Communications Senior Officer

About the role

The UNOPS Africa Regional Office, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is recruiting a Communications Senior Officer. The role combines strategic communications expertise with hands-on technical capability in content development and multimedia production. The incumbent independently develops and delivers editorial, digital, visual and multimedia content while keeping messaging consistent with organizational branding and editorial standards.

Key responsibilities

• Research and draft analytical reports and background papers for high-level events, and prepare key messages, statements and presentations
• Contribute to communication strategies, their implementation, budget tracking and proposal development
• Lead editorial content: press materials, digital media, videos and knowledge products, ensuring brand coherence and quality
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders and media partners, and guide teams on communication standards
• Support training and learning sessions on communications, and share lessons learned through Communities of Practice

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree with 4 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 2 years of relevant experience
• Relevant experience in communications, public relations, media, journalism or related fields
• Experience using collaboration and productivity tools (e.g. MS Office)
• Desired: a globally or nationally recognized professional certificate in communications, journalism or digital and social media communications

Required skills

• Digital content development and content creation and editing tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere Pro, InDesign, Illustrator) or equivalent
• Communication, corporate communications, internal and external communications, social media communications and stakeholder engagement