UN Communications Officer Jobs Ethiopia 2025 – NGO Jobs in Ethiopia. United Nations Secretariat has announced a new and exciting career opportunity for job seekers in Ethiopia. They are currently hiring for the position of Communications Officer at Addis Ababa. This role is a great opportunity for candidates.
UN Communications Officer Jobs 2025 Details
| Position | Communications Officer |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Organization | United Nations Secretariat |
| Application Deadline | 23rd Aug, 2025 |
| Job Type | Full-Time |
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare talking points, key messages, and data for media interviews to shape public perceptions of the UN work and its impact.
- Ensure alignment of media-related messaging across entities.
- Lead the establishment of metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of media relations efforts.
- Identify opportunities for proactive engagement with media to promote the organization’s narrative and messaging.
- Identify and maximize joint communication opportunities with partners and stakeholders.
- Develop, maintain, and manage strategic partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to reach target audiences and maximize impact.
- Coordinate and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop and deliver joint outreach and advocacy activities to advance UN priorities.
- Represent the organization in public events, meetings, and conferences; public speaking advocating United Nations activities and issues of concern.
- Build and maintain relationships with existing and potential partners that can help amplify the organization’s advocacy messages at local, national, regional, and/or international levels.
Education:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in communication, journalism, international relations, digital communications or related field.
- A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
- A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in communications, international relations, or other relevant areas, is required.
- Demonstrated ability to apply policy and guidance in strategic communications is required.
- Demonstrated skill in applying and maintaining confidentiality, integrity, and availability principles is required.
- Demonstrated ability to detect and assess threats to information integrity is desirable.
- Demonstrated skill in data visualization tools to create charts, graphs, and visual outputs is desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to write for digital platforms, such as social media or websites, for an international organization is desirable.
- Demonstrated skill in collecting, processing, and analysing large volumes of unstructured and structured data is desirable.
Languages:
- English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
- For the position advertised, fluency in English is required, and fluency in French is desirable.
- Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.
- “Fluency equals a rating of “Fluent” in all four areas (read, speak, write and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of “Confident” in two of the four areas.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply through the official UN career portal.
(Visit the link and search for the job title “Communications Officer – Addis Ababa” to begin your application.)
Make sure to submit your application before 23rd Aug, 2025, as late applications will not be considered.