The Communications Assistant will be responsible for the visibility and communication activities of the UNHCR’s implementing partners (IPs), Bosnia and Herzegovina Women’s Initiative (BHWI) and Vasa Prava BiH (VPBiH). UNHCR IPs provide critical support to the delivery of UNHCR’s advocacy and funding objectives, working in coordination with different institutions (and multiple levels within each institution) in charge of UNHCR’s people of concern.
The successful applicant will work under the supervision of joint team of UNHCR, VPBiH and BHWI. Advice may also be provided by relevant staff at BHWI and at Vasa Prava BiH. The incumbent will have frequent contacts involving the exchange of a wide range of information with colleagues within UNHCR Communications Unit as well as media, other international organizations, national institutions and private individuals. The incumbent will frequently travel outside the duty station to locations in BiH where the IPs provide support (Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Tuzla Canton, Una Sana Canton and Republika Srpska.