The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.
Established in April 2012, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has a membership of more than 150 Governments (see www.ipbes.net) and seeks to respond to the needs of governments and other stakeholders to strengthen the science-policy interface on biodiversity and ecosystem services.
This position is located at the IPBES secretariat at the Bonn duty station in Germany.
Under the direct supervision of the Head of Communications and the overall supervision of the IPBES Executive Secretary, the Associate Public Information Officer will be responsible for the following duties:
Responsibilities
• Tracks, researches and analyzes information on assigned topics/issues; gathers information from diverse sources and helps to assess news value and other potential impact, as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of information campaigns;
• Develops media communication products and press materials, including drafting of media/press briefings and releases, key messages media packets and reports, brochures, briefings, video clips, and newsletters, ensuring distribution to target groups and monitoring of articles and stories, videos and social media updates from relevant outlets.
• Organizes the clearance, production and distribution of information material; conducts photo and graphic research; contributes to maintaining and updating the digital information assets of the Platform;
• Maintains and grows a global database of key media contacts;
• Prepares, based on official IPBES and UN documentation and other sources, initials drafts of articles or chapters for inclusion in news media, newsletters, periodicals, reports and books;
• In consultation with others identifies and proposes information opportunities, activities and approaches, considering the situation/topic and target audience;
• Identifies key contacts/constituencies/stakeholders and opportunities for strategic partnerships to facilitate communication efforts and maintains working relationships with them;
• Organizes or participates in the organization of conferences, seminars, press briefings and interviews, prepares briefing materials for senior officials prior to their participation in such events;
• Responds to a variety of inquiries and information requests internally and externally; prepares related correspondence;
• Leads team members efforts to collect and analyze data and provides insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. Ensures that everyone
can discover, access, integrate and share the data they need.
• Performs other duties as assigned.