1. Position Information
Office/Unit/Project UNDP Turkiye Country Office Title Communications Analyst Level NPSA-9 Duty station (City and Country) Ankara, Turkiye Type (Regular or Short term) Regular Office- or Home-based Office Expected starting date March 2025 Expected Duration 12 Months Position Number 200043 2. Office/Unit/Project Description
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“Skills Development for Improved Employability” and “Strengthening Seasonal Agricultural Capacities in Rural Areas,” projects to be implemented under the Facility for Refugees in Türkiye (FRiT-III). The primary aim of the projects is to improve sustainable livelihoods and formal employment opportunities for refugees and host communities in Türkiye. To achieve this overarching goal, two specific objectives are established. The first objective focuses on enhancing employability by increasing the employability levels of refugees and host community members in non-agricultural sectors, with the establishment of the ATP serving as a key component in this effort. The second objective supports rural development by improving the employment status, employability, and working conditions of SMAWs in selected areas while enhancing the business viability and capacity of businesses and cooperatives in the agriculture sector.
3. Scope of Work
Implement internal/external communication strategies and outreach and contribute to their development.
- Prepare and conduct communication needs assessments for the projects and country office activities.
- Draft and edit communication and outreach strategies in alignment with project objectives, the UNDP External Communications Action Plan, and country office strategic priorities.
- Provide communication inputs during activity formulation to ensure communication needs are integrated into all stages of activity’s design and implementation.
Enhance Visibility and Media Engagement
- Maintain and increase media coverage and understanding of Project’s work in Türkiye through local and global media channels in coordination with UNDP Türkiye Communication Team adhering to the UNDP External Communications Action Plan.
- Promote public information campaigns on project activities to engage various stakeholders, including government, donors, and the public.
- Identify and develop storylines for publications, drafting substantive articles to generate dialogue on key development issues.
- Maintain a database of media contacts and liaise with journalists to ensure consistent engagement and outreach.
Manage Digital Communications
- Support the implementation of the digital communication strategy, ensuring content alignment across platforms.
- Generate and manage content for the project website, social media channels, and other digital platforms to enhance outreach and consistency.
Coordinate Publications and Knowledge Sharing
- Coordinate publication activities, including content management and alignment with corporate guidelines.
- Identify and synthesize best practices and lessons learned, contributing to knowledge networks and corporate communication repositories.
- Ensure that all knowledge products related to the projects are readily available and accessible for internal and external stakeholders.
Organize Campaigns and Advocacy Initiatives
- Support the organization of roundtable discussions, press conferences, launches, and other events to engage stakeholders and raise awareness of UNDP’s projects and goals.
- Collect and package information for donor reviews and advocacy initiatives, in collaboration with program teams.
Contribute to Knowledge Management and Capacity Building
- Assist in knowledge sharing and management through UNDP’s intranet and external platforms.
- Provide training, consultancy, and advice to UNDP project staff on internal and external knowledge management.
- Ensure consistent documentation and dissemination of project knowledge products.
4. Institutional Arrangement
The Communication Analyst works under the direct supervision of UNDP Projects Coordinator, matrix supervision of Head of Communications Team and collaborates closely with UNDP Türkiye Communication Team.
5. Competencies
Core Achieve Results: LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process
Act with Determination: LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
Thematic Area Name Definition Thematic Area Name Definition
Business Direction & Strategy System Thinking
- Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system.
Business Management Communication
- Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience
- Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels.
Business Management Portfolio Management
- Ability to select, prioritize and control the projects, in line with its strategic objectives and capacity; ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives and the maintenance of business-as-usual, while optimizing return on investment.
Communications Digital Asset Management
- Ability to use digital asset management (DAM) systems to effectively store, share and organize digital assets such as images, videos and other media.
Communications Multimedia Writing/Editing
- Ability to create and/or edit written content for multimedia
Communications Social Media Management
- Ability to represent and promote the project and UNDP brand in virtual communities and networks.
6. Minimum Qualifications of the Successful NPSA
Minimum Education requirements - Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in in communication, journalism, international relations, public administration, or related field is required, or
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Minimum years of relevant work experience - Minimum of 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience at the national or international level in public relations, advocacy, or communications.
Required skills - Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.
- Knowledge and experience in the area of project communication.
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section - Good networking abilities and sensitive content development for projects, media campaigns etc.
- Experience in crisis response projects.
- Additional years of experience of relevant experience at the national or international level in public relations, advocacy, or communications.
Required Language(s) - Fluency in Turkish and English
Professional Certificates N/A 