Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide coordination support in the development and implementation of a coherent Kenya Country Office (KCO) communications and advocacy strategy
• Provide support to advocacy efforts and campaigns by organizing roundtable discussions, press conferences, online events, and other publicity events, and preparing briefing materials and press releases;
• Provide guidance and support to the program and other KCO staff on UN Women corporate communications guidelines and printing norms;
• Provide inputs to Programme in order to integrate advocacy and communication strategies into program formulation, as necessary;
• Identification of storylines for publications and drafting of substantive articles contributing to debates on key gender and development issues;
• Provide coordination support to the development of KCO advocacy materials
• Identify KCO stories, and develop/review content for the www.genderinkenya.org website and KCO corporate social media accounts;
• Identify storylines and achievements from KCOs work, for online and printed publications;
• Prepare press releases, articles, key messages, and other advocacy material;
• Oversee the translation, adaptation, or rewriting of information received for the local context;
• Manage the publication of materials for final approval including but not limited to designing
• Maintain library/ database of reference materials and photos and digital assets, as necessary;
• Coordination and management of Country Office publication activities, such as content management, corporate communications guidelines and norms for publishing, design, etc;
• Provide substantive support to KCO social media presence
• Update website and social media channels, ensure consistency in branding;
• Research, compile and produce reports on web statistics on a regular basis and electronic surveys;
• Maintain files, databases, and systems relevant to the KCO’s digital presence, as necessary.
• Documentation
• Support, where necessary, field documentation with key informant interviews, photography, and videography
• Support KCO media relations
• Serve as a focal point on UN Women activities open to the media, as necessary;
• Establish and maintain relationships with press in the country; maintain and update database of the relevant press, as necessary;
• Respond to requests for information and arrange interviews;
• Facilitate knowledge management and sharing
• Contribute to the identification of best practices and lessons learned;
• Conduct training and workshops on communication practices;
• Provide/ exchange information with the Regional Office and Headquarters
• Other
• Perform other tasks as assigned by supervisor
• Provide support on special web/digital/media projects undertaken by the KCO
• Train KCO staff and partners
• Participate in inter-agency communication platforms and joint UN events

Key Performance Indicators

• Timely organization of discussions, conferences, briefings, information campaigns, and other events
• Timely provision of substantive inputs as requested
• Timely delivery of developed communication and advocacy materials in high quality
• Number of communication products developed as assisted in the development

Deliverables

• Monthly social media content schedule
• Monthly social media/digital report
• Support the planning and execution of the commemoration of at least 4 key calendar and program-related events
• including particular: IWD (8 March), CSW65 (15 – 25 March) with summary reports.
• Coordination and planning 2 of audio/visual projects: Women Count Phase 1; COVID-19 Response
• Quarterly Newsletters;
• Knowledge products profiling KCO program results.
• Bi-weekly media monitoring report;

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Functional Competencies

• Ability to establish, build and sustain effective relationships with clients
• Ability to create, edit and present information in clear and presentable formats, using appropriate IT functionality
• Excellent event planning skills
• Excellent knowledge of social media and communications strategy and methods
• Ability to identify relevant events and stories and communicate them to a mass audience
• Strong multimedia skills
• Knowledge of gender equality and women’s empowerment in Kenya

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification:

• Master’s Degree in Communications, Public Relations or Journalism or related field is required
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• At least 6 years of progressively responsible experience in providing support to the formulation and implementation of internal and external communications and advocacy strategies and related plans;
• Experience in local and national media management;
• Experience in coordinating communications support for physical and virtual events;
• Experience in the use of Microsoft Office (Powerpoint, Word, Excel) as well as web-based management systems including WordPress and Mailchimp;
• Experience in graphic design for digital and print platforms such as Adobe and/ Canva;
• Experience in the use of social media and digital communications

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required
• Working knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset.