Communications Associate

The UN Volunteer will assist the Communications and Public Engagement Division and support the Partnership and Resource Mobilization Division of the UNESCO Regional Office for South Asia in the implementation of its programme in South Asia to achieve the organization’s mission and objectives.

Under the direct supervision of the Communications and Public Relations Officer, the UN Associate Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
• Assist in preparation for communication and social media campaigns.
• Maintaining and improving the website’s content management system (Drupal).
• Preparation of press briefings, sending of press releases and updating of mailing lists for efficient external media relations.
• Participate in shooting and post-production at UNESCO events.
• Provide editorial and technical assistance on publication projects.
• Contribute to projects linked to promoting the UNESCO brand.
• Support the Partnership and RM officer in maintaining effective coordination between technical program teams to identify and prioritize key problem statements for designing innovative concepts
• Coordinate the management of agreements with New Delhi and HQ team to ensure that donor agreements are compliant with UNESCO policies and procedures, and that corporate systems for tracking non-core resources are kept up-to-date
• Facilitate the drafting, consolidation and review of donor proposals, ensuring that pro-posals are high-quality
• Support in improving the visibility of the UNESCO programme, in close collaboration with communications colleagues
• Edit draft speeches and other documents received by the Director from the various programme sectors
• Prepare short monthly work reports and an end of the volunteering contract.