Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): Two (2) years

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The overall objective of the Communications Unit is to lead and coordinate WHO/AFRO’S efforts to advocate for resources and actions on key health issues in the African Region and showcase the impact of its work on health outcomes, securing the organization’s position as the regional health leader and facilitating its ability to shape health policies. The unit also manages the internal communications function to create an optimal work environment reinforcing the common purpose of staff members. The unit achieves this by leading advocacy campaigns on health issues and implementing a Regional Communications Strategy, which targets key stakeholders including partners and Governing Bodies, using multiple channels, and building the communications capacity of WHO Clusters, Programmes and Country Offices to produce and disseminate quality communications products. The goal is to contribute to the strengthening of the capacity of countries in the WHO African Region to ensure evidence-based policies and strategies are in place to achieve universal access to high-quality, integrated, people-centered health services, increase the coverage and quality of effective interventions, and to create mechanisms to measure the impact of those strategies and interventions.In 2020, WHO AFRO created the Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA), a WHO hosted Network that includes governmental and intergovernmental operational agencies as well as non-State actors/entities mobilised to respond to the COVID-19 Infodemic, to share safe, proven facts on health and to counter dangerous health misinformation. The AIRA Secretariat is housed at WHO under the Communications Unit.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The incumbent will be expected to perform the following duties:

●Analyze the performance and impact of communications initiatives

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: Bachelor degree in information management or information technology or communications

Experience

Essential: Minimum two years of experience in managing high profile social media channels–> Experience working in multilingual environment –> Experience conducting research in digital communications

Skills

●A proven track record of breaking down complex technical information into social media content for non-expert audience groups

●Demonstrated capacity in managing social media accounts, sharing knowledge, communicating, and increasing followers.

WHO Competencies

●Teamwork
●Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
●Communication
●Producing results

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Intermediate knowledge of French.

REMUNERATION

WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 48,805 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 1765 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.