Consultant (Social Media -Safe Online), End Violence Against Children (EVAC), UNICEF Hosted Fund, Home Based, 60 Days (6 months period), 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, OPORTUNITIES

Safe Online is a priority initiative of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children and this positions its work at the forefront of a global movement that is seeking to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16.2 and secure a future where every child grows up in a safe, secure and nurturing environment.

Safe Online focuses on how digital technologies and connectivity intensify existing and facilitate new forms of violence against children, especially one of the worst forms of that violence: online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA). Safe Online invests in solutions, technologies, programmes, and capacities to tackle online CSEA. Importantly, our work in developing a global evidence base along with our advocacy, policy influence and collective action impacts intersecting areas of digital harm. These include cyberbullying, harassment, mental health and radicalisation and the role of the internet in facilitating criminal activity such as human trafficking.

How can you make a difference?

PURPOSE OF THE CONSULTANCY

Safe Online is seeking an experienced social media expert to help grow its global reach and influence through digital content and social media in line with Safe Online’s brand guidelines. This position is responsible for researching, writing and editing content tailored to different social media channels, using digital analytics tools to develop and optimize high-performing content and help grow Safe Online’s audience base across all digital platforms. The social media consultant will be supervised by the Safe Online Communication Specialist and work closely with the Safe Online team.

Key function, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

Under the supervision of the communications lead, the social media consultant will be responsible for:

1. Content across all new and existing Safe Online social media platforms;
2. Dissemination and engagement
3. Digital analytics and insights

Specifically, the following key accountabilities and tasks:

Online Communications Strategy & Planning

• Establish, growth, reach and engagement with Safe Online content on digital platforms.
• Develop and implement the social media plan with support from Communications lead
• Develop weekly and monthly social media content based on the overall communications calendar in consultation with the Communication lead.
• Contribute to the overall communications planning and strategy.
• Plan and execute social media components of Safe Online campaigns across several platforms including Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and other new channels, as required in coordination with the Safe Online Communications Lead and Safe Online counterparts.
• Support the development and execution of communications campaigns.
• Leverage global advocacy moments for social media, tapping into Safe Online partner networks and influence.
• Undertake additional duties assigned by the supervisor; limited travel may be required.
• Support the visibility of key Safe Online constituents, champions, donors, partners and other groups.

Content Production and Digital Insights

• Assist production of stories, features, photo and video content about Safe Online partners and related programme activities and adapt for social media.
• Develop and report on key social media analytics metrics.
• Conduct digital analytics reports to monitor content performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Gather and analyze user feedback and insights to inform editorial decision.
• Identify opportunities for innovation, testing and learning to reach and engage larger audiences.
• Stay abreast of research into new technological developments in digital world.
• Support for event management and coordination.

KEY DELIVERABLES

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

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, international relations, social sciences or a related field.
• A minimum of TWO years of relevant professional experience in communication, print, and broadcast media, including interactive digital media.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• International and national work experience, preferably within the context of an international development or humanitarian organization or a complex global programme partnership.
• Experience working on issues related to child protection and violence prevention is an asset.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong project management skills, with an ability to prioritize work and set clear goals for self in a fast-paced, evolving setting (e.g., wide range of tasks, ambiguity, flexibility).
• Demonstrated ability and commitment to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment in an international organization with a complex stakeholder network.

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.

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.