Country Support Communications Officer, Country Support Communications Officer, Cairo, Egypt

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Description of assignment title: Country SupportCommunications Officer

Assignment country: Egypt

Duty stations: Cairo

Work location: On UN premises

Expected start date: 09/01/2026

Duration: 6 months(with possibility ofextension)Long-term benefits and allowances

Sustainable Development Goal: 3. Good health andwell-being

Host entity: WHO

Modality: Onsite

Type: International

Volunteer category: Specialist UCoS from Apr2026

Work schedule: Full-time

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Mission and objectives:

• The World Health Organization serves as the directing andcoordinating authority for public health within the United Nationssystem. WHO seeks to promote health, ensure everyone can attain thehighest level of health, keep the world safe and serve thevulnerable through partnerships, people and countries.

Context:

• This assignment is part of a UNV-funded initiative designed tobring fresh, diverse talent into UN programmes from countries thatare currently unrepresented among UN Volunteers. It offers a uniqueopportunity to help ensure that global volunteering truly reflectsthe world we serve, while giving participating UN Volunteersmeaningful, hands on experience with leading UN partners. As such,the initiative targets candidates from the following nationalities:Andorra, Croatia, Estonia, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, SanMarino, Slovenia.
• The UN Volunteer will act as a Communications Officer (CountrySupport) at the Strategic Communications and Advocacy (SCA) unit.In this role he/she will support the WHO Country Offices (WCOs)across the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region in the development ofcommunications plans and products in line with the RegionalCommunications and Advocacy strategy, as well as maintaining andenhancing the WCOs' Communications channels and platforms includingweb, media and social media. The position will further help enhancequality, visibility, consistency and branding of the WCOs'communications materials.
• The Strategic Communications and Advocacy (SCA) is a unit ofthe Communications and Partnerships (CAP) cluster under theDepartment of Programme Management at WHO/EMRO.
• To provide strategic leadership and integrated oversight acrossthe technical, managerial, and external engagement functions of theRegional Office. The post will ensure coherence between programmemanagement, resource mobilization, partnership development, andstrategic communications, fostering synergy between technicaldepartments, country offices, and the Regional Director's Office.Thereby, strengthening WHO's collective impact in advancing healthpriorities across the Eastern Mediterranean

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• Region, ensuring alignment with WHO's General Programme ofWork, the Regional Flagship Initiatives, and the RegionalDirector's Vision.
• The mission of the CAP Cluster is to provide strategic supportand oversight across all WHO communication activities in the region(to mobilize and leverage resources, build strategic alliances andpartnerships, and to guide external relations and multilateralaffairs. The cluster manages WHO/EMROs relationship with theinternational community by contributing to the positioning of theOrganization's regional health priorities in the global andregional agenda and in positioning the Organization as a trustedand recognized health leader in the region.
• The SCA Unit Strategic Objective is to reinforce WHO's role asthe trusted health authority, to share and expand access toevidence-based health information in the Eastern MediterraneanRegion.
• The SCA Unit specific objectives are to:
• Communicate accurate, timely, appealing and engaginginformation to the public, partners, media and other stakeholdersthrough traditional and innovative platforms.
• Advocate for WHO's impact and credibility as the leading voicefor public health so that general population and partners trust andsupport WHO and take action with or as guided by it.
• Enhance WHO's capacity to communicate for health, fosterpartnerships with the media and other key communications partnersand stakeholders, and attract resources for strategicpriorities.
• Advise senior management on latest developments to strengthencommunication and issues that affect WHO's reputation andcredibility.

Task description:

• Within the delegated authority and under the supervision ofRegional Advisor, Strategic Communications and Advocacy or his/herdesignated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer CountrySupport Communications Officer will:
• 1. Support the development of country-specific communicationplans and standard operating procedures for WHO Country Offices(WCOs) in line with the Regional Communications for Health (C4H)Strategy, aimed at improving health outcomes through positivebehaviour change among target audiences, and ensure its timely,efficient and impactful implementation.
• 2. Identify subjects of interest for Communications for Healthand provide technical and creative input for conception,development and dissemination of the WCOs' C4H products , drawingon techniques and evidence from social and behavioural changecommunication, health promotion, behavioural insights, communityengagement, risk and crisis communications.
• 3. Develop and maintain a calendar of health events for theWCOs to be used as a single standard planner for marking local,Regional and International health days/events/campaigns in astreamlined manner. Ensure timely planning and developing ofcorporate communications materials (posters, brochures, videos,human-interest stories, etc) for the events and campaigns.
• 4. Support Drafting content (e.g. media releases, web stories,social media posts) for, and regularly update/monitor the WCOs'Communications Channels and Platforms (i.e. media, web, socialmedia, etc) in accordance with WHO global and regional corporateguidelines and standards.
• 5. Support WHO Country Offices in proactively communicating totheir workforce, by Sharing/adapting global and regional internalinformation and materials, so that the 'Internal Communications'content can be cascaded at the country level.
• 6. Participate in the development of communication products tobe used by the WCOs to advocate for support from donors,stakeholders and partners to respond to the country office needs inthe steady-state and health emergency situations.
• 7. Technically support documentation, monitoring and evaluationof the WCOs' communications initiatives and products to measure andmaximize their impact. Establish and maintain an archive ofcommunications products in a systematic manner and contribute toWHO global and regional archiving platforms such as the WHO/EMROPhoto Library.
• 8. Support capacity building approaches and activities forimproved communications skills, content planning, design andproduction at the country level, including coaching and assistingstaff on design and branding best practices for their disseminationof public health information.

Eligibility criteria

Age: 18 - 80

Required experience: 3 years

Nationality: Candidate must be a national of a countryother than the country of assignment.

Assignment requirements

Relevant experience:

• 3 years

Languages:

• English, Level: Fluent, Required

Required education level:

• Bachelor's degree in communications, advertising, marketing,public relations, digital media, journalism, social/health sciencesor other relevant field.

Competencies and values:

• Teamwork
• Respecting and promoting individual and culturaldifferences
• Communication
• Knowing and managing yourself
• Accountability
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Creativity
• Professionalism

Skills and experience:

• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting,formulation, reporting skills
• Accuracy and professionalism in document production andediting
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and sociallysensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with arange of partners, including grassroots community members,religious and youth organizations, and authorities at differentlevels
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in achallenging environment; ability to work effectively in amulticultural team of international and national personnel
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency invarious MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) andemail/internet; familiarity with database management; and officetechnology equipment
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision;ability to work with tight deadlines
• Practical knowledge and hands-on experience in communicationstools and applications and platforms
• Ability to produce engaging and evidence-based communicationscontent in English
• Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge and support buildingorganizational capacities in key areas and procedures for effectiveand collaborative management of social media
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple tasks and achievedeadlines
• Ability to "think out of the box" and to make innovativeproposals to extend outreach and influence of communicationsproducts
• Problem solving and solution-finding abilities, with diplomaticand interpersonal communication and negotiation skills, and abilityto build and maintain positive a collaborative teamrelationships

*Note**:

• This Description of Assignment is part of a targeted UNVinitiative and is open exclusively to candidates with the followingnationalities: Andorra, Croatia, Estonia, Liechtenstein, Malta,Monaco, San Marino, Slovenia.
• Applicants from the above countries who do not fully meet theminimum professional experience requirements for a UN Volunteer'Specialist' assignment are still encouraged to apply; if selected,they may be recruited under the Conditions of Service applicable toUN Volunteer 'Associate' assignments.

Area(s) of expertise:

• Art, design, culture, Communication, advocacy, publicinformation, Information technology and telecommunications

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