and accurate updates.
Create and adapt engaging content for social media, the UNICEF Myanmar website, newsletters and campaigns, including text, graphics, photographs, video and other multimedia formats.
Develop human interest stories from programme and field activities, including interviews and content gathering, in line with UNICEF child safeguarding, informed consent, dignity and ethical storytelling standards.
Monitor and analyse social media and digital communication results, including reach, engagement, audience growth, content performance and social listening, and use the findings to improve communication effectiveness.
Support media engagement, campaigns, field communications and photo/video production while ensuring all content meets UNICEF editorial, brand and quality standards.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Communication Officer NO1 JD.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

Education: University degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Social Science, Development Studies, Sustainability and Innovation Studies or relevant fields.
Work Experience: Minimum of one year of relevant professional experience in communication, journalism, public relations, media or digital communications, including practical experience developing communication content for print, broadcast, web or social media platforms.

Technical Skills: Social media management, web content management, multimedia production, digital analytics and social listening.

Language Requirements: Fluency in both English & Myanmar languages is required.

Desirables:

Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts is desirable.
Field-based communication experience, including collecting stories, photos, video and other content from programme locations is an asset.
Experience in human interest storytelling and the application of ethical storytelling principles in communication work is desirable.
Work experience with a United Nations organization is desirable.

For Every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s core values of care, respect, integrity, trust and accountability and sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are:

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments are conditional on the selected candidates’ willingness to comply with current or future vaccination requirements, should UNICEF mandate it for personnel. Failure to comply with such requirements, where applicable and without a duly approved medical exemption from the relevant UN authority, will result in the cancellation of the selection or may lead to other administrative measures, including separation from service

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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Communication Officer, NO-1, Temporary Appointment, Yangon, Myanmar, #138444 (364 days, extendable, open to Myanmar Nationals only)