United Nations Recruitment (June 2024/2025) Job Opening and How to Apply Online

United Nations Recruitment 2024 application form is out. The organization is currently recruiting new members of staff and this is a good chance for individuals who want to join the organization. If your interested in the recruitment, see below for more details.

Job Overview

Job Position

The organization is recruiting to fill the position below:

1. Public Information Officer – Online Application

Job Responsibilities:

1. Within delegated authority, the Public Information Officer will be responsible for the following duties:  
2. Manages reporting and analysis, by establishing and maintaining reporting system within the country; oversees drafting and distribution of regular reports on the humanitarian situation; ensures flow of information and analysis of developments in the country/region, including tracking trends and sharing reports with HQ, and key partners.
3. Takes the lead in strategy, planning, development and implementation of large, complex communications campaigns (e.g. global advocacy initiatives, regional public information programmes) and joint communications strategies in humanitarian contexts, leading common media and communications efforts, including common messaging and chairing a humanitarian communications group. Identifies sources and seeks funding and other assistance for major campaigns.
4.  Provides advice and expertise to managers, senior officers and other public information staff on a range of public affairs issues, methods, and approaches; on key media developments and appropriate approaches for media engagement to raise awareness of humanitarian needs and advocate timely and coordinated response; anticipates and resolves communications/public relations issues/problems  
5. Develops strategic partnerships with key constituencies to elicit support for and maximize impact of humanitarian advocacy objectives; serves as principal liaison to governmental bodies, national groups, private sector organizations, educational organizations, international organizations, etc.  
6. Prepares or oversees preparation of a diverse range of information communications products in support of priority humanitarian initiatives. Drafts complex material for UN newsletters, periodicals, reports and books and edits drafts prepared by junior officers. Evaluates results and impact of communications activities; reports on developments, trends and attitudes regarding the UN and the broader humanitarian community.  
7. Represents the institution in meetings and conferences; fulfils speaking engagements and makes presentations to groups on humanitarian activities and advocate issues of concern; organizes media coverage and arranges or conducts briefings, interviews; organizes seminars, lectures, conferences, media trips, public events on major issues and events concerning the organization.  
8. Builds information networks; plans and oversees maintenance of publicly accessible information materials on humanitarian issues and joint activities of the humanitarian community; plans and develops strategic outreach activities.
9. Manages publications programme; produces materials for print/electronic/voice/visual and social media outreach.  
10. Leads day-to-day country or regional communications operations to include participating in coordination of substantive and administrative activities of the unit, interpreting and disseminating policy, providing procedural advice, improving reporting systems, handling operational and administrative queries, preparing budget submissions, establishing and/or coordinating training programmes and monitoring and evaluating results.  
11. May coordinate and direct a team of public information staff and/or mentor and supervise the work of junior officers on specific projects.

Educational Qualifications:

1. An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in communication, journalism, international relations, public administration or related field.
2. A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

How to apply For United Nations Recruitment 2024

1. Login to United Nations recruitment portal at https://careers.un.org/
2. Fill the application form
3. Attach all necessary document required including your CV
4. Review application
5. Submit application

Make sure that all documents provided in the application form is authentic to avoid disqualification.