Adaptation Communication Specialist

hace 17 horas


Panama United Nations A tiempo completo

Result of Service
Objective

Under the direct supervision of the Climate Change, UNEP Adaptation Programme Officer for Latin America and the Caribbean, and in close collaboration with the climate change communication’s team, the consultant will the support the achievement of three main goals:
a) Produce more efficient and strategic communication products
b) Support national and regional coordinators of adaptation projects with the dissemination of communication strategies and communication activities
c) Enhance outreach and communication practices in the adaptation to climate change unit.

The Adaptation Communication Specialist Consultant main duties and responsibilities will include:
a) Provide Technical advice in order to prepare, review and propose recommendations for the communication strategy, communication plans and workplans / action plans of the adaptation programme, subprogrammes (cities, national adaptation plans, rural resilience, coastal resilience, mountains, climate finance) and national and regional projects.
b) Ensure the link and coordination between the adaptation team and the communication team of the Climate Change Unit and, when necessary, between the adaptation team and UNEP’s regional or global communication team
c) Work proactively with programme and project teams to identify opportunities for capturing and sharing knowledge and disseminating information about major progress and results.
d) Develop and maintain an events calendar, ensuring that major events are identified early; support project management units (PMU) and relevant programme teams to develop and manage messages and information material to ensure the success of major events.
e) Propose and organize specific awareness raising activities aligned with the adaptation portfolio (e.g. for LAC Regional Climate Week, for COP28, etc.). These activities should include the production of promotion materials: leaflets, brochures, social media posts, and their distribution at different events.
f) Ensure the presence and communication of the adaptation team’s actions and results in UNEP’s regional and global relevant newsletters
g) Advise the projects on branding and publications policy and also assist in their dissemination.
h) Ensure that all outreach information material is written in a way that concepts and issues can be readily understood by the public, and adapt each material to reach multiple target audiences
i) Support the preparation and contribute to the dissemination at regional and national level of the publications, press releases, news, reportages, project results and others, through social media, press, digital and printed platforms and other key audiences and stakeholders, considering the region’s varied audience as well as UNEP’s communication style and guidelines.
j) Contribute to the dissemination of calls of the regional team or the national PMUs, such as calls of expressions of interest for local partners
k) Coordinate with the UN Environment Programme Regional Communication Unit the use of the organization´s logo and branding, and any activity directly related to external communication outreach and traditional (TV, newspaper, radio) or social media.
l) Develop and maintain contacts with key print and electronic media (including radio, TV, news websites and blogs) to supply them with newsworthy material about the projects in the countries.
m) Prepare products to promote national projects results and activities in a wide array of formats, including but not limited to speech drafts, presentations, letters, reports, brochures, posters, National Factsheet and Case Studies
n) Ensure that project web pages are updated
o) Produce stories for the projects’ newsletters when relevant.
Detailed specifications for each assignment will be given to the selected Adaptation Communication Specialist Consultant.

Work Location
UNEP LACO Office, Panamá City, Panama

Expected duration
6 MONTHS

**Responsibilities**:
Purpose

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.

The UNEP Latin America and the Caribbean Office (LACO), located in Panama City, works closely with the 33 countries of the region and its activities are integrated into the Medium Term Strategy and the Programme of Work approved by the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)

UNEP LACO oversees the implementation of several UNEP’s projects in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean. These projects are implemented by partners at national level in several countries, commissioned by the relevant government authorities.
In terms of supporting countries in the region attain the global commitments signed within the framework of the Paris Agreement, UNEP’s Latin



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