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e for the application I should write only one letter and attached to this CV my cover letter. I hope to be consider for the application.

COVER LETTER Please let introduce myself. I am a passionate defendant of human rights, especially does related with women and children. I truly believe that improving life conditions of this group, we have the chance to change the world in a better place where children, women and men can coexist in an environment of respect, peace and equitable development. I have read the TOR for this job, and I can tell you that I have the knowledge and professional skills, but also the competences of ethics and values to be part of UNWOMEN. During the 2 years that I have been working with UNICEF, I also demonstrate the capacity to take charge of self-development and initiative, work in teams, and working in a multicultural environment. I have the conviction and emotional support of my family, to aspire an international professional career. Professional Skills I started my career as journalist and news anchor, working in the most prestigious social media in Nicaragua: La Prensa, News Paper and TVNoticias, Channel 2, where I have worked during 8 years. During this period of time I have the chance to investigate and develop an agenda of social issues such as national state budget for education and health focus on children, and many other topics that allowed me a public recognition and create a networking. During this period of time, I learned everything related to the functioning of media, relation between journalists, media interest agenda, news media treatment. I also improved my professional skills in writing, text editing, new technologies, video editing, live broadcast and working under pressure. Motivated by my 8 years of experience in media, I also studied a Master in Strategic Marketing, that encourage myself in a new challenge: working for institutional external communication. During the last 5 years, I have offered my service to 3 national and 2 international social organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity and UNICEF, this last one as a NOA Communication Officer Step 2 Fix Term.

Some of the responsibilities and areas in which I have successfully worked: Write and editing articles, press releases, human interest stories and other advocacy information materials. Writing and editing of speeches. Building Social Media content and campaigns.

Prepares background communication and promotional materials for briefing and visits of media, goodwill ambassador, donors and national committee representatives. Follows up on the production of advocacy and communication materials, like films, photos, videos, etc. Media planning and advocacy. Leadership in the direction of strategic partnerships with media to disseminate advocacy campaigns on behalf of children and women. Working in the planning and execution of the mission of National Goodwill Ambassadors (Jyrki Linnankivi, Finland NGA) and working with celebrities as Latin Famous Artist such as Calle 13. Coordinating UNICEF strategic alliances with private companies, Telefonica Movistar 2012 2013. Principal results:

As part of the Communication Section in Nicaragua, we have achieved the first position of faster growing in social media network: Facebook and Twitter, for a national office in TACRO. I led the task force that prepared and obtain the first visit of a Goodwill Ambassador to Nicaragua Country Office. I led the strategic alliance with the media for the execution of two campaigns concerning to the rights of children and the prevention of sexual exploitation and trafficking: Pocoyo and the Rights of Children, and Invisibles Slaves, a 23minute documentary produced by MTV . Being the liaison with TV station and cinemas, UNICEF obtained the national TV broadcast free of the 2 campaigns, reaching a higher saving up $ 400,000 and achieving the projected UNICEF brand. A compromise person During my almost two years of service in the United Nations, I have proven my capacity and highly individual responsibility, ethic values to achieve the following competencies: Core: Communication, Working with people, Drive for results. Managerial: Formulating strategies, relating and networking. Functional: Persuading and influencing, Applying Technical Expertise, Learning and Researching, Planning and organizing. I am ready and anxious to start an international service career. I know it wont be easy, but I also prepared to begin a new professional role and overcome the challenges involved.

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Giselle Alemn
Altos de Nejapa, Calle Guanacaste # 208 Managua, Nicaragua Tel: (505) 83994505 alemanayala@gmail.com gvalemanayala@unicef.org

JOB EXPERIENCE: United Nations Children Fund (August 2011 / Present) Nicaragua

Contribute to the development on an advocacy and communication strategy, by coordinating audience research and compiling and analyzing relevant dat. Writes and editing articles, press releases, human interest stories and other advocacy/information materials for both web-based and traditional media as appropriate. Follows up on the production of advocacy and communication materials: videos, films, photos, quality control, speeches and translations. Strategic alliance with media private companies.

Habitat for Humanity Nicaragua Nicaragua (September 2009- January 2010) Development Strategies of internal and external Communications. General recommendations on the management of the brand HPHN to external audiences. Call for media, press conferences, preparing press releases, photo catalog and content of printed promotional material. Reporting to the International Headquarters. Achieved 88 percent of effectiveness media coverage. Grupo Avanza VM Preseleccin Empresarial (June August 2009) Nicaragua

Consulting in the II Program Media Plan Design for International Coaching Certification in Nicaragua. Coordination of interviews on morning shows for the announcement of the Certification Program. Nicaragua

Coen Foundation (February - March 2009)

Design of Communication Strategy of the Fourth Hispanic Nicaraguan Urology Brigade, Coen Foundation and sponsored by The Ministry of Health,

by writing Press Releases, newsletters, press pack, contact with media and television production notes. Televicentro Canal 2 (October 2003 August 2008) Nicaragua

Hosted the largest audience in Nicaragua, TVNoticias. TV news reporter assignments related to social issues such as child rights, gender, and access to housing, employment, among others. Developing economic profile reports. Research reports on the allocation of economic resources of the Republic Budget for Health and Education. Coverage of DR-CAFTA trade agreements, the Association Agreement EUCA, Bolivarian Alternative (ALBA) and presidential visits. Journalism covering natural disaster particularly in the area affected by Hurricane Felix in Central America with special broadcasts for Spanish CNN. Reporter of municipal (2004) and presidential elections (2006).

Diario La Prensa Nicaragua 2001-2003 Writer and Editor of "My Community" a daily column that embodied the problems of poor families and their access to basic utilities. Reporter of "Economy & Business," highlighting stories about the opportunities and threats of the agricultural sector during the negotiation of DR-CAFTA. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE: 2005 - 2006 Sevilla, Espaa Executive Master in Strategic Marketing Management, Escuela de Organizacin Industrial, EOI. 2005 Nicaragua Post Graduate Degree in English as a second language Academia Europea 1999/ 2004 Nicaragua B.A Social Communications Universidad Centroamericana, UCA. 1999 Nicaragua Training workshop for journalists on the Childhood and Adolescence Code LANGUAGES: English and Spanish References upon request