The Position:
Project Communications Assistant
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 strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.
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.
You would be responsible for:
- Technical support for UNFPA Panama's Institutional Positioning
- Technical support for communications for UNFPA-led projects
- Support for activities related to SENADAP and organizations of the Afro-descendant movement in Panama.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, advertising, or related fields.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Experience in communications strategies and knowledge of how local media works.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in Spanish.
- Understanding of administrative and operational processes in a professional environment.
Languages:
- Fluency in Spanish is a requirement. Basic understanding of English is highly valued.
Required Competencies:
Values:
- Exemplifying integrity,
- Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,
- Embracing cultural diversity,
- Embracing change
Core Competencies:
- Achieving results,
- Being accountable,
- Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
- Thinking analytically and strategically,
- Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,
Functional Competencies:
- Ability to plan, organize, and manage multiple tasks effectively.
- Creativity, responsibility, and skills in the required work.
- Mastery of human rights, gender, and intercultural approaches.
- Experience working with international organizations.
- Ability to write reports.
Compensation and Benefits:
This position offers an attractive remuneration package including leave days, health insurance and additional remuneration for pensions and social security obligations.
UNFPA Work Environment:
UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.
Disclaimer:
Selection and engagement of LSC personnel may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance and other administrative requirements.
UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or selection process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts.
We are no longer accepting applications for this position.
