[UNRC] Associate Communications Officer

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Associate Communications Officer Organization: UNRC - UN Resident Coordinator System Location: Nouakchott, Mauritania Level: Entry, Mid Grade: NO-B Sector: Communications & PR Posted: 2026-10-12 Application deadline: 2026-10-27 Contract (as described by UN Talent): This is a NO-B contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 2 years of experience, depending on education. Original source: careers.un.org Org. Setting and Reporting The UN Secretary-General launched on 1 January 2019 a bold and new global reform which repositioned the UN Development System to deliver more effectively and efficiently with the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. As part of this reform, UN Resident Coordinator Offices (UN RCO), under the leadership of an empowered and independent UN Resident Coordinator - the highest-ranking official of the UN Development System and Representative of the UN Secretary-General at country level - support countries in the achievement of their development priorities and the attainment of the SDG's. The UN Resident Coordinator System encompasses all organizations of the UN system dealing with operational activities for development, regardless of their formal presence in the country. A reinvigorated Resident Coordinator System is at the centre of a repositioned United Nations Development System. The UN Resident Coordinator (UNRC) is the designated representative of the UN Secretary General and leading the UN Country Team (UNCT) assumes the overall responsibility for – and coordination of – the development activities of the UN system. The Associate Communications Officer maintains relationships with management in their entity, with other Communications specialists in the organization, with managers in other functional areas and with staff to provide and clarify information, to exchange information, to plan and coordinate communication activities, to seek guidance; to support reporting efforts, provide updates on activities, to discuss communications support to other functional areas, to support the Crisis Management Team, when required, and to support training activities in the area of communications, as necessary. The Associate Communications Officer also maintains external relationships with counterparts in United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, government officials, civil society representative and local community representatives, digital/community influencers, vendors, media and think tanks, and academia to support building and managing partners, consult and coordinate activities, exchange information and best practices, coordinate activities to strengthen information integrity, if needed, support organizing events and campaigns. The position is located in the United Nations Resident Coordination Office (RCO) in Nouakchott, Mauritania, under the direct supervision of the Head of the Resident Coordinator Office. Responsibilities Within delegated authority, the incumbent will be responsible of the following duties: • Contribute to gathering insights and analysis from traditional, social, and digital media monitoring, including public narratives and areas of reputational risk to inform communications strategy. • Contribute to the implementation of communications strategies that raise awareness, drive engagement, build support and have measurable impact with target audiences. • Contribute to drafting narratives and messaging on the work of the UN that engage target audiences across different channels and platforms. • Contribute to media mapping, reaching out to and fostering relationships with traditional and new media outlets. • Contribute to the development of media lines, including in crisis situations and on sensitive issues. • Contribute to the planning and coordination of press conferences, briefings, and media events. • Act as a spokesperson for the organization, when required. • Contribute to the creation of compelling content that is optimized to reach target audiences across a range of platforms and channels. • Contribute to the drafting and production in the three languages (English, French and Arabic) of communications products, such as press releases, press statements, web stories, human stories, reports, speeches and infographics. • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with national journalists, media outlets, and communication networks to promote accurate and timely coverage of United Nations priorities, programmes, and results. • Identify and proactively pursue media opportunities, including feature stories, interviews, opinion pieces and field visits, to enhance positive coverage of United Nations initiatives. • Monitor national media coverage and emerging narratives and propose timely communication responses, corrective actions and media engagement strategies as required. • Serve as an active focal point and secretariat for t

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Source: untalent.org