WEL Communications Officer, Consultant
WEL Communications Officer, Consultant
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
29 June 202523:59GMT01:00 Central European Time (Rome)WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race colour national origin ethnic or social background genetic information gender gender identity and/or expression sexual orientation religion or belief HIV status or disability.
ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme is the worlds largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict disasters and the impact of climate change.
At WFP people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse committed skilled and high performing teams selected on merit operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment living WFPs values (Integrity Collaboration Commitment Humanity and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
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WHY JOIN WFP
WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
WFP offers a highly inclusive diverse and multicultural working environment.
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training accreditation coaching mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country regional and global offices around the world and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
JOB TITLE:
TYPE OF CONTRACT: UNIT/DIVISION:
WEL Communications Officer Consultant
DUTY STATION (City Country): Rome HQ Italy
DURATION: 6 months
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The Wellness Service aspires to promote and advocate in WFP the highest corporate occupational health standards by managing health risks offering evidencebased quality controlled occupational health services and nurturing trust in clients through professionalism with the highest regard for confidentiality and privacy. The Wellness Division has grown in scope and staffing over the last 5 years and a key need is for its numerous ongoing activities globally regionally and locally to be coordinated and promoted in a cohesive manner. Given the varied nature of its activities WEL requires a communications program that works collaboratively and strategically across the Division to collate activities and inform staff and management about its activities in a coherent comprehensive and meaningful manner. The communications officer will support the WEL Service and the WEL Strategy both internally and externally in coordination with the People and Culture Coordination Unit. This includes the design and implementation of a WEL communications strategy (internal and external) the creation and dissemination of multimedia WEL informational material responding to inquiries coordinating promotional events and coordinating with partners on campaigns and awareness raising activities. The communications officer will liaise closely with COM (WFP Communications unit) to develop a WEL visual identity while ensuring all materials adhere to WFP house style and branding guideline. The WEL COMMS officer thinks creatively and has excellent communication advocacy and interpersonal skills.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
In the WFP Wellness organigram the WEL Communications Officer is located in the Front Office and reports to the Staff Health Protection Adviser.
With a view towards implementing the existing external and internal WELL Communication Strategy while supporting the drafting of the new Wellness strategy the COMMS officer in WEL will:
Implement an effective and functional internal communication strategy with particular emphasis on:
Horizontally supporting internal communication of individual activities between WEL branches.
Vertically facilitating and nurturing communication between HQ colleagues and colleagues in RBx and COs engaging and responding to the voice of our colleagues in the field.
Prepare and facilitate WEL team network building for WEL staff working on the same team in same and different regions.
Cultivate a community and begin to build capacity of WELL staff on all aspects of communications providing advice guidance and training to ensure consistent quality communications activities that deliver the desired impact specifically with Regional Counsellors and Regional Medical Officers.
Work with regional and countrybased communications HR ergonomist and staff counselors on promoting use of the Wellbeing Platform.
Advise on communications related to the strengthening of the WFP Wellness Committees and the CO Wellness Focal Points.
Design and deliver webinars and live events sponsored by WELl at global regional and country based levels
Manage existing Communication & Reports focal points in the Service to ensure WEL global communications are cohesive coordinated and benefit from communications best practices.
Ensure the WEL global communications are aligned with WFPs strategic vision and mandate monitor performance against objectives and ensure appropriate development to enable high performance.
Prepare tailored multimedia communications products to effectively disseminate Wellness messages/achievements to target audiences.
Generate and/or facilitate the production of donor specific visibility content when requested/appropriate.
Support WEL leadership to maximize the use of WEL data for advocacy and resource purposes. Engage internal partners to contribute to implementation of the WEL communications strategy when appropriate.
Work in close collaboration with counterparts to align activities and ensure a coherent approach to communications within WFP. In particular work with COMMS focal points in the Workplace and Management Department to ensure alignment of communications activities
Mitigate any reputational risk arising from the work of the WEL function (internally & externally) through anticipation of potential perception issues and tailoring communications to offset this risk.
Any other duties as
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education: Bachelors degree in communications journalism or related field (Advanced degree an asset)
Experience: Minimumof 510 years relevant exprience in a communication role
Knowledge & Skills:
- Excellent verbal written and interpersonal skills.
- Good time management and organizational skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office content management systems and social media platforms.
- Knowledge of design programs/software (e.g. Adobe Suite Video production etc.) required to create multimedia communications products.
Languages: Fluency (level C) in English Language; French is an asset
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate complete and includes your employment records academic qualifications language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application.
Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
Additional documents such as passport recommendation letters academic certificates etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
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Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs job requirements merit and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse all forms of discrimination any kind of harassment sexual harassment and abuse of authority. Therefore all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) FAO Finance Committee WFP External Auditor WFP Audit Committee Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
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Contract
Employment Type
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