Communications and Reporting Officer

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peace building, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.

UNOPS is expanding its operational support in South Asia and has established the Nepal Operations Hub (NPOH) in January 2018, overseeing the development and implementation of projects in 7 countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka). UNOPS' activities in South Asia grew considerably over the past 4 years, especially in response to the 2015 Nepal earthquakes and the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh. The hub portfolio also includes government capacity building projects and infrastructure delivery.

The Government of India (GoI) funded Socio-Technical Facilitation Consultancy (STFC) support for housing reconstruction in Nuwakot has been implemented by UNOPS from March 8, 2018. This support reaches 2 Municipalities (Bidur and Belkotgadhi) and 8 Rural Municipalities (Kakeni, Meghang Tarkeshwar, Suryaghari, Dupcheshwar, Kispang, Likhu and Tadi) targeting a total of 23,088 house owners, identified by the Government of Nepal (GoN) and GoI.

To deliver high-quality socio-technical facilitation, UNOPS partnered with Build Change (BC). For the provision of socio-technical facilitation, the main project interventions include:

·    Increasing awareness of earthquake-related disaster risk and understanding of earthquake-resistant

     construction principles;

·   Conducting on-the-job training and assessments for skilled and unskilled labour;

·   Offering on-site technical advice and guidance on construction technology, design options,

    disaster-resilient features, government norms, material procurement and construction management to       

    homeowners;

·    Supporting homeowners in applying for and receiving National Reconstruction Authority (NRA)    

     reconstruction tranches;

·    Providing monitoring and quality assurance of the project through technology;

·    Providing NRA approved drawings and support in obtaining a building permit

Reporting

●        Write and edit reports for the STFC and ensure the timely delivery of monthly, quarterly, annual and ad hoc reports to donors and project partners in compliance with legal requirements;

●        Produce high quality reports based on project activities and agreement deliverable.

Communication

●        Implementation and contribution to the communication strategy of the STFC.

●        Assist in the development of media materials relevant to STFC’s communication plan and project agreement;

●        Support the production of project factsheets and other visibility materials, and preparation and timely distribution of press releases when required;

Visibility and branding

●        Oversee project branding by supporting the development and editorial oversight of all public materials, including the website, tweets, instagram and facebook account;

●        Participate in the production of social media content (pictures, testimonies, videos etc.)

●        Advise Project Managers on the production of visibility materials.

 Events

●        Provide support to teams in event planning as well as outreach programmes.

Skills required for the position:

-          Understanding of communication and reporting requirements for international development projects, more specifically the usage of logical frameworks, M&E plans, communication plans, factsheets and dashboards.

The Officer shall assist the Head of PMO in the following duties and responsibilities:

Reporting

●        Assist Project Managers with the timely delivery of progress reports to donors and project partners in compliance with legal requirements;

Communication

●        Maintenance of the NPOH Communication Plan;

●        Assist in development of media materials relevant to NPOH’s business plan;

●        Support the production of project factsheets and other visibility materials, and preparation and timely distribution of press releases when required;

Visibility and branding

●        Assist in a ‘brand guardian’ role by supporting development and editorial oversight of all public materials, including the website, presentations, proposals and reports;

●        Participate in the production of social media content (pictures, testimonies, videos etc.)

●        Advise Project Managers on the production of visibility materials.

Events

●        Provide support to teams in event planning as well as outreach programmes.

Key Competencies

●        Exceptional English communication skills, both written and verbal;

●        Time management;

●        Attention to detail;

●        Creativity and innovation;

●        Organizational ability and quality orientation;

●        Teamwork skills;

●        Goal-oriented and driven;

The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and UNOPS.

• Bachelor University Degree is a minimum requirement.
• Enrollment in, or completion of Advanced university degree (Masters or equivalent) in Communication, Journalism or in any other relevant area is preferred.

  b)  Work Experience

• A minimum of two years of relevant experience in communication, outreach and community engagement and reporting is required;
• Experience in the usage of computers and oce software package (MS Oce is required)

C) Language

• Fluency in written and oral English is required
• Basic in Nepali is an advantage.

• Position called for qualified female as preference 
• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified male candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. 
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.