Opportunity

Communications Specialist, Sittwe, Myanmar
Duty Station: Sittwe Country: Myanmar	Application close:  17 September 2014 Contract type: 6 month Consultancy

 

As a result of the 2012 communal violence, a total of 140,000 people have been displaced and continue to live in camps throughout various townships in Rakhine State in very poor conditions. The humanitarian community has, since the onset of the response in 2012, come under significant pressure from the local community who perceives humanitarian assistance as biased and as favouring only one community. At the same time, UNICEF is one of the few agencies with an extensive development programme in Rakhine State that benefits all communities, but currently these efforts are not as visible as the humanitarian aid to internally displaced people. 

 

Under the supervision of the Chief of Field Office in Rakhine and with close coordination with the Chief Advocacy, Partnerships and Communication (Yangon), the incumbent will support to the development of an advocacy and communications strategy, and take a lead role in devising, implementing, and monitoring a media relations strategy to obtain optimum media coverage for the organisation.  This will include developing associated communication products to promote awareness, support and respect for children’s and women’s rights, and for UNICEF’s mission, priorities, and programmes in the UNICEF Rakhine Field Office.

 

Interested candidates should submit their Curriculum Vitae and an Expression of Interest Form to Phyu Sin Thaw, pshaw@unicef.org by 17 September 2014.