Durable Solutions – Communications and Advocacy Officer

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Mission and objectives

The Integrated Office of the DSRSG/RC/HC coordinates the work of the UN in Somalia on its development, humanitarian, and partly political mandates in support of the Strategic Priorities of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Somalia (2021-2025). The Integrated Office (IO) under has five core functions including: Strategic Planning; Economics; Partnerships and Development Finance; Data and Results Management; and Reporting; and Communications and Advocacy. The Office provides secretariat support to the UN Somalia Joint Fund, the UN Country Team (UNCT), the Programme Management Team (PMT), as well as the Durable Solutions and Peacebuilding Fund Working Groups on policy, planning and operational issues.

Context

The Integrated Office of the DSRSG/RC/HC coordinates the work of the UN in Somalia on its development, humanitarian, and partly political mandates in support of the Strategic Priorities of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Somalia (2021-2025). The Integrated Office (IO) under has five core functions including: Strategic Planning; Economics; Partnerships and Development Finance; Data and Results Management and Reporting; and Communications and Advocacy. The Office provides secretariat support to the UN Somalia Joint Fund, the UN Country Team (UNCT), the Programme Management Team (PMT), as well as the Durable Solutions and Peacebuilding Fund Working Groups on policy, planning and operational issues.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the Durable Solutions Coordination Specialist, whose primary role is leading in the durable solutions coordination and strategic advisory, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: 1. Communication * Support the update of a communications and advocacy strategy for the durable solutions on environment and climate change, stabilization and peace-building programs and coordination activities of the Integrated Office; * Prepare, up-date, and post, as required, content to the Durable Solutions folders and platforms / websites / and social- media channels; * Maintain information database and photo library of durable solutions programs and coordination activities in Somalia; * Assist in developing and maintaining close collaboration with FGS, FMS and UNCT communications and advocacy stakeholders with a focus on the durable solutions, climate, water and environment, and the triple nexus; * Gather durable solutions content of relevant country efforts to develop communication and advocacy materials for dissemination through social and traditional media channels; * Assist in producing advocacy and communication materials for national and regional communications aligned to the National Durable Solutions Strategy and SG’s Action Agenda on Durable Solutions. 2. Advocacy * Contribute to the preparation of various durable solutions on climate, water and environment, and the triple nexus written outputs, e.g. draft monthly / quar-terly bulletins, analytical notes, newsletters; * Provide substantive support to the Durable Solutions Working Group Meetings and other consultative meetings, webinars, capacity building exercises related to durable solutions; * Support the development of a durable solutions data base with linkages to the AIMS, UNHCR’s PRMN, UNCF, and the Humanitarian Cluster’s monitoring framework. 3. Coordination and Reporting * Provide support to donor reporting on durable solutions projects and activities being implemented by the FGS, the Saameynta Program, and ReDSS; * Provide support to ensuring synergies in data collection and quality control between multiple durable solutions and HDP Nexus projects. 4. Knowledge Management and Sharing * Support the documentation and dissemination of durable solutions good practices, qualitative and quantitative displacement affected community data, and partner presentations at the Durable Solutions Working Group Meetings aimed at enhancing durable solutions knowledge management and sharing.