General

Description of assignment title: Communication Officer

Assignment country: Sudan

Duty stations: Khartoum

Work location: On UN premises

Expected start date: 04/01/2026

Duration: 12 months(with possibility of extension)Long-term benefits and allowances

Sustainable Development Goal: 3. Good health and well-being

Host entity: UNFPA

Modality: Onsite

Type: National

Volunteer category: Specialist UCoS from Apr2026

Work schedule: Full-time

Number of Assignments: 1

Details

Mission and objectives:

• 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 supports:
• Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) for all, particularly women and girls in more than 150 countries - home to more than 80 per cent of the world's population. SRH includes;
•  The health of pregnant women, especially the 10-15 million who face life-threatening complications each year
•  Reliable access to modern contraceptives sufficient to benefit 20 million women a year
•  Training of thousands of health workers, particularly midwives to help ensure at least 80 per cent of all child births are supervised by skilled attendants
•  Prevention of teen and early pregnancies, complications of which are the leading cause of death for girls 15-19 years old
•  Delivery of safe birth supplies, dignity kits and other life-saving materials to survivors of conflict and natural disaster
• Prevention of gender-based violence (GBV), one of the most common forms of violence today affecting 1 in 3 women across the globe
• Abandonment of female genital mutilation, which harms 3 million girls annually
• Gender-responsive, age appropriate Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE)
• Efforts to end child marriage affecting 12 million girls every year
• Countries in development of youth policies and reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health policies and action plans.
• Population census, demographic health surveys, research, data collection and analysis, which are essential for development planning as well as in humanitarian settings

Context:

• UNFPA is the lead UN agency working to achieve a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every
• childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is realized. The UN Volunteer will support the UNFPA
• Sudan Country Office.
• Under the direct supervision of the Communication Specialist, the Communication Officer will support the
• implementation of UNFPA Sudan's communication strategy and ensure donor visibility. The role also
• involves amplifying the voices of women and girls through compelling media products and human-interest
• stories, as well as ensuring consistent branding and effective coordination with implementing partners.
• Additional Information:
• National UN Specialist Volunteers in Sudan are entitled to:
• - Monthly Volunteer Living allowance (VLA) at amount of 1597.24 USD.
• - danger and Hardship Differential DHD: 575.1 USD.
• - Annual and learning leaves.
• - Free Medical and life insurance.
• - Free access to different learning platforms.

Task description:

• 1. Administrative Support:
• Supports all administrative tasks of the Communications Unit, including contracts, work-plan
• workflows, and administrative and budgetary tools.
• Provides support for financial management and budgeting as required.
• Provides logistical support for missions, events, and outreach activities related to the
• organization's corporate communications.
• Performs any other administrative duties as required by the Communications Unit.
• 2. Support to implementation of communications and advocacy strategies, focusing on
• achievement of the following results:
• Prepares, updates, and posts content, as needed, on corporate websites and social media
• channels.
• Coordinates communication focal point efforts at the field level.
• Contributes to drafting and editing articles, press releases, human-interest stories, and other
• advocacy and information materials for web-based platforms, traditional media, and social media.
• Assists the Communication Specialist in implementing UNFPA Sudan Communication SOPs.
• Develops and maintains close relationships with national stakeholders, donors, civil society, and
• the private sector to support implementation of the communications strategy, including the
• organization of roundtable discussions, press conferences, briefing sessions, interviews,
• launches, and other events.
• Assist in Designing and implementing media campaigns aligned with UNFPA's thematic mandate
• areas.
• Produces and provides visual materials for the Regional Office (RO), Headquarters Office (HO),
• and Headquarters (HQ) for publications, exhibitions, and presentations.
• Assist in Drafting talking points, and presentations for senior management.
• Follow up with UNFPA Sudan partners in ensuring the UNFPA and donors visibility including
• photography, videography, and success-story writing.
• Assist the UNFPA youth initiatives, Sudan Volunteers Club.
• Organize press conferences.
• Documents UNFPA's impact in Sudan through high-quality communication materials, including
• short films, professional photography, audiovisual products, and graphic designs.
• Builds and maintains relationships with national media.
• Drafts reports, situation reports, flash updates, human-interest stories, monthly updates, and
• newsletters for the Country Office, Regional Office, Humanitarian Office, and Headquarters.
• 3. Donor Visibility:
• Ensue appropriate visibility for donor contributions in compliance with UNFPA guidelines and
• specific donor requirements.
• Assists in supporting donor visibility efforts by contributing to communication and visibility
• products tailored to various donor requirements.

Eligibility criteria

Age: 18 - 80

Required experience: 3 years

Nationality: Candidate must be a national, legal resident or hold refugee status in the country of assignment.

Assignment requirements

Relevant experience:

• 3 years

Languages:

• Arabic, Level: Fluent, Required

Required education level:

• Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Communication or other related area.

Competencies and values:

• Accountability
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Creativity
• Judgement and decision-making
• Planning and organizing
• Professionalism
• Self-management

Skills and experience:

• At least 2 years of professional work experience at the national and/or international level in providing communications support to the formulation and implementation of internal and external communications and advocacy strategies and related plans, or other relevant programmes; experience in the use of social media and digital communication is required, as is experience working in the UN or other international development organization; Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills; Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing; Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development; Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel; Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment; as well as web-based management systems; Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines; Sound security awareness; Have affinity with or interest in gender equality and women's rights work, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.

Area(s) of expertise:

• Communication, Translation and interpretation, Volunteer management

Driving license:

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