Consultancy - Junior Communication Consultant Product Innovation Centre, UNICEF Copenhagen, Denmark - 11.5 Months Full time, Office based

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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, Care

The Product Innovation Centre (PIC) requires a full-time consultant with a proven flair for communicating, and a good knowledge of design, data visualization, video editing tools and knowledge management platforms to support the design, development and roll out of the Centre's communication, knowledge management and advocacy strategies.

Working closely with the Innovation Specialist (Strategy and Partnerships), the consultant will manage and realize the communication activities for the Products and Markets Global Supply Strategy. The consultant will support the design, development and roll out of the Centre's communication, knowledge management and advocacy strategies. The consultant will develop key communication, advocacy and knowledge management assets (briefs, articles, posters, videos, case studies, graphics, etc.) and maintain engagement in the key internal and external communication and knowledge management channels (intranet, yammer, website). All work will be done in collaboration with SD’s Markets and Supplier Financing Centre (MSFC), Communication’s Unit, Procurement Centre's Office of Innovation and other different UNICEF Divisions and Country Offices and National Committees. This position will be based in UNICEF Copenhagen.

How can you make a difference?

The consultant will support the communication and advocacy activities of the Product Innovation Centre, aiming at increasing awareness, demands and funds for innovative products that foster the unmet needs of children.

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions— her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens —addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfil their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

The Product Innovation Centre (PIC) influences global and local markets collaboratively, for existing and future products/services, by advocating fit-for-purpose product profiles, accelerating R&D and scale-up, and addressing access, affordability and value for money, ultimately to improve the lives of all children.

The Product Innovation Centre drives research and development (R&D) and implementation of products to address programmatic and/or emergency needs currently unavailable in a procurable form on the market. In such a case, a Product Innovation Project (PIP) is initiated with the ultimate goal of enabling procurement of fit-for-purpose and value-for-money supplies in UNICEF’s program areas, which have a positive impact on UNICEF’s programs and emergency response.

The Product Innovation Centre (PIC) requires a full-time consultant with a proven flair for communicating, and a good knowledge of design, data visualization, video editing tools and knowledge management platforms to support the design, development and roll out of the Centre's communication, knowledge management and advocacy strategies.

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 benefit 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.

Deliverables:

Website and intranet site management, maintenance and development (30%)

• Manage external web pages on the Drupal platform for Product Innovation at unicef.org/innovation and support web needs for other Supply Division pages.
• Ensure language and brand consistency, and that all pages are clean with correct linkages to other relevant pages across UNICEF Innovation and UNICEF Supply Division websites.
• Update pages as needed, when new stories or videos are produced, new resources are available, or when other editorial changes are necessary.
• Support content development and knowledge management on UNICEF’s internal SharePoint sites.
• Work with innovation project managers to build out content on project pages on the intranet site.
• Develop and share content to build a better presence for product innovation on internal platforms (producing content for Yammer, UNICEF Connect, Supply Intranet) as identified in the strategy.

Graphic design and technical production (20%)

• Design internal and external communications and knowledge products to promote product innovation for children (posters, brochures, presentations, one-pagers, infographics) as per standard list of assets and per strategy.
• Create visualizations and graphics to communicate complex data which can be easily interpreted by external audiences and used for social media.
• Create and produce short informational videos in PowerPoint and/or Adobe Premiere on innovation projects for internal and external use.
• Support the production of professional videos (brainstorming on content and sequences, assisting with video editing, supporting the delivery and quality control of all video content, providing production support as needed).
• Support the development of advocacy strategy and messages.

Social media (10%):

• Create and review social media texts for twitter, Instagram, Linked-in and Facebook in line with communication and advocacy strategies.
• Support amplification of stories efforts by producing internal and external posts and social media packages for various communication platforms (i.e. email distribution, Yammer and external social media) in close collaboration with the social media team in Communication Centre.

Communities of practice and events management (20%)

• Own and update the events calendar and prioritization matrix for the Centre.
• Support the communication and logistics of events as required.

Support the management of the Product Innovation Lab, the Supply Division “Showroom” and events (10%)

• Design and produce posters, graphics, and other communication pieces for the product innovation lab (a physical space that showcases the product innovation projects).
• Manage the implementation of the Innovation Lab and support the implementation of the Showroom (a physical space that showcases the products at Supply Division).

Other duties (10%)

• Develop and update PowerPoint presentations and other communications materials as required.
• Develop other communications projects, as required.
• Act as liaison between SD Communications and Product Innovation Centre, when required by the innovation specialist.
• Other duties as per needs identified by the supervisor.

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

• University degree in communications, marketing, design, innovation, social science or related field.
• Two years of professional experience is preferred. Consideration will be given to any experience relevant to communications, web-design, marketing, graphic design, innovation, and/or development, including internships and student jobs.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

UNICEF is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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.

Qualified candidates are requested to submit: 1. Cover letter/application outlining relevant experience of the role. 2. Financial quote including both a daily and monthly rate in US Dollars including all taxes. UNICEF considers best value for money in its evaluation. 3. At least 3 Reference contacts who may be contacted.

Remarks:

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.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.