Communication Consultant, Gender Equality Section, PG, NYHQ, 95 days, Remote Based/Req

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, hope

Consultancy Title: Communication Consultant

Section/Division/Duty Station: Gender Equality Section, Programme Group, NYHQ/Remote Based

Duration: 95 days

About UNICEF

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries.

BACKGROUND

The Communication Consultant is accountable to develop, coordinate, network, implement and monitor an advocacy and communication strategy and associated products and activities, with the objective of promoting brand awareness, understanding, and support for gender equality as a key driver for children’s and women’s rights as supported by UNICEF's mission, priorities and programmes in the country/regional offices and at a global level.

Terms of Reference / Deliverables

1. Communication strategy and workplan: The HQ/Programme Group/Gender team has a clear and dynamic communication strategy and associated work plan to advocate for gender equality as a key driver for children’s and women’s rights. The strategy targets audiences internally and externally to enhance the organization’s credibility and brand including various public domains to strengthen awareness, political will, and partnerships in support of UNICEF's mission and objectives. The workplan outlines key communication products, platforms (including PG/Gender webpage) and special events to achieve strategy objectives.
2. Networking and partnerships: The PG/Gender team has a well maintained and continually developed contact list of internal and external individuals, groups, and fora whose support is essential to/can assist in achieving the advocacy and communication objectives (including media relations and influencers). Effective working relationships with UNICEF, broader UN, and other key external communication counterparts (especially within the gender equality ecosystem) are developed, maintained and enhanced.
3. Aligning global priorities and campaigns: The PG/Gender team has an effective process in place for influencing, integrating and taking action on UNICEF’s global communications priorities, campaigns and partnerships.
4. Partnership and resource mobilization support: New and existing partnership management with both public and private sector are supported by effective and creative advocacy and communication strategy and activities.
5. Monitoring and evaluation: Robust baselines are established against which the achievement of objectives of the communication strategy are regularly analyzed to continuously improve and adapt real-time the effectiveness of the communication strategy and workplan activities.
6. Capacity building and support: The PG/Gender and broader UNICEF teams (e.g., communication specialists in regional offices, other business units etc) are provided with professional expertise and advice on all aspects of advocacy and communication as related to the strategy and workplan as required.

Qualifications

1) Education

• A Bachelors Degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a relevant field.

2) Work experience

• A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible experience and relevant professional work experience in communication, advocacy, print, broadcast, and/or new media.
• International work experience, experience with public and private sector, expertise in international development and humanitarian response, and/or the gender equality ecosystem strong assets.

3) Competencies

• Expertise and passion for communications and advocacy for gender equality
• Exemplary effective and creative communications products and assets
• Strong organizational, planning, and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English; other UN languages a strong asset
• Good judgment, initiative, high sense of responsibility, tact and discretion
• Demonstrated sensitivity and ability to thrive in a multicultural environment

Requirements

• Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and provide Personal History Form (P11) Upload copy of academic credentials
• Financial proposal that will include:
• your daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference.
  • travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR.
  • Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, and living costs as applicable.
  • Indicate your availability
• Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.
• At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.
• Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

U.S. Visa information:

With the exception of the US Citizens, G4 Visa and Green Card holders, should the selected candidate and his/her household members reside in the United States under a different visa, the consultant and his/her household members are required to change their visa status to G4, and the consultant’s household members (spouse) will require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to be able to work, even if he/she was authorized to work under the visa held prior to switching to G4.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. View our competency framework here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, race, sexual orientation, nationality, culture, appearance, socio-economic status, ability, age, religious, and ethnic backgrounds, to apply to become a part of the organization

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.