Advocacy and Public Affairs Officer - Dresden, Deutschland - United Nations University

United Nations University

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Dresden, Deutschland

vor 3 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

Job description:

United Nations University (UNU):

UNU is an international community of scholars engaged in policy-oriented research, capacity development and dissemination of knowledge in furthering the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.

The mission of UNU is to contribute, through research and capacity building, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems that are the concern of the United Nations and its Member States.

For the past four decades, UNU has been a go-to think tank for impartial research on human survival, conflict prevention, sustainable development, and welfare.

With more than 400 researchers in 12 countries, UNU's work spans the 17 Sustainable Development Goals' full breadth, generating policy-relevant knowledge to effect positive global change.

UNU maintains more than 200 collaborations with UN agencies and leading universities and research institutions across the globe.

United Nations University for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES):
UNU-FLORES is one of 13 research and training Institutes that comprise the think tanks in the UNU system.

UNU-FLORES develops strategies to resolve pressing issues in the sustainable use and integrated management of environmental resources such as water, soil, waste, energy, and other geo-resources that are of concern to the United Nations and its Member States - particularly in developing and emerging economies.

Based in Dresden, Germany, the Institute engages in research, capacity development, postgraduate teaching, advanced training, and knowledge dissemination to advance the Resource Nexus.

Responsibilities:

Under the overall authority and direct supervision of the Director of UNU-FLORES, the incumbent shall be responsible for the following duties:

1.

Strategic Planning:
Leads the design, development, and implementation of advocacy strategies in collaboration with the Director, Research leaders, and UNU Office of Communications;

Develops, implements, and continuously updates the Institute's advocacy strategy in line with the Implementation Plan;
Conducts liaison and coordination activities with the UNU network and the Partnerships and Liaison Officer to define the UNU-FLORES strategy to support the Institute in attracting partners both traditional and nontraditional, including governmental, private sector, and public sector;
Leads the strategic communications initiatives for UNU-FLORES, ensuring the Institute's message is communicated locally and globally;
Manages the Institute's advocacy and communications (A&C) team, including daily operations, setting strategic priorities, and manages team planning and work allocation;

2.

Advocacy and Public Affairs:
Support the implantation of scientific advocacy strategies, including keeping abreast of the latest trends and policy/political developments related to the assignment and provides inputs and advice to staff

Prepares and oversees the preparation of briefing papers, discussion points, speeches, statements, opeds, presentations, and press releases as required on UNU-FLORES activities in English (and associated German translation) and manages the effective distribution;
Oversees communications products to ensure consistency of the UNU-FLORES brand and provides editorial and copyediting support as required;
Plans, leads, and manages public engagement with the UNU-FLORES mission and work, including facilitating dialogues with partners to improve public engagement and participatory approaches to increase understanding of the Resource Nexus, including building close relationships with the media;
Oversees the execution of the Dresden Nexus Conference (DNC) Communications Plan;

3.

Brand Management:
Plans and facilitates substantive support for publishing and branding management; provides advice on digital communications, expanding engagement, and capacity development

Plans and facilitates substantive support for publications and branding management and advises on digital communications and expanding public engagement;
Engages in the planning and implementation of advocacy and communication strategies and provides guidance to the Institute's staff to increase visibility, including providing communication trainings;
Produce inhouse and commission multimedia products, including videos, photography and design;
Ensures consistent branding across all UNU-FLORES outputs and materials (including social media), approving all communications and advocacy strategies;
Collaborate with academic programmes to develop new concepts for transformative communication;
Strengthens the UNU-FLORES brand via events, media and public relations opportunities targeted to diverse partners;

4.

Knowledge Sharing:
Promotes knowledge management, builds, and designs communications and advocacy channels to capture lessons learned from outreach activities, and promotes a network of development activities