What are the responsibilities and job description for the Communications Analyst - Web and Digital Design (IPSA-8) - UNCDF New York, United States position at UNDP in the Arab States region?
New York, United States
Job Info
Background
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at UNDP: we value diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate, we foster inclusion as a way of ensuring all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, and we ensure equity and fairness in all our actions. Taking a ‘leave no one behind’ approach to our diversity efforts means increasing representation of underserved populations. People who identify as belonging to marginalized or excluded populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about working at UNDP including our values and inspiring stories.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
Job Purpose And Organizational Context
General Assembly Resolution 2186 (XXI) decided to “bring into operations the United Nations Capital Development Fund as an organ of the General Assembly which shall function as an autonomous organization of the United Nations. The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) assists developing countries, especially least developing countries, in the development of their economies by supplementing existing sources of capital assistance by means of grants, loans, and guarantees. UNCDF’s vision is to help mobilize and catalyze an increase of capital flows for SDG impactful investments to Member States to address the most pressing development challenges facing vulnerable communities in these countries and thereby contribute to sustainable economic growth and equitable prosperity.
UNCDF utilizes its unique capability in the UN system to deploy grants, loans and guarantees to crowd-in finance for the scaling of development impact. UNCDF focuses on where the needs are greatest, a deliberate focus and capability rooted in UNCDF’s unique investment mandate to support the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the realization of the Doha Programme of Action for the least developed countries, 2022–2031.
Preferred
As per its Strategic Framework, UNCDF works to deploy its functions as a hybrid development organization and development finance institution. UNCDF responds to Member States requests for assistance by providing targeted technical and financial advisory services on investments for development outcomes, designing bespoke financial structuring solutions, undertaking financial derisking of investments, and enhancing investment readiness of SDG aligned projects in partnership with private sector, UNOs, International and Local Finance Institutions, Development Finance Institutions as well as Foundations and Philanthropy, among others. UNCDF works to develop local financial systems, new markets and mobilize and crowd in capital from public and private sources. UNCDF is driven by a partnership mindset which enables it to deploy its different capital capabilities in highly tailored and responsive ways in order to mobilize investments flows from other sources, in particular from the private sector. By structuring transactions which are highly impactful, but also recognize the need for multiplying the impact of its own capital, UNCDF seeks to position itself as a preferred partner for different stakeholders. UNCDF’s work is focused on six priority areas, including:
Scope of Work
The Communications Analyst - Web and Visual Design is expected to perform the following tasks.
Ensure Branding/visual identity.
Institutional Arrangement
The Communication Analyst: Web and Visual Design will report to the Strategic Communications Advisor in the UNCDF Directorate. He/She is part of the Strategic Communications Unit within the UNCDF Directorate and will maintain a close working relationship with communications colleagues within the Directorate and in field locations.
Competencies
Core Competencies
Achieve Results: LEVEL 1
Business Development: Knowledge Facilitation
Min. education requirements
Important information for US Permanent Residents ('Green Card' holders)
Under US immigration law, acceptance of a staff position with UNDP, an international organization, may have significant implications for US Permanent Residents. UNDP advises applicants for all professional level posts that they must relinquish their US Permanent Resident status and accept a G-4 visa, or have submitted a valid application for US citizenship prior to commencement of employment.
UNDP is not in a position to provide advice or assistance on applying for US citizenship and therefore applicants are advised to seek the advice of competent immigration lawyers regarding any applications.
Applicant Information About UNDP Rosters
Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.
Non-discrimination
UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
UNDP is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.
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Job Info
- Job Identification 23564
- Posting Date 01/20/2025, 04:49 PM
- Apply Before 01/28/2025, 04:59 AM
- Job Schedule Full time
- Locations New York, United States
- Agency UNCDF
- Grade IPSA-8
- Vacancy Type International Personnel Service Agreement
- Practice Area Management
- Contract Duration 1 Year with Possibility for extension
- Education & Work Experience Master's Degree - 2 year(s) experience
- Required Languages English
- Desired Languages Working knowledge of another UN language
- Vacancy Timeline 1 Week
Background
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at UNDP: we value diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate, we foster inclusion as a way of ensuring all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, and we ensure equity and fairness in all our actions. Taking a ‘leave no one behind’ approach to our diversity efforts means increasing representation of underserved populations. People who identify as belonging to marginalized or excluded populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about working at UNDP including our values and inspiring stories.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
Job Purpose And Organizational Context
General Assembly Resolution 2186 (XXI) decided to “bring into operations the United Nations Capital Development Fund as an organ of the General Assembly which shall function as an autonomous organization of the United Nations. The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) assists developing countries, especially least developing countries, in the development of their economies by supplementing existing sources of capital assistance by means of grants, loans, and guarantees. UNCDF’s vision is to help mobilize and catalyze an increase of capital flows for SDG impactful investments to Member States to address the most pressing development challenges facing vulnerable communities in these countries and thereby contribute to sustainable economic growth and equitable prosperity.
UNCDF utilizes its unique capability in the UN system to deploy grants, loans and guarantees to crowd-in finance for the scaling of development impact. UNCDF focuses on where the needs are greatest, a deliberate focus and capability rooted in UNCDF’s unique investment mandate to support the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the realization of the Doha Programme of Action for the least developed countries, 2022–2031.
Preferred
As per its Strategic Framework, UNCDF works to deploy its functions as a hybrid development organization and development finance institution. UNCDF responds to Member States requests for assistance by providing targeted technical and financial advisory services on investments for development outcomes, designing bespoke financial structuring solutions, undertaking financial derisking of investments, and enhancing investment readiness of SDG aligned projects in partnership with private sector, UNOs, International and Local Finance Institutions, Development Finance Institutions as well as Foundations and Philanthropy, among others. UNCDF works to develop local financial systems, new markets and mobilize and crowd in capital from public and private sources. UNCDF is driven by a partnership mindset which enables it to deploy its different capital capabilities in highly tailored and responsive ways in order to mobilize investments flows from other sources, in particular from the private sector. By structuring transactions which are highly impactful, but also recognize the need for multiplying the impact of its own capital, UNCDF seeks to position itself as a preferred partner for different stakeholders. UNCDF’s work is focused on six priority areas, including:
- Sub-national and local infrastructure financing
- Women owned enterprise financing
- Nature and climate financing
- Energy and decarbonization finance
- Sustainable food systems financing
- Inclusive digital finance
Scope of Work
The Communications Analyst - Web and Visual Design is expected to perform the following tasks.
Ensure Branding/visual identity.
- Guide in the redesign of visual identity products for UNCDF, mapping the scope of required materials, ensuring that external templates and visibility products are made available to colleagues, and centralizing all materials in a single location for easy access and consistency.
- Serve as the primary focal point for branding guidelines, performing branding checks as required on external publications and materials.
- Identify visual communication trends to integrate into UNCDF’s digital presence, liaising with suppliers for support as required.
- Guide in creating visually compelling content in multiple media formats for global and targeted audiences.
- Guide in managing basic design projects including photo selection, photo and video editing, graphics design.
- Coordinate the design and implementation of web-based content, supporting the publishing of stories, videos, blogs, and event pages, ensuring that all content aligns with UNCDF branding guidelines and best practices.
- Manage the day-to-day maintenance, and functionality of the UNCDF websites.
- Serve as the primary focal point for the UNCDF corporate website, sub-sites and external websites, providing coordination on web-related issues.
- Lead the redesign process of the UNCDF corporate website, in liaison with UNCDF’s Communications Specialist and the developing company.
- Evaluate the potential migration of the content management system to improve efficiency and scalability and oversee that process.
- Conduct regular research on emerging digital trends and suggest opportunities to further UNCDF’s digital reach.
- Coordinate with communications colleagues to ensure that press release, campaign promotion materials and publications releases are published in a timely manner.
- Participate in and ensure sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice on project related issues. Support establishment of knowledge platforms for the project, facilitate innovative mechanisms for dissemination of knowledge from the project, and develop knowledge resources and products to share with project partners and to support UNDP’s engagement in this area.
Institutional Arrangement
The Communication Analyst: Web and Visual Design will report to the Strategic Communications Advisor in the UNCDF Directorate. He/She is part of the Strategic Communications Unit within the UNCDF Directorate and will maintain a close working relationship with communications colleagues within the Directorate and in field locations.
Competencies
Core Competencies
Achieve Results: LEVEL 1
- Plans and monitors own work, pay attention to details, deliver quality work by deadline
- Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
- Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
- Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
- Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in the face of adversity, confident
- Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
- Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination
Business Development: Knowledge Facilitation
- Ability to animate individuals and groups, internally and externally, and to design and facilitate activities, to share and exchange knowledge,
- information and ideas. Knowledge of tools and approaches to stimulate active participation, contribution, and exchange
- Ability to extract, analyze and visualize data (including Real-Time Data) to form meaningful insights and aid effective decision making
- Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers' needs.
- Provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy.
- Look for ways to add value beyond clients' immediate requests.
- Ability to anticipate client's upcoming needs and concerns.
- Build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies
- Ability to plan the use of resources through digital channels to reach and engage target audiences effectively and to achieve particular objectives
- Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience.
- Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels
Min. education requirements
- Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Communication, Journalism, Digital Media, or other relevant disciplines is required. OR
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas stated above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- Applicants with a master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience.
- Applicants with a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience in coordination skills of multi-sectorial programming, graphic design, monitoring and evaluation and media relations.
- Practical experience in graphic design, including the use of design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Adobe Premiere Pro, etc.).
- Proven experience of graphic production from start to published/printed product with knowledge of printing processes (offset and digital) and color management.
- Knowledge and experience with websites and content management systems.
- Familiarity with multi-media software for preparing videos and sound recording.
- Knowledge of media and reporting protocols.
- Proven experience and good understanding of mass media and communication networks in forestry, climate change, and environment.
- Demonstrated experience in branding.
- Experience in working with UN agencies and international organizations.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Working knowledge of another UN language is desired.
Important information for US Permanent Residents ('Green Card' holders)
Under US immigration law, acceptance of a staff position with UNDP, an international organization, may have significant implications for US Permanent Residents. UNDP advises applicants for all professional level posts that they must relinquish their US Permanent Resident status and accept a G-4 visa, or have submitted a valid application for US citizenship prior to commencement of employment.
UNDP is not in a position to provide advice or assistance on applying for US citizenship and therefore applicants are advised to seek the advice of competent immigration lawyers regarding any applications.
Applicant Information About UNDP Rosters
Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.
Non-discrimination
UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
UNDP is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.
Scam warning
The United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. Furthermore, please note that emblems, logos, names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore, you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web.
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