Communications Coordinator, NPSA-8, DS-Kyiv, National position

The Communications Coordinator will support the UNDP Mine Action Project in Ukraine by developing and implementing impactful communications to showcase programme achievements, engage communities, and reinforce the national mine action narrative within the broader recovery and development agenda. The role involves managing communication streams, producing communication products, ensuring branding and visibility compliance, and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective management of communication streams and public outreach related to the Mine Action Project.
• Support the promotion of the Mine Action Project's activities, achievements, and flagship initiatives through media engagements, press conferences, briefing sessions, interviews, report launches, and public events.
• Coordinate communications arrangements for donor visits, field missions, handover ceremonies, conferences, workshops, forums, and other project events, ensuring visibility before, during, and after each event.
• Prepare briefing notes, talking points, speeches, key messages, and other communication materials for senior management and project representatives.
• Coordinate with media and identify compelling storylines that highlight the impact of the Mine Action Project.
• Monitor media coverage and public engagement, and prepare communications monitoring reports.
• Support rapid-response communications, as required.
• Act as the deputy to the Strategic Communications Analyst during periods of absence, ensuring continuity of communications activities and the timely delivery of planned outputs.
• Develop, edit, and disseminate high-quality communication products including publications, factsheets, infographics, presentations, videos, and other visibility products.
• Draft, edit, and publish content for the UNDP website and social media platforms in line with UNDP corporate branding and donor visibility requirements.
• Contribute to the preparation and design of key project publications, including donor reports, newsletters and other strategic communication materials.
• Coordinate with photographers, videographers, graphic designers, translators, printing companies, and other service providers to ensure the timely delivery of communication products.
• Ensure compliance with UNDP corporate branding guidelines and donor visibility requirements across project activities.
• Coordinate branding and visibility arrangements for project events and public outreach activities.
• Maintain and regularly update the project's library of communication assets, including publications, photographs, videos, and branding materials.
• Monitor the reach of communication products and contribute to communications reporting.
• Contribute to knowledge management by documenting good practices, lessons learned, and success stories.
• Liaise closely with the Strategic Communications Analyst and the UNDP Country Office Communications Team to ensure consistent messaging.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with government counterparts, mine action stakeholders, implementing partners, donors, media representatives, and communication focal points.
• Support the implementation of the Mine Action Project communications workplan.
• Ensure the mainstreaming of gender equality and women’s empowerment considerations in the field of expertise, promote a safe, enabling environment free of discrimination and abusive behaviour in line with corporate standards.
• Assist with ensuring the project contributes to the promotion of gender equality by reaching, involving, and benefiting both women and men.
• Use the principles of gender-responsive communications in line with the UNDP corporate standards.
• Be aware of relevant gender issues and concerns in the field of expertise.
• Support the promotion of team culture of gender equality and zero tolerance to any sexual misconduct in the team through leadership and personal example.
• Demonstrate respect for gender equality in professional interactions, identify and address sexism and gender discrimination.
• Assist with informing and briefing personnel and partners about corporate sexual harassment and sexual exploitation and abuse policies.
• Perform other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the office and the organization.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master's Degree or equivalent) in Communications, Media Studies, Public Relations, Journalism, Development Studies, Public/Business Administration, International Relations, Political Science, or related field is required; Or a first-line university degree (Bachelor’s Degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of Master’s Degree.
• Applicants with a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience.
• Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience at the national or international level in public relations and/or communications.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of communication outputs while maintaining accuracy and consistency.
• Experience in managing multimedia production (photography, videography, graphic design), including coordinating external service providers, and overseeing quality control of communication products.
• Working with and proficiency in graphic design tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, etc.) and multimedia editing software for basic content production and adaptation when needed.
• Prior experience in journalism or communications within international organizations and/or civil society organizations, or international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), or national and/or international media organizations.
• Fluency in English and Ukrainian is required.

Skills

• Project Management
• Public Relations
• Communication Management
• Multimedia Production
• Photography
• Videography
• Graphic Design
• Adobe Creative Studio
• Canva
• Multimedia Editing
• Content Creation
• Quality Control
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Branding and Marking Compliance
• Visibility Compliance
• Journalism
• Communications for International Organizations

Languages

English, Ukrainian