Associate Communications Officer, NOB

United Nations; Colombo; Presencial; BRL 153 000 - 229 000; Tempo integral

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The United Nations Resident Coordinator Office (RCO) in Sri Lanka, Colombo, seeks an Associate Communications Officer to manage information flow, coordinate with UN entities, and support reporting and crisis communications. The role involves building external relationships with government officials, media, and civil society to strengthen information integrity and coordinate campaigns.

The successful candidate will work under the Head of the RCO and contribute to events, campaigns, and training

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Job Network : Public Information and Conference Management

Job Family : Public Information

Category and Level : National Professional Officers , NO-B

Recruitment Type : Position Specific Job Openings

Job Opening Job Opening ID: 283448 Job Network : Public Information and Conference Management Job Family : Public Information Category and Level : National Professional Officers , NO-B
Recruitment Type : Position Specific Job Openings Duty Station : COLOMBO
Department/Office : Resident Coordinator System Date Posted : Sep 7, 2026
Deadline : Sep 21, 2026

The UN Secretary-General launched on 1 January 2019 a bold and new global reform which repositioned the UN Development System to deliver more effectively and efficiently with the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. As part of this reform, UN Resident Coordinator Offices (UN RCO), under the leadership of an empowered and independent UN Resident Coordinator - the highest-ranking official of the UN Development System and Representative of the UN Secretary-General at country level - support countries in the achievement of their development priorities and the attainment of the SDG's. In its Resolution A/RES/72/279, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the transformation of the Development Operations Coordination Office (DCO) as a stand-alone coordination office within the United Nations Secretariat. DCO exercises managerial and oversight functions of the resident coordinator system under the oversight of the Chair of United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG). In 2026, DCO undertook a recalibration to ensure the RC system remains optimally configured to support the acceleration of the 2030 Agenda and embodies the UN 2.0 shift- anchored in data, digital, innovation, behavioral science, strategic foresight, and a mission driven organizational culture. The Associate Communications Officer maintains relationships with management in their entity, with other Communications specialists in the organisation, with managers in other functional areas and with staff to provide and clarify information, to exchange information, to plan and coordinate communication activities, to seek guidance; to support reporting efforts, provide updates on activities, to discuss communications support to other functional areas, to support the Crisis Management Team, when required, and to support training activities in the area of communications, as necessary. The Associate Communications Officer also maintains external relationships with counterparts in United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, government officials, civil society representative and local community representatives, digital/community influencers, vendors, media and think tanks, and academia to support building and managing partners, consult and coordinate activities, exchange information and best practices, coordinate activities to strengthen information integrity, if needed, support organizing events and campaigns. The position is located in the United Nations Resident Coordination Office (RCO) in Sri Lanka, Colombo, under the direct supervision of the Head of the Resident Coordinator Office.