The Position:
The Communications Analyst will support the implementation of the UNFPA Evaluation Office’s strategy to enhance evaluation use through communications and knowledge management. The incumbent will report directly to Communications and Knowledge Management Specialist at the UNFPA Evaluation Office.
How you can make a difference:
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s new strategic plan (2022-2025), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Job Purpose:
Evaluation at UNFPA serves three main purposes that support the organization’s drive to achieve results. First, evaluation is a means to demonstrate accountability to stakeholders on performance in achieving development results, and on invested resources (for example, with respect to governing bodies, donor Governments, partner Governments, partner United Nations organizations and UNFPA beneficiaries). Second, evaluation supports evidence-based decision-making. Utilization focused evaluations (which enhance the utility and use of evaluations) provide credible information to support decision-making by management, where such information guides planning, budgeting, implementation and reporting, as well as improvements in policies and programmes. Third, evaluation contributes important lessons learned to the existing knowledge base on how to accelerate implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, in particular, on how best to advance sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, and on how UNFPA can best support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Evaluation Office (EO) is the custodian of the evaluation function at UNFPA. It reports administratively to the Executive Director and functionally to the Executive Board. It was established as an independent office in July 2013.
In line with the 2018 review of the evaluation function, the UNFPA Evaluation Policy 2019 and the Evaluation Strategy 2018-2021, the Evaluation Office launched a strategy to enhance evaluation use through communications and knowledge management. The strategy provides a results-based framework to strengthen evaluation use at UNFPA and beyond through a strong focus on timely and targeted communications with audiences, increased engagement with stakeholders, and improved accessibility of evaluative knowledge. In the last three years, the strategic communication efforts of EO has diversified resulting in enhanced use of communication platforms, channels and products to support the implementation of this strategy.
In addition, to propel the global evaluation community toward the achievement of the SDGs by 2030, the Evaluation Office also co-leads the Decade of EVALUATION for Action, also known as the Eval4Action campaign. The advocacy campaign in in its second year, and includes nearly 140 partners. The campaign seeks to accelerate action for influential evaluation and increase investments in national evaluation systems.
Qualifications and Experience
Education:
Advanced university degree in communications, information and communication technology, public policy, international relations, political science or social development. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Knowledge and experience:
• 2 years of relevant work experience in communications with at least 1 of those years focused in advancing the evaluation function at the United Nations or a similar system required
• Demonstrated experience in packaging and designing high quality communication products such as reports, infographics, short videos, presentations and social media assets
• Demonstrated experience in graphic design and use of graphic design and video editing software, including but not limited to: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effect, Final Cut Pro and the rest of the Adobe Creative Suite
• Demonstrated experience of graphic production from conceptualization to published/printed product with knowledge of printing processes
• Demonstrated experience of video production from conceptualization, video recording (in person and online) to professional video editing and graphics
• Knowledge and experience in maintaining websites and internal communities of practices
• Willingness to contribute and work as part of a team
• Respect for diversity and adaptability to other cultures and environments
Languages:
Fluency in English is required; knowledge of other official UN languages, preferably French and/or Spanish, is desirable.
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