Consultancy International: Advocacy Campaign Lead, 11 Months, Kinshasa

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1. Context and justification:

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.

To ensure the visibility of UNICEF's activities and the achievement of institutional and programmatic advocacy objectives, particular attention will be given to communication and the deployment of 3 inter-sectoral advocacy campaigns (vaccination, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and climate and environmental issues). It is within this context that the present ToR are developed to recruit an Advocacy Campaign Lead.

2. Objectives:

In the Communication, Advocacy and Partnership section - CAP, the Advocacy Campaign Lead will have a central role which will consist of:

• Development of inter-sectoral communication and advocacy campaigns related to vaccination, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and climate/environmental issues in the DRC.
• Support programmes to implement their advocacy and communication objectives, in particular the Emergency, Wash and Health sections.
• Support strategic advocacy and campaigning initiatives following UNICEF's regional and global directions.

3.Tasks, responsibilities and methodologies:

- Contribute to the strategic direction and planning of advocacy and campaign activities through programme objectives;

- Write reports, position papers, case studies, briefing notes, etc. on priority advocacy themes, in collaboration with project teams and thematic advisers;

- Supervision and validation of the media plan;

- Ensure visibility of campaign activities and interventions;

- Deployment of communication campaigns on digital platforms in coordination with the Social Media Officer;

- Multimedia content produced, including: script and storyboard for TV spots, videos, photos, human-interest stories, graphics and articles;

- Support reporting on the progress of advocacy and campaign activities;

- Translate/adapt/rewrite campaign information received;

- Provide technical support in the formulation of new projects and the development of new proposals;

- Ensuring a gender perspective.

4. Expected results (deliverables) and timeline:

- Framework of 3 inter-sectoral campaigns: vaccination, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and climate and environmental issues in the DRC;

- Monitoring report on the implementation of the campaigns;

- Multimedia content: script and storyboard for TV spots, videos, photos, human-interest story and articles.

5. Consultant's Profile and Required Qualifications:

- Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Public Relations, Communication or Journalism at master's level;

- At least 7 years of initial experience in development or humanitarian aid, preferably in the UN system or NGOs;

- Good capacity to produce photos, videos, TV spots, human-interest stories, graphics and articles;

- Very good capacity to manage his/her own workload, with a good level of supervision;

- Excellent analytical and writing skills, attention to detail;

- Enthusiastic, proactive, with a positive attitude;

- Very good interpersonal skills and excellent ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels;

- Understanding and commitment to children's rights and UNICEF values;

- Excellent command of French (written and spoken). Good level of professional English.