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The scale, severity and complexity of needs across Syria remains overwhelming. An estimated 70% of the country’s population is in need as of the end of 2024. The increase in numbers of returnees to various Syrian governorates increases the pressure on the already existing overwhelmed services.
Six UN Organizations have developed a Joint Programme to Strengthen Urban and Rural Resilience and the Conditions for Recovery in Syria, with a current budget of approximately US$ 18 million during the period 2025-2026 to be impmented in Eastern Aleppo, Syria.
The United Nations Joint Programme (UNJP) enables the participating UN organizations to respond to people’s needs in the dynamic Syria context with the required early recovery and resilience programming that supports basic social services provision and livelihoods, while facilitating social cohesion and supporting the resolution of local disputes.
To support the effective implementation of the programme, the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office is looking to recruit a Communications and AdvocacySpecialist. Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Joint Programme Manager, and as part of the Programme Management Unit (PMU), the M&E and Coordination Specialist implements the communications strategy, designs, manages and facilitates the implementation of Joint Programme communications and publication strategies of the Joint Programme, to promote public and media outreach and to advocate and mobilize support for UN Organizations.
The Communications and Advocacy Specialistplans and prepares the communications products of the Joint Programme and has a working relationship with the Joint Programme Manager and Communication & Public Information Specialist at the UN Resident Coordinator Office. The Communications and Advocacy Specialistalso works in close collaboration with the Participating UN Organizations, national stakeholders, international and local media, subject matter experts, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful Joint Programme communication and advocacy strategy implementation.
Summary of Key Functions:
1. Ensures planning and design of internal and external strategy for communications and outreach focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Planning and elaboration of communications needs assessments for Joint Programme
- Elaboration of the Joint Programme communications and outreach strategy based on the UN communications strategy.
- Integrate advocacy and communication strategy into Joint Programme.
- Follow up with UN agencies to ensure receiving timely and quality inputs to be utilized in communication and visibility
2. Ensures elaboration and implementation of the Joint Programme publications strategy and plan focusing on the achievement of the following results:
- Elaboration and implementation of the JP publications strategy and plan based on the UN publications policy.
- Identification and development of storylines for publications and substantive articles contributing to debates on key Joint Programme issues.
- Coordination and management of all JP publication activities, including content management, norms for publishing, design, liaison with printers and other suppliers to oversee production and supervision of publications dissemination.
- Ensures that all participating UN agencies work is appropriately visualized and included in the communication materials.
3. Supports the campaigns, outreach and public information focusing on achievement of the following results:
Launches and campaigns
- Creation and promotion of campaigns to local, national and international media on Joint Programme and therefore achievements.
- Management, promotion and dissemination of advocacy materials for launching flagship initiatives and publications.
- Creation, promotion and maintenance of public information campaigns on Joint Programme activities.
Outreach
- Preparation of the content for the UN system website ensuring consistency of the materials.
- Contribute with stories and articles to UN system web site, intranet, and the UN Resident Coordinator Office web-based knowledge management system.
- Increased coverage and understanding of the Joint Programme through development and maintenance of media contacts and providing newsworthy information to national public and donors.
- Formatting, packaging and submission of Joint Programme initiatives for donor review in close collaboration with Participating UN Organizations, under the supervision of Joint Programme Manager.
- Develop and maintain close contacts with national stakeholders, multilateral and bilateral donors, civil society and private sector for implementation of the communications strategy, organization of roundtable discussions, press conferences, briefing sessions, interviews, launches, etc.
- Regular newsletter to donors, donor reports, and community awareness where appropriate.
Public information
- Effective responses to inquiries for public information materials.
- Innovative and creative solutions to sensitive or strategic public communications issues.
- Advocacy and promotion of Joint Programme’s purpose.
4. Ensures facilitation of knowledge building and management focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to Joint Programme goals and activities.
- Monitor practices, and project-specific news and developments in order to ensure guidance to the UN system that reflects the best and most current available information.
- Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
Institutional Arrangement
The incumbent will work under the direct supervision and overall guidance of the UNJP Manager. And will also work in close collaboration with the Communications’ focal points of JP Participating Organizations, and with the PMU in Damascus.
Competencies
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Achieve Results: | LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline |
Think Innovatively: | LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements |
Learn Continuously: | LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback |
Adapt with Agility: | LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible |
Act with Determination: | LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident |
Engage and Partner: | LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships |
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: | LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination |
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies :
Thematic Area | Name | Definition |
| Partnership Management | Strategic Engagement | Ability to capture and sustain attention, interest and agreement of high-level, influential policy and decision makers and secure their buy-in of high-level vision and objectives |
| Business Direction & Strategy | Strategic Thinking | Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP. |
| Business Development | Knowledge Generation | Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need. |
| Business Development | Integration within the UN | Ability to identify, and integrate capacity and assets of the UN system, and engage in joint work; knowledge of the UN System and ability to apply this knowledge to strategic and/or practical situations. |
| Business Management | Partnerships Management | Ability to build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies. |
| Business Management | Communication | Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience. |
Required Skills and Experience
Min. Education requirements |
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Min. years of relevant work experience |
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Required skills |
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Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section |
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Professional Certificates | N/A |
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