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Background

Globally, UNDP is working to maximize the developmental benefits of human mobility and to mitigate any negative consequences. UNDP works with partner countries to balance short-term responses to addressing the impacts of emigration with long-term sustainable development solutions. UNDP addresses migration through development lenses.
The Moldovan Government (GoM) has increasingly recognized the potential of the diaspora as a catalyst for its development efforts and acknowledges that, if addressed and managed properly, human mobility can also bring opportunities and improvements in the country. The GoM migration policy focus shifted from a management and control perspective to capitalizing on the opportunities provided by migration.
The UNDP intervention has helped translate this approach into more comprehensive and systematic engagement by developing a comprehensive approach to make emigration work for local development.
The initiative, started in 2015, was implemented within the framework of the Swiss-funded Migration and Local Development Project (MiDL / phase I). It aimed to connect Moldovan emigrants with their native localities in Moldova and to meaningfully engage them at all stages of community development, transforming emigration into an opportunity. During the pilot phase, 38 communities have been supported to pioneer a new DMD model, which resulted in improved local infrastructure and local services with tangible benefit for over 310,000 citizens.
Building on the sustainable results achieved during its first phase of implementation, the objectives of the second phase of the MiDL project (2019 – 2022) are:

Potential, current and returned migrants in the Republic of Moldova benefit from complex employment support services.
Community members including the migrants are significantly involved in local development processes.

The Project’s overall objective is to maximize the impact of migration on socio-economic development through an enhanced institutional framework and involved Diaspora.

To that end, the project envisages a comprehensive, tailor-made and multi-layered capacity building support for its beneficiaries to enable them to achieve the objectives and goals of the project.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Communications Analyst will ensure, in line with the Project scope, the provision of the following development services and products pertaining to an effective communication and public outreach:

1. Ensure the effective management of the project’s communication plan

Review, implement and continuously monitor the project’s communication, using appropriate feedback mechanisms and monitoring tools;
Establish meaningful partnerships with mass-media, at the local and national levels;
Coordinate the activity of the project’s national consultant(s) in the field of communication and public outreach;
Ensure synergies with other programmatic partners on joint outreach, communication and capacity building activities;
Identify appropriate suppliers for the provision of goods/services required for the implementation of the communication plan;
Ensure compliance with all corporate rules and regulations of UNDP and the Donor organization in the field of communication and visibility promotion, efficiently cooperate with the UNDP and NPSA Communication Officers;
Provide solid inputs to project’s analytical products, work plans, progress reports, and fundraising efforts, in the area of responsibility, etc.

2. Ensure the visibility of the project’s component results

Document best practices (via articles, success stories, interviews, press releases, etc.) and ensure wide dissemination and visibility of project achievements in the national media as well as in the local and regional media/websites;
Design concepts for communication products and oversee their implementation;
Organize press trips in MiDL partner communities and ensure media coverage;
Prepare and conduct communication trainings for the Project team, consultants and stakeholders;
Support the communication capacities of partner communities (including representatives of HTAs and LPAs) and coordinate the support offered to project partners in the area of communications and visibility (Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, National Employment Agency, State Chancellery), with a focus on their development initiatives and opportunities;
Provide support to the project on the conceptualization of new initiatives aimed at enhancing the attractiveness of local development, investment, and business opportunities.

Competencies

Core Competencies - Level 1

Achieve Results: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline

Think Innovatively: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements

Learn Continuously: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback

Adapt with Agility: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible

Act with Determination: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident

Engage and Partner: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships

Enable Diversity and Inclusion: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies

Business Direction and Strategy

Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions

Negotiation and Influence: Ability to reach an understanding, persuade others, resolve points of difference, gain advantage in the outcome of dialogue, negotiates mutually acceptable solutions through compromise and creates ‘win-win’ situations.

Knowledge Generation: Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need

Knowledge Facilitation: Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally

Human-Centered Design: Ability to develop solutions to problems by involving the human perspective in all steps of the problem-solving process

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.

Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree in Journalism, Communication, Public Relations, Sociology, International Relations, or another relevant field.
Bachelor’s degree in combination with two years of relevant experience can be taken into consideration in lieu of Master’s degree.

Experience:

2 (two) years of progressive experience in communications, mass-media and/or public relations is required, with Bachelor’s degree.
Experience in the development and implementation of media/communication strategies and plans.
Experience in conceptualizing and implementing national and local public outreach/communication campaigns.

Skills:

Excellent written communication skills, with analytic capacity and ability to identify relevant findings.
Ability to creatively communicate concepts in an engaging and simple way.
Ability to share knowledge and experience within the team and with external partners / stakeholders.
Experience in the design and delivery of trainings and workshops, as well as facilitation of public events.
Pursuit of continuous personal learning and ability to apply newly acquired skills.
Analytical capacity and ability to identify relevant findings and prepare communication materials in a clear and result-based manner.

Additional Requirements:

Proven experience in similar positions in development programs will be considered an advantage.
Experience in mainstreaming gender and human rights aspects will be an advantage.

Required Languages

English, Romanian and/or Russian

Professional Certificates

Additional training and/or certification in communication and/or new media would be an advantage.

Institutional Arrangements

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the MiDL II Project Manager, the Communication Analyst shall contribute to an effective and efficient implementation of the project’s communication and outreach plan, contributing to an increased visibility of the policy and local development components’ results.

Required Documents

Personal CV or P11, indicating all past positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations (month/year), the qualifications, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate, and at least three (3) the most recent professional references of previous supervisors. References may also include peers.
A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) indicating why the candidate considers him-/herself to be suitable for the position.
Managers may ask (ad hoc) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as reports, presentations, publications, campaigns or other materials.

Disclaimer

UNDP is committed to workforce diversity. Women, persons with disabilities, Roma and other ethnic or religious minorities, persons living with HIV, as well as refugees and other non-citizens legally entitled to work in the Republic of Moldova, are particularly encouraged to apply.

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Vacancy End Date: 7 March 2022

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