Duties and Responsibilities

The Expert will work under the guidance of the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office and with the direct supervision of the SDG Innovation Lab Manager, the “Inno4Dev” Project Coordinator and in close cooperation with the Communication Analyst. Specifically, the Expert will perform the following functions:

• Support communication between potential partners within Armenia’s development organizations and foreign embassies with a view to identify areas for possible cooperation and contribution to the SDG Innovation Lab and to the RCO, as well as the Lab’s partnering organizations, such as the Center for Strategic Initiatives, the Stanford Change Labs and the UN, and other stakeholders, where relevant;
• Plan and execute the communication strategy of the SDG Innovation Lab in collaboration with the CSI team;
• Conduct research into new global innovative policies, approaches and tools applicable to the development sector in Armenia with recommendations to be explored with Kolba Lab and the SDG Innovation Lab;
• Prepare knowledge products and blogs capturing the insights from research initiatives, UN’s work and Kolba’s ventures;
• Support communication and reporting function of RCO, Kolba Lab and SDG Innovation Lab, including drafting speeches, articles, and social media updates for target audiences;
• Contribute to the joint UN communication and outreach, and assist in the coordination of UNCG initiatives and events in line with the principle of “communicating as one";
• Contribute to the development/production of communication and advocacy instruments and materials for communication and advocacy campaigns, and the UN website and social media networks;
• Provide other support and assistance as required.

Deliverables

• Research on new areas of Innovation for Development with recommendations produced with support of SDG Innovation Lab Lead;
• Revision and production of SDG-related communications materials;
• Extensive documented support to the RCO’s external communications and UNDP’s innovation function: 
• support for the implementation of the joint UN strategy on communication and advocacy (as developed in 2017);
• drafting and editing of press releases, talking points, op-eds, blog posts, toolkits;
• drafting and editing of other project-specific promotional material and English-language content;

• Documented support to RCO initiatives in the drafting and editing of project proposals and reports;
• Development and implementation of a communications and advocacy campaign focusing on youth and the SDGs;
• Support facilitation of events and activities, where needed.

Competencies

• Strong research and networking skills;
• Creative flair and originality;
• High level of motivation, ability to show initiative and work independently;
• Ability to write and communicate orally with accuracy and professionalism, as well as sensitively across different constituencies;
• Very collaborative, with a demonstrable history of developing partnerships across a wide range of organisations and contexts;

Required Skills and Experience

Education: 

• Master’s degree in Social, Political and/or Communication Science, or a related discipline;

Experience:

• At least 2 years of experience in the field of public sector capacity building, marketing, communication and/or research;
• Experience in development projects will be an asset;
• Experience in the design and delivery of training curricular, lectures, workshops or seminars;

Languages:  

• Excellent written and spoken English. Knowledge of Armenian is highly desirable

​DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION.

• UNDP Personal History form (P11): http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/corporate/Careers/P11_Personal_history_form.doc.
• Letter of interest;
• Financial Proposal and Availably: OFFEROR’S LETTER TO UNDP
• Portfolio (writing samples, links to blogs, social media pages in relevant context).

• General Conditions of Contract is available here: http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/documents/procurement/documents/IC%20-%20General%20Conditions.pdf.

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