Reporting directly to the Country Office Representative of UNESCO in Viet Nam, the Communications Officer will lead the implementation of the UNESCO Hanoi communications strategy. The Communications officer will provide communications support for all of the office's programmes and projects and develop communications campaigns for the office on key UNESCO priorities. In Viet Nam, UNESCO is an active member of the UN Country Team, and as a member of the UN Communications Team, the UNESCO Communications officer will contribute also to “Communicating as One” under the UN Viet Nam Communications Framework. The Communications officer will also support the fundraising effort of the Office including with the private sector.
Under the overall authority of Representative and Head of the Office of UNESCO in Viet Nam, and in collaboration with UNESCO communications officers in Bangkok and HQ, the communications officer will undertake the following tasks:
Lead the planning and design of internal and external strategies for communications, advocacy and outreach
Elaborate communication and partnership materials and other relevant UNESCO Hanoi documents
Assist in finalizing UNESCO country strategy and develop related communications materials
Manage UNESCO Hanoi office’s communication work, inter alia:
Develop and update content for the social media channels (website, social media)
Manage media relations (interview coordination, media invitation, media tracking)
Produce communication products (new stories with graphics, photos, videos whether appropriate), giving priority in help to draft in-depth human-centered stories related to UNESCO programmes in cooperation with program sector leads and ensure the regular input stories per sector in the Organization’s website
Ensure proper UNESCO branding and positioning to the public
Coordinate all communication aspects of office event
Support UNESCO programmes/ projects communications in close collaboration with programme/project officers
Develop/ Review the programmes/ projects’ communications products and campaigns
Support event organization/ communications-related activities
Liaise with Bangkok, other field offices and HQ communications officers Act as focal person for Communication of UNESCO Hanoi in relevant fora (s.a UN Coms)
Support fundraising efforts of the Office including with private sector
Any Other tasks that may be requested by the supervisor.
Required Qualifications
Masters’ degree in communications, public relations, journalism or relevant fields
At least 2 years of professional experience in communication
Excellent written and spoken Vietnamese and English
Strong interpersonal and networking skills
Demonstrated capacity to collaborate and positively engage with stakeholders in the media, as well as partners and beneficiaries, including national/local authorities
Demonstrated ability to develop and tailor messages for communications and advocacy for different audiences
