Advocacy and Communication Officer

Contract

This is a UNV National Youth contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Youth contracts.

Being the bold voice for children’s rights is the core of UNICEF’s mandate, and UNICEF Angola continuously advocates for realization of the rights of every child. Together with our partners, we focus our efforts on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children. In Angola, UNICEF is the leading voice and advocate for children’s rights.

UNICEF’s programme in Angola has identified advocacy priorities as improving vaccination coverage; addressing malnutrition; ensuring that girls are in education; ending violence against children; and strengthening the social protection systems. In addition, there are emerging priorities of youth empowerment and addressing the negative impacts of climate change on children. For these, UNICEF Angola engages with decision makers to keep children’s issues at the centre of their actions.

While implementing the country programme 2020-2023, UNICEF in Angola has been a bold advocate to influence decision makers, generate public discourse and nurture partnerships using several channels and influencers. This assignment will focus on supporting implementation of advocacy and communication campaigns in the country to help achieve the goals.

The communication section supports the office in advocating for children’s rights, communicating the key results and nurturing partnerships that promote children’s wellbeing in the country.

The assignment will require the UNV Advocacy and Communication Officer to support the Country Office to organise public events and discussions, leverage partnerships, engage with media, document human interest stories, and support the development of a youth network to help achieve the results of UNICEF in Angola. UNICEF places strong emphasis on evidence-based advocacy and positioning the rights of the most vulnerable at the core of advocacy initiatives.

Under the direct supervision of Chief of Communication, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: • Support in developing and implementing advocacy plans using an array of different tactics, as per the priorities of UNICEF Angola. • Produce content and communication products for advocacy. • Support in disseminating advocacy products in the most effective manner, in consulta-tion with the section. • Support planning and implementation of plans for key advocacy days and moments, as identified by the office. • Develop human interest stories related to UNICEF Angola’s work. • Support the development of a youth network focused on priority issues of concern to young Angolans and their communities • Ensure monitoring and reporting of results achieved through advocacy initiatives.

Core Values: • Care • Respect • Integrity • Trust • Accountability

Core Competencies • Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1) • Works Collaboratively with others (1) • Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1) • Innovates and Embraces Change (1) • Thinks and Acts Strategically (1) • Drives to achieve impactful results (1) • Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

advocacy activities like organizing press conferences, public events, media engagement, developing communication products. • Experience on working closely with communication product developers like videos, photos and multimedia products. • Skills/sound knowledge of designing content for advocacy – infographics, etc. • Sound knowledge or experience of news journalism. • Knowledge and skills of writing stories and compelling content

Candidate would be offered to work from UNICEF premises in Luanda.