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UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.
On 12th September 2018, the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) was signed. This marked the end of the conflict that had plagued South Sudan since December 2013. The agreement allows for a Pre-Transitional Period and Transitional period during which key tasks are expected to be undertaken. As part of the agreement, the start of the formation of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity of the Republic of South Sudan constituted by the parties to the conflict at the signing of the Peace Agreement commenced in February 2020. UN Women South Sudan supported women’s participation and influence in the peace processes, supports women’s economic empowerment, pushes for the ending of violence against women and girls and for women’s leadership and political participation.
Reporting to the Head of Office, the Communications Officer is responsible to ensure the timely and quality development, planning and implementation of the UN Women South Sudan Communications Strategy, and will support advocacy efforts, maintenance of media relations, and organizational outreach efforts, in order to increase the visibility, standing and awareness of UN Women with partners, the media and the public, as well as raise awareness on gender equality and women’s empowerment issues in South Sudan.
The Communications Officer will collaborate closely with other UN Women South Sudan colleagues as well as the UN South Sudan Team, UN Women Headquarters and Regional Office counterparts, to ensure communications strategies, media relations and organizational outreach efforts are aligned with corporate communications policies and initiatives and follow good practices. The Communication Officer applies and promotes the principles of results-based management (RBM), as well as a client-oriented approach consistent with UN Women rules and regulations.
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