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The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities. UN-Habitat is the focal point for all urbanization and human settlement matters within the UN system. UN-Habitat works with partners to build inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and communities. UN-Habitat promotes urbanization as a positive transformative force for people and communities, reducing inequality, discrimination and poverty. The position is located in the Local2030 Coalition Secretariat in Bilbao, as part of the Global Solutions Division. The Global Solutions Division (GSD) is responsible for providing programmatic direction for UN-Habitat and is responsible and accountable for the programmatic delivery of the Strategic Plan. The Division leads the tools and methodology production and the integration of the various substantive competencies towards effective delivery of the Strategic Plan and the mandate of UN-Habitat. It provides substantive training and supports capacity development of Member States and partners. The Local2030 Coalition is the UN system-wide mechanism to advance the crucial engagement of local stakeholders in a systematic way - a common space to mobilise, engage and empower every local actor, everywhere – towards the achievement of the SDGs. The Coalition is underpinned by the recognition that strategic and committed partnerships are key to ensure coherence and effectiveness. Inside the UN system, the Local2030 Coalition aims to strengthen coordination between the UN agencies efforts and expand and deepen their partnerships with local actors to advance the SDGs. The Coalition is co-chaired by UN-Habitat (as the permanent co-Chair) and one other UN entity which rotates every two years (currently FAO). UN-Habitat also serves as the Secretariat of the Local2030 Coalition. The Coalition is governed by a Steering Committee and supported by a UN Directors’ Group, which includes senior representatives from various UN Agencies, Offices, Funds and Programmes. The Executive Office of the secretary-General (EOSG) closely accompanies and supports the work of the Local2030 Coalition. The Communication Officer of the Secretariat of the Local2030 Coalition will be part of the Communications Focal Points Network at UN-Habitat. The Communications Focal Points Network at UN-Habitat is a structured group of representatives from regional offices, liaison and information offices, divisions, and key thematic units. The group plays a key role in ensuring effective, strategic, and consistent communication across the organization by strengthening coordination between headquarters and field offices. It also ensures that corporate messaging and consistency are maintained across all communication products and activities, aligning them with UN-Habitat’s strategic priorities as well as branding guidelines. The Communication Officer will also be responsible for the coordination with the communication focal points of the Local2030 Coalition in the UN entities members of the Coalition. This position will provide direct support to the Senior Programme Officer (SPO)/Head of Secretariat (HoS) under the overall supervision of the UN-Habitat senior focal point on SDG localization and local government relations in UN-Habitat and with the guidance of the Local2030 Coalition Co-Chairs and Steering Committee. The incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

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