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UNV VOLUNTEER DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT
Preamble:
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that promotes volunteerism to support peace and development worldwide. Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and it benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing volunteers.
In most cultures volunteerism is deeply embedded in long-established, ancient traditions of sharing and support within the communities. In this context, UN Volunteers take part in various forms of volunteerism and play a role in development and peace together with co-workers, host agencies and local communities.
In all assignments, UN Volunteers promote volunteerism through their action and conduct. Engaging in volunteer activity can effectively and positively enrich their understanding of local and social realities, as well as create a bridge between themselves and the people in their host community. This will make the time they spend as UN Volunteers even more rewarding and productive.
1. UNV Assignment Title: UNV Communication Associate
2. Type of Assignment: National UN Volunteer
3. Project Title: n/a
4. Duration: 1 year
5. Location, Country: Brasília, Brazil
6. Expected Starting Date: June 1, 2011
7. Brief Project Description:
UNDP Brazil Communication Unit is being built to enforce the Country Office´s priorities for the next years having as main focus the areas of South-South Cooperation; local and regional achievement of all eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – and especially the eradication of extreme hunger and poverty in the country; new partnerships, including civil society and the private sector; UN Delivery as One initiatives; promotion and consolidation of communication culture inside the Programme Unit; Country Office website and social media improvement; and institutional promotion and reputation management.
A communications strategy tightly linked to program priorities helps position the Country Office in key development markets as a leader in ways that boosts demand for various service lines and increase overall business opportunities.
8. Host Agency/Host Institute: UNDP CO Brazil, Communication Unit
9. Organizational Context:
Under the coordination and supervision of the Communication Analyst, the UN Volunteer will be working inside the UNDP Brazil Country Office but with systematic interactions with activities linked to the Agência Brasileira de Cooperação (Brazilian Cooperation Agency) for the development of communication tools to help promote Brazilian cooperation domestically and internationally as well as those activities of other partners such as TV Supren for the production of the UN Communication Group TV Broadcast.
10. Type of Assignment Place: without family
11. Description of tasks:
Under the direct supervision of the UNDP BRAZIL COMMUNICATION ANALYST the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
Support the implementation of the communication and advocacy strategies for the Country Office to increase standing and awareness of UNDP with partners, the media and the public:
• Dissemination of information and publications; assistance at public events such as roundtable discussions, press conferences, briefing sessions, interviews;
• Maintenance of information database and photo library;
• Collection of information, preparation of content for UNDP web sites and social networks;
• Research and retrieval of statistical data from internal and external sources;
• Assistance to Communication Analyst in the arrangement of briefings and regular meetings with other UN agencies in the CO and with national and international media;
• Support, photo, TV and radio production according to UNDP Brazil activities inside UN Communication Group;
• Draft reports, press releases, and other relevant communication documents;
• Help design and suggest marketing materials;
• Monitor media stories, news items and debates on key development issues directly and indirectly linked to UNDP Brazil goals and priorities;
Assist with administrative and logistical support to communications team:
• Administrative and logistical support to the communications team, including for initiatives such as media workshops, press briefings, report launches, etc.
• Review of translations, contacts with printers and other suppliers to ensure production;
• Help maintain updated calendar of activities associated with annual UNDP and UN celebrations;
Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing:
• Identification, documenting and drafting of best practices and lessons learned;
• Participation in training for the CO staff on effective communications and advocacy;
• Support Communication Assistant in the maintenance of information database, media follow-up and mailing lists as well as photo and video libraries;
• Work in close collaboration with the Management Support and Business Development, Programme, Operations and project staff in the Country Office and UNDP HQ, as required. Furthermore, UNV volunteers are encouraged to:
• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark IVD);
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities;
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UNV volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.
12. Results/Expected Output:
• Efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to UNDP Brazil Communication Unit in the accomplishment of its goals and functions
• Professionalism: very good writing skills, sound judgment and discretion. Planning and organizing skills: ability to prioritize and organize work under pressure. Teamwork: good interpersonal skills to maintain effective and harmonious working relations in a multi-cultural and ethnic environment with respect to diversity. Communications: very good spoken and written communication skills. Ability to breakdown complex issues and to communicate them in a clear and concise style.
• News articles and other related communication assignments to be produced and delivered on time
• Produce a series of regularly updated information materials
• Help maintain an up-to-date website and social media platforms
13. Qualifications/Requirements:
• University Degree in journalism, social communication or other related fields
• Three to five years of progressive experience in reporting and communication
• Writing and editing experience, for a wide range of audiences, including press releases, news and feature stories, reports, speeches, presentations, website pages and social media platforms
• Good research skills: ability to research, analyze, evaluate and synthesize information
• Excellent writing and communication skills: ability to draft clearly and concisely ideas and concepts in written and oral form. Strong ability to communicate effectively with a range of internal and external partners, including the media (national and international) and other UN agencies.
• Technical knowledge to update, maintain and manage UNDP Brazil websites would be an asset.
• Excellent time management skills. Ability to undertake multiple assignments with competing deadlines, work under pressure and take on assignments at short notice
• Ability to network and develop and maintain good working relationships with a range of partners, including staff and the media
• Flexibility and adaptability: ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of the United Nations and of UNDP work; good understanding of development issues and current affairs
• Solid understanding of the UNDP mission and values, and especially South-South Cooperation and MDG-related issues
• Brazilian nationality
Language Skills:
• Fluency in Portuguese. Strong, confident command of both written and oral Portuguese.
• Fluency in English is strongly desired. Knowledge of Spanish would be an asset.
14. Living Conditions:
Brasilia is the capital of Brazil and was created in the centre of the country in 1956 and inaugurated in 1960. The administrative capital was designed as a modernist utopia by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer, disciples of Le Corbusier and today is considered one of the major examples of the modernistic movement in architecture and urban planning in the 20th century, and was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. This city is now the host of a large international community.
The city was originally planned for 500.000 inhabitants, but has grown to more than two million, including satellite cities, created over the years to house the extra inhabitants and the Federal District today.
Brasília is connected to all the major cities by good roads and has an international airport. There are also railway connections with São Paulo but train use is sporadic. Distances to Goiânia are 207 km, Salvador 1.531 km, Belo Horizonte 716 km, Rio de Janeiro 1.200 km and São Paulo 1.015 km.
The city is located in the heart of the Cerrado vegetation, the richest world’s savannah and surrounded by many natural attractions, such as the National Park Chapada dos Veadeiros with its waterfalls and hiking tracks and the colonial city of Pirenópolis. An enormous park called the Parque da Cidade gives the inhabitants a much-needed space for cycling, jogging, and contact with nature. There is also a zoo near the airport with many animals native to the cerrado area.
15. Conditions of Service
A 12 months contract; monthly volunteer living allowance (VLA) intended to cover housing, basic needs and utilities, equivalent to R$ 1.990,00; settling-in-grant (if applicable); life, health, and permanent disability insurance; return airfares (if applicable); resettlement allowance for satisfactory service.
Detailed curriculum vitae including two referees and application letter should be sent to unv.brasil@undp.org until 24 April 2011, quoting reference "UNV Communication Associate".
Date: April 2011
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