Advocacy and Communications Manager - Every Woman Every Child
Posted on:
January 15, 2014
Application deadline:
January 29, 2014
Posted by:
United Nations Foundation
OVERVIEW
The Advocacy and Communications Manager for
Every Woman Every Child is responsible for developing and executing advocacy and communications strategies to advance the goals of
Every Woman Every Child,
the Secretary-General's Global Strategy on Women's and Children's
Health, launched in September 2010 (www.everywomaneverychild.org).
Every Woman Every Child is a global effort bringing together
governments, philanthropic institutions and other funders, the United
Nations and multilateral organizations, civil society and
non-governmental organizations, the business community, health-care
workers and professionals, and academic and research institutions around
the world to help save the lives of 16 million women and children by
2015. The United Nations Foundation has been tasked with overseeing
global communications and advocacy efforts and stewarding commitments
from the private sector and ensuring momentum remains high through 2015
and beyond. The Advocacy and Communications Manager will be responsible
for advocacy efforts and online and offline communications, including
creating, editing, and posting original and partner content to
www.everywomaneverychild.org,
and sharing with affiliated campaigns. S/he will also be tasked with
developing written materials and talking points for use by
representatives of the UN Foundation and
Every Woman Every Child
partners. Working closely with the Senior Director of the Millennium
Development Goals Initiatives, s/he will also raise awareness and
energize diverse constituencies by developing and executing advocacy
campaigns, policy tools, and supporting events around the Millennium
Development Goals and the Post-2105 development framework.
The UN Foundation (UNF) was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and
philanthropist Ted Turner's historic $1 billion gift to support UN
causes and activities. UNF is an advocate for the UN and a platform for
connecting people, ideas, and capital to help the United Nations solve
global problems including decreasing child mortality, improving disaster
relief, protecting diverse cultures and environments, creating a clean
energy future, empowering women and girls, and improving U.S.-UN
relations. UNF is a public charity that engages in advocacy, grant
making, and building partnerships.
The Advocacy and Communications Manager is a member of the New York
Team. S/he reports to the Senior Director of the Millennium Development
Goals Initiatives, and will work closely with the
Every Woman Every Childteam,
Public Affairs, Global Health, Women & Population, and Global
Partnerships teams and other relevant campaigns at the UN Foundation.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with the Every Woman Every Child (EWEC) and Public
Affairs teams to develop and execute strategic advocacy and
communications plans (including print, broadcast, online, social media
outreach, electronic communications, advocacy outreach and events)
relevant to advancing the work of the EWEC;
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Develop and execute the advocacy and communications strategy
for EWEC, including working with partners, and writing/editing
public-facing EWEC materials such as fact sheets, talking points, event
briefings, meeting summaries, press releases, and media advisories;
- Manage EWEC's online activities, including updates to and
maintenance of the EWEC website, and development of innovative data
visualizations such as infographics;
- Oversee execution of the monthly EWEC newsletter, advocacy call minutes and other regular communications;
- Help to implement the EWEC Roadmap, a series of events and
other opportunities to raise awareness and undertake advocacy for EWEC;
- Assist with the formulation and execution of the EWEC events;
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with advocacy and
communications counterparts within the EWEC community, including
outreach to new partners and to build the EWEC contact database and
securing press opportunities;
- Represent the EWEC at internal and external meetings, conferences, and events concerned with EWEC issues;
- Engage with other UN Foundation staff to ensure content sharing and synergy across campaigns;
- Stay abreast of new developments in the global health and
development, including new commitments by all sectors, implementation
progress, and key meetings and events;
- Support the Senior Director on additional projects around the
Millennium Development Goals and the Post-2105 Development Framework;
- Perform other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrated experience in the fields of global health or international development and with international campaigns;
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, work to
deadlines with other team members with grace and effectiveness under
pressure, and undertake independent problem solving;
- Excellent writing, editing, interpersonal, and oral communications skills;
- A demonstrated knowledge of global issues and the UN system,
and an understanding of the UNF mission, programs, strategy and goals;
- Bachelor's degree or higher and at least 3-5 years of work
experience in relevant areas such as international affairs, public
policy, public health, journalism, or communications with communications
outlets, governments, NGOs, the private sector, or the United Nations.
- Specific communication skills a plus, including:
- Expertise in Powerpoint and Excel spreadsheet use for presentations and analyses;
- Knowledge and prior use of HTML, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Fireworks
- Proficiency in CRM & CMS — Convio and Joomla highly preferable.
- Proficiency in the use of social media monitoring and analytics tools;
- Knowledge of video editing software such as Final Cut Pro;
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, and ability to work well on the road.
- Ability to work under pressure and handle stress.
- Ability to meet regular attendance/tardiness policy.
BENEFITS & COMPENSATION
Salary commensurate with experience. Actual salary will depend on qualifications and anticipated contribution to the Foundation.
UNF pays 100% of medical, dental, vision, life and disability
insurance premiums for its employees and 75% of medical and vision for
employees' dependents.
In addition, UNF provides 20 days of paid vacation per year, 12 paid
holidays, three personal days per year, an immediately vested 150%
matching 403(b) contribution up to a limit of six-percent of employee
pay, Metro Pass benefits, and flexible spending accounts for health and
dependent care.
HOW TO APPLY
Go to
https://careers-unfoundation.icims.com/jobs/1122/advocacy-and-communications-manager%2c-every-woman-every-child/job
