Consultant to support Employer Branding and Outreach

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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, an advocate

UNICEFs New Talent Team in the Division of Human Resources is seeking to engage an Individual Consultant to support the implementation of the talent outreach and employer branding strategy, particularly in social media.

How can you make a difference?

Under direct supervision and guidance of the HR Officer, Talent Outreach, and in collaboration with other staff members in UNICEF, the incumbent will perform the following tasks:

1. Develop engaging communication materials and digital content to creatively promote and enhance UNICEF’s employer brand.

• Regular consultations with global talent outreach focal points, to build capacity on employer branding communication materials.
• Actively support human resources business partners in creating content focused on promoting staff and career stories.
• Continue to strengthen internal partnership with DOC to improve the quality of UNICEF’s Career social media presence on Facebook, LinkedIn and Youtube.

2. Design and execute global employer branding campaigns.

• Provide editorial input for the revision of UNICEFs external employment page to communicate UNICEFs Employer Brand effectively.
• Life Tab Content Curation based on functional gaps, geographic locations. Specific "Life Tab for different audiences, example targeted to persons with disabilities"

3. Develop and Implement Social Media Plans related to targeted outreach campaigns

• Develop and implement a diversified in-reach strategy to identify, retain and deploy current UNICEF Staff for lateral transfer or promotion to UNICEF Vacancies.
• Develop social media strategy as part of the overall outreach strategy.
• Update branded templates for Social Media Recruitment Campaigns
• Active promotions on several employer branding activities (topic-oriented).

4. Monitor, track, and report on employer branding activities

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in marketing, communications, public relations, human resources, or equivalent *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• A minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience in marketing, communications, employer branding, digital media, outreach or related area.
• Excellent verbal, written communication and analytical skills
• Experience with social media management is required.
• Experience in human resources is considered an asset.
• 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.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

• Builds and maintains partnerships
• Works collaboratively with others
• Drive to achieve results for impact

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

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.

Duration: 11 months

Please indicate your ability, availability and daily rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above (including travel and daily subsistence allowance, if applicable). Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.