UNICEF Jobs in Lebanon: Communication for Development Officer

Unicef is offering a job opportunity in Beirut, Lebanon as a Communication for Development Officer. The Officer will provide technical and operational support to the C4D Specialist and internal colleagues by administering, implementing, monitoring and/or evaluating a variety of C4D initiatives and activities to promote community engagement and participation, and measurable behavioral and social change/mobilization, requiring the application of technical and theoretical skills and thorough knowledge of organizational goals, rules, regulations, policies and procedures to complete tasks.

Eligibility criteria:

• A university degree in one of the following fields is required: social and behavioral science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, education, communication, public relations or another relevant technical field.
• A minimum of two years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required:  social development programme planning, communication for development, public advocacy or another related area.
• 5 years of progressive experience is considered as an added advantage.  
• Developing and managing partnerships, including budget component, Experience in proposal/ concepts writing is considered as assets.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required.  Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

Job responsibilities:

1. Support to strategy design and development of C4D activities
2. Support to implementation of C4D activities
3. Advocacy, networking and partnership building
4. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

About Unicef:

The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund was created by the United Nations General Assembly on 11 December 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II. The Polish physician Ludwik Rajchman is widely regarded as the founder of UNICEF and served as its first chairman from 1946. Most of UNICEF's work is in the field, with a presence in 190 countries and territories. UNICEF's network of over 150 country offices, headquarters and other offices, and 34 National Committees carry out UNICEF's mission through programs developed with host governments. Seven regional offices provide technical assistance to country offices as needed.

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