Communication Specialist (Strategic Advisory, Executive Communications and Donor Reporting)

The Communication Specialist will provide strategic advisory, executive communications, donor reporting, and quality assurance support to the UNICEF Gulf Area Office Director. The role involves managing high-level partnership meetings, major events, and donor-reporting requirements to advance children's rights and strengthen strategic partnerships in the Gulf region.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic planning and positioning support to the Gulf Area Office Director.
• Deliver executive communications and external engagement including speeches, briefing notes, and talking points for major international events and high-level meetings.
• Produce evidence-based donor reporting and ensure quality assurance of partnership materials.
• Manage knowledge and institutional learning within the Gulf Area Office.
• Support the management of an intensive schedule of major events, high-level partnership meetings and donor-reporting requirements from September to December 2026.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master's or higher) in Communication, Journalism, Public Relations, International Relations, Political Science, Marketing or another relevant field. A first university degree combined with two additional years of relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.
• A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible professional experience in strategic communications, advocacy, executive communications or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience supporting senior leadership through speeches, briefing notes, talking points and other executive communications for major international events and high-level meetings.
• Experience working with governments, development partners and other high-level stakeholders, and experience reviewing or producing high-quality donor reports and partnership materials.
• Expertise in strategic communications planning, speech writing, editorial and quality assurance processes, and the ability to deliver high-quality outputs independently within tight deadlines.
• Fluency in English with excellent drafting and editing skills.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Experience working with multicultural and multidisciplinary teams; knowledge of the Gulf region is desirable.
• Field work experience is desirable.
• Background/familiarity with emergency situations is desirable.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

Skills

• Strategic Communications
• Executive Communications
• Speech Writing
• Briefing Note Preparation
• Talking Points Preparation
• Donor Reporting
• Partnership Materials Development
• Advocacy Communication
• Quality assurance processes
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Multi-cultural Team Collaboration
• Development Communication
• Humanitarian Communication
• Emergency Communication
• Event Management
• Drafting and Editing
• Fluency in English

Languages

English