Communications Director, Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the global development network of the United Nations, connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 177 countries, supporting countries to reach their own development objectives and internationally agreed development goals. The Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy (BERA) is responsible for UNDP’s external relations and advocacy functions. The Bureau leads and supports the organization in cultivating, building and nurturing strategic relationships and alliances that are essential for advancing and successfully achieving the mission of UNDP.

UNDP is recruiting for the Communications Director in BERA. The Communications Director leads the UNDP Communications Group and is responsible for developing and leading UNDP’s global communications strategy and related policies aligned with corporate priorities. He/she helps shape and promote UNDP’s corporate branding, and messaging and advises the Administrator, other UNDP senior managers, and the Director and Deputy Director of BERA on high-level advocacy, external relations, multimedia products, and reputation risk management, providing leadership to all UNDP organizational units, including regional hubs and country offices.

UNDP is seeking candidates with a minimum of 15 years of experience in communications leadership and management working at national and international levels preferably with knowledge/experience in the field of development.

For more information and to submit an application, go to http://jobs.undp.org(Management) Deadline for application is 5 May 2014.