UN Women: Communications Analyst, NPSA9, Istanbul, Turkiye

Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Job Description

Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

The UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ECA RO), based in Istanbul, leads and coordinates the organization’s work across the region. The Communications Team plays a pivotal role in positioning UN Women as the leading voice for gender equality and women’s empowerment, advancing visibility of the triple mandate — normative, programmatic, and coordination — and amplifying the impact of UN Women’s work for women and girls across diverse contexts.

The ECA Regional Communications Team provides strategic guidance, oversight, and direct support to country offices, ensuring coherence with UN Women’s global communications framework “For All Women and Girls” (FAWAG), while tailoring messages and campaigns to the regional and national contexts. The team works closely with programme, partnerships, and operations colleagues, as well as with headquarters divisions, other UN entities, donors, private sector partners, and civil society organizations to deliver impactful communications that drive advocacy, mobilize resources, and shift narratives on gender equality.

The team’s work covers a wide spectrum of communications and advocacy functions, including:

• Regional and global campaigns;
• Media relations and strategic partnerships with regional and subregional media outlets;
• Digital communications and management of UN Women ECA’s multilingual web and social media presence;
• Storytelling, editorial production, and visual content creation highlighting women’s voices and impact across the region;
• Crisis and humanitarian communications, ensuring gender-sensitive and survivor-centered narratives;
• Support to high-level events, missions, and advocacy moments, strengthening UN Women’s visibility and credibility with key audiences.

Reporting to the Regional Communications Specialist, the Communications Analyst is responsible for assisting in the planning and implementation of the office communications and advocacy strategies to increase the standing and awareness of UN Women with partners, the media and the public.

The Communications Analyst works in close collaboration with the Programme, Operations and technical teams in the Regional Office and Country Offices, as well as HQ communications team, personnel of other UN Agencies, Government officials, media, multilateral and bilateral donors and civil society.

Scope of Work

• Plan and design communication and outreach/advocacy strategies and plans
• Support the development, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of the Regional Communications and Advocacy Strategy;
• Prepare and conduct communication needs assessments for the Regional Office, including projects, programmes and corporate change initiatives;
• Analyze requirements and synthesize proposals for elaboration of communication strategies; ensure gender perspective;
• Integrate communication, advocacy and outreach strategies into proposals for project/programmes and other initiatives;
• Monitor and analyze print and social media, including social media trends, and draft reports;
• Coordinate in-country UN Women/ UN system corporate and local campaigns and special events; ensuring their compliance with the corporate identity and priorities;
• Contribute to reporting on communications results as required;
• Coordinate administrative support for communications team, as needed;
• Provide advice and guidance to CO/ MCOs in the region.
• Coordinate and implement the development and dissemination of advocacy materials in the country/region
• Develop and produce communication instruments and materials, including briefing materials, press releases, and drafts of articles, and manage its dissemination;
• Identify and propose information opportunities, activities, approaches and platforms and partners;
• Promote and disseminate corporate advocacy materials for launching flagship initiatives, publications, and campaigns;
• Manage the translation/adaption/rewriting of information received, printing and dissemination of publications and audio-visual mate