Communication Strategy Consultant, WCAR, Monrovia, Liberia, P-4, 30 days (duty station or remotely)

Contract

This is a P-4 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 150,282 USD and 193,758 USD.

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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, programme delivery!

How can you make a difference?

Background:

In 2017, the Secretary-General outlined his vision of a “new generation of UN Country Teams” with enhanced capacity and skill sets at the Resident Coordinator Office to support countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Secretary-General proposed “that an integrated communications structure be formed in each country by co-locating and merging the country offices of the United Nations information centers (UNICs) with resident coordinator offices. Merging these two capabilities will generate a robust standing communications capacity within United Nations country teams, working alongside communications specialists from all entities to boost impact [of UNCTs’ work for the SDGs], while producing significant cost savings.” This consolidates the vision that a new generation of UN country teams requires a new generation of UN Communications Groups.

This new generation of UN Country teams (UNCT) is led by an empowered and independent Resident Coordinator (RC). Following the UN reform, the Resident Coordinator is supported by the addition of a communications function in the Resident Coordinator’s Office or the integration of the UNIC) to help bring together the UNCT and its UN Communications Group (UNCG) to communicate together, with a strong UN voice.

Objectives of Communicating T****ogether:

• Communicating Together improves coordination of communication among United Nations agencies within the country context, in support of shared purposes, including as outlined in the One Programme. As collaboration and coordination are emphasized, individual UN agency’s mandates and strengths are recognized.
• Communicating Together strengthens the image and reputation of the United Nations system by presenting a coherent and unified image;
• Communicating results that relate to coordinated efforts by the UNCT, including results of Joint Workplans/Cooperation Framework.
• Presenting a coherent common image/brand of the UN team, while also giving credit to the entities involved.
• Bolstering and amplifying actions that promote and deliver results.
• Stressing that communications and advocacy at the country level must be fully integrated into programme planning and delivery.

Expected Outputs and Deliverables:

The total contract period of the consultancy will be a total of 30 working days

Deliverables and Expected Output:

The following are the expected deliverables and outputs in each of the phases:

• Inception Report: including the workplan,
• Conduct the needed activities to activate the strategy according to the implementation plan (seminars, focus group discussion, predetermined interviews…etc.) if necessary
• Report: including the proposed communication strategy and, proposed communication channels, and breakdown of the target groups.
• Report: including the detailed implementation plan for 2 years to activate the proposed strategy, proposed messages that needs to be communicated to each group.

Deliverables/outputs

Estimated Duration to complete

Target Due Dates

Review and Approvals

1. Desk Review including surveys, review of relevant documents, etc.

4 Days

UNCG

2. Perception survey

15 Days

UNCG

3. Media & stakeholder consultations/ interviews, including UNCG members

10 Days

UNCG

4. One UN Communication Strategy & 2 - year Action Plan.

30 Days

UNCG

Institutional Arrangements:

• The Consultant will be engaged by UNICEF as chair of the UNCG. UNICEF will provide day to day supervision on the assignment, working in collaboration with members of the UNCG to ensure delivery of quality results and objectives as set out in these terms of reference.
• The Consultant will prepare reports as outlined in Section III above, for approval of UNICEF and UNCG.

Duration of the Work and Duty Station:

• The assignment is expected to be carried out in 30 days (Date to be finalized).
• The assignment will be carried from home or in-person. Online resources could be used to make consultations and engage with relevant stakeholders.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Qualifications of the Successful Individual Contractor:

Education: A Master’s Degree in one or more of the following disciplines: Corporate Communication, Integrated Organizational Communication, Journalism, or other related fields.

Skills and experience:

• Minimum 10 years of professional experience
• More than 10 years of experience in working with or consulting for UN agencies or NGOs or international organizations and in developing communication strategies.

Attributes:

• Fluency in English
• Excellent communication, reporting, and presentation skills
• Demonstrate a high competency for integration of gender attributes into the assignment

Recommended Presentation of Offer:

Interested consultants are requested to submit the following:

• Personal CV or P11, indicating all experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references;
• Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment and a methodology,
• Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

Core Competencies:

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (3)
• Works Collaboratively with others (3)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (3)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (3)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (3)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (3)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (3)

Functional Competencies:

• Analyzing (3)
• Deciding and initiating action (2)
• Applying Technical Expertise (3)

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, 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 be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

For every child, a future!