Home-based: Communications Consultant for Global WASH Cluster (138 working days between June 2023 and April 2024) - Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS)

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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.

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Purpose of Activity/Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to support the implementation of the Global WASH cluster (GWC) communications and advocacy initiatives for 2023-2024. This includes the implementation, update and review of the GWC communication and advocacy toolkits and the support to key deliverables in the GWC communication framework. This will result in the production of key deliverables such as the GWC monthly newsletter, regular coordination updates and social media campaigns. Support in the production, graphic design and dissemination of key advocacy products, support to strategies and campaigns for national coordination platforms (NCP)s. The consultant will also update, review and refine communication tools as part of the Coordination Toolkit review, drawing on lessons from 2022 and ensuring that GWC communication procedures are documented and updated. Another key aspect will be developing key advocacy messages on GWC’s position on localisation and further support to the “humanitarian and development collective outcomes” initiatives. It will be executed in close collaboration and coordination with the Cluster Advocacy and Support Team (CAST), including direct exchange with NCPs.

The objective is to support the GWC in its advocacy, communication, outreach and visibility at country and global levels. It will also be a key support to position the Global WASH Cluster as a thought leader on collective outcomes and to reinforce humanitarian coordination and leadership beyond the UN Water conference 2023 and for the Water Action Decade.

Scope of work

The GWC’s vision is that enhancing and strengthening effective and accountable humanitarian coordination for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) will result in timely, predictable and high-quality WASH outcomes that are inclusive and equitable, for the people most affected by and vulnerable to crises. The GWC is committed to (1) supporting agencies providing WASH services to those affected by emergencies, (2) ensuring the quality and coherence of the assistance, and (3) ensuring that the assistance is provided in a manner that is equitable, culturally acceptable and protects the dignity of the populations affected by crises.

This requires punctual and dedicated capacity to the GWC to ensure state-of-the-art coordination and response quality through the update of the advocacy and communication tools, information management and reporting and monitoring portfolio.

The Consultant will play a critical role in the roll out of the GWC communications and advocacy toolkits, as well as in regular GWC communication campaigns and strategies, specifically:

1. Development and implementation of Advocacy Campaigns for National Coordination Platforms
2. Development of monthly GWC newsletters
3. Update icons and graphic library for the 2023 communications and advocacy toolkit
4. Develop coordination toolkit pages
5. Develop and redesign website collaboration and resources pages
6. Develop and implement GWC social media campaigns, including increasing overall followers and engagement
7. Redesign of key GWC knowledge flagship products and case studies
8. Develop localization advocacy messages and monitoring system
9. Develop and implement event communications packages for in-person events (Aidex, NCP Workshop, Annual Meeting, Humanitarian Partnerships Week, EU Humanitarian Forum)
10. Develop and implement event communication packages, including video editing, for online events

Work Assignment Overview

Please find here the detailed deliverables schedule: ToR - GWC Comms and Advocacy Consultant.docx

Tasks / Milestone******Deliverables / Outputs******Timeline / Deadline****1. Development and implementation of Advocacy Campaigns for National Coordination PlatformsDeliverables 1 to 6: advocacy campaigns (1-6)Between June 2023 and April 20242. Development of monthly GWC newslettersDeliverables 7 to 18: newsletters (1-12)3. Update icons and graphic library for the 2023 communications and advocacy toolkitDeliverable 19: icons and graphic library update4. Develop coordination toolkit pagesDeliverables 20 to 29: coordination toolkit page developed (1-10)5. Develop and redesign website collaboration and resources pagesDeliverables 30 to 41: website collaboration and resource page redesigned (1-12)6. Develop and implement GWC social media campaigns, including increasing overall followers and engagementDeliverables 42 to 46: GWC social media campaign developed and implemented (1-5)7. Support redesign of Key GWC knowledge flagship products and case studiesDeliverables 47 to 51: GWC knowledge flagship product and case studies redesign (1-5)8.Develop localization advocacy messages and monitoring systemDeliverable 52: localization advocacy messages and monitoring system developed9. Develop and implement event communications packages for in-person events (Aidex, NCP Workshop, Annual Meeting, Humanitarian Partnerships Week, EU Humanitarian Forum)Deliverables 53 to 57: Develop and implement event communications package for in-person event (1-5)10. Develop and implement event communication packages, including video editing, for online eventsDeliverables 58 to 62: Develop and implement event communications package for online event (1-5)Estimated Duration of the Contract**

138 working days (between June 2023 and April 2024).

Consultant’s Work Place and Official Travel

The Consultant will be home-based.

As part of this assignment, two (2) travels are foreseen. The consultant will arrange her/his travel as and when they take place, and related costs will be reimbursed per UNICEF travel policy.

Travel Clause

• All UNICEF rules and regulations related to travel of Consultants apply.
• All travels shall be undertaken only upon the prior written approval by UNICEF.
• The consultant must be fit to travel, be in a possession of the valid UN BSAFE certificate, obligatory inoculation(s) and have a valid own travel/medical insurance and an immunization/vaccination card.

Estimated Cost of the Consultancy & Payment Schedule

Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of an invoice and satisfactory completion of the above-mentioned deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

Please propose a professional fee (in USD) based on 138 working days to undertake this assignment.

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

• Master's in International Affairs, Humanitarian Affairs, Education, Political Science, Management or other relevant field.
• At least 2 years of progressively responsible work experience and expertise in the humanitarian sector in programme or operations management, coordination, partnerships, and monitoring. Strong operational knowledge of the Cluster system and the IASC is desirable.
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills, with proven experience in data collection and compilation.
• Ability to write clearly and present complex strategies into synthesized reports and findings.
• Ability to manage the available time and resources and to work to tight deadlines, with minimal supervision.
• Previous humanitarian WASH experience is required.
• Previous experience with UN / UNICEF and knowledge of humanitarian clusters preferred.
• Ability to communicate with high efficiency to diverse audiences.
• Proven evidence of writing skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively on research.
• Excellent managerial/organisation skills and a solution-oriented attitude.
• A strong sense of client orientation and a strong drive for results.
• Demonstrated ability to work well both independently and within a multicultural team.
• Written and spoken fluency in English. Other languages, particularly French, Spanish, or Arabic, are strongly desirable.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

View our competency framework at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

Please include a full CV and a Financial Proposal in your application by indicating your availability and professional fee (in USD) to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without a proposed professional fee will not be considered. 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.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants 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.