Responsibilities
- Takes the lead in strategy, planning,
development and implementation of large, complex events (e.g. global
promotional initiatives, public information programmes for a region,
broad-reaching subject specific issues, etc.); where appropriate, works
with departments, funds and agencies to develop ways to implement events
system-wide and to incorporate the outreach message and themes into all
relevant events and products.
- Identifies resources and seeks funding and other
assistance for major events.
- Provides advice and expertise to managers,
senior officers and other staff on a range of public affairs issues,
methods, and approaches; anticipates and resolves planning/implementation
issues/problems.
- Develop strategic partnerships with key
constituencies to elicit support for and maximize impact of planning
objectives; serve as a /principal liaison on event management to media
organizations, governmental bodies, national groups, private sector organizations,
educational organizations, international organizations, etc.
- Prepares or oversees preparation and
implementation of a diverse range of event management products in support
of major campaign initiatives.
- Drafts complex outreach material for events and
edits drafts prepared by junior officers.
- Evaluates results and impact of events, reports
on developments, trends and attitudes regarding the UN.
- Represents the institution in meetings and
conferences; fulfills engagements and makes presentations to groups on UN
activities and advocate issues of concern; organizes United Nations
coverage, organizes seminars, lectures, conferences, public events on
major issues and events concerning the organization.
- Build information networks; plans and oversees
maintenance of publicly accessible information materials on the events;
plans and develop outreach activities.
- Manages events programme; produces materials for
print/electronic/voice/visual outreach.
- Assists is the day-to-day operation of the unit
to include participating in coordination of substantive and administrative
activities of the unit, interpreting and disseminating policy, providing
procedural advice, improving digital reporting and event management
systems, handling operational and administrative queries, preparing budget
submissions, establishing and/or coordinating training programmes and
monitoring and evaluating results.
- May coordinate and direct a team of staff and/or
mentor and supervise the work of junior officers on specific projects.
- Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or
patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports
using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning,
decision-making, presentation and reporting.
Education
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or
equivalent) in international relations, business administration or related
field is required.
- A first-level university degree in combination
with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in
lieu of the advanced university degree.
- Successful completion of both degree and
non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science
programs is desirable.
How to Apply
