Communication Specialist - Roma, Italia - FAO

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Roma, Italia

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CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT:

Communication Specialist (Climate change, Biodiversity and Environment)

Job Posting: 14/Jun/2023

Closure Date: 29/Jun/2023, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit:

OCB

Job Type:
Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition:
Consultant / PSA (Personal Services Agreement)

Grade Level:
N/A

Primary Location:
Italy-Rome

Duration:
Up to 11 Months

Post Number:
N/A

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Organizational Setting

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind.

The Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment (OCB) works to ensure that countries and stakeholders respond to the challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation, keeping food and agriculture sustainability high on the 2030 agenda.

OCB assists FAO Members in their responses to the challenge of climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as developing the adaptive capacities of agriculture, fisheries and forestry to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and other natural resources.

OCB provide a coordination role on climate change, biodiversity and the environment, serving as the focal point for a multidisciplinary and global approach to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the UN Convention of Biological Diversity and topics including bioenergy, ecosystem restoration, green and climate-resilient agriculture and Globally Important Agriculture Heritage Systems.

Call purpose

Reporting Lines
The communication specialist will report to and work under the overall supervision of the Knowledge Management Officer in
OCB.

Technical Focus

Technical advice on the planning, design and implementation of communications and outreach for projects, strategies and services in connection with the FAO Strategic Objectives, field programmes and activities implemented by
OCB workstreams on climate change, biodiversity and environment.

Tasks and responsibilities
The communication specialist will engage in the following areas of work:

Support and contribute to the preparation, production and dissemination of knowledge materials, including proofreading, editing and ensuring, according to the audience, a level of high quality technical and policy-relevant content;
Develop stories of change and impact based on
OCB project results and work at field level;
Ensure targeted dissemination plans are in place for knowledge materials and news items to ensure they are widely disseminated to identified audiences including FAO conference, council and other highlevel meetings, via relevant channels and media outlets;
Showcase the results and achievements of FAO programmes and projects both internally and externally, in the build up to key events and days, reporting through widely disseminated Opeds, news articles and web stories.
Plan and support extensive and impactful media outreach campaigns related to key days, report launches and major events;
Coordinate the production and draft the text of knowledge products (brochures, fact sheets, speaking points, social media messaging, etc.);
Coordinate and upload finalized publications in the FAO Publications Workflow System (PWS);
Maintain relevant websites and webpages and regularly review and report on analytics;
Coordinate the translation of text, including web text, news articles and publications;
Support outreach and promotion of flagship publications and major events by sharing knowledge materials and the results of projects through various FAO social media channels;
Liaise with the
OCB Knowledge Management Officer on content of communications materials developed and to ensure communication materials are cleared and comply with FAO corporate standards.
Perform other duties as required.
Liaise with the Office of Communication (OCC) will be maintained, either directly or through an agreed focal point/c