Individual National Consultant: Communication Field Support Officer

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UNICEF is a UN organization mandated by the UN General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. In Lao PDR, UNICEF is working with its partners to support the Government to realize children’s rights on survival, development, protection and participation.

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.

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UNICEF in Vientiane, Lao PDR is looking for an Individual Consultancy: National Consultant: Communication Field Support Officer. The duration of this assignment is 11.5 months, starting from 1 August 2022– 15 June 2023 and the consultant will be based in Vientiane, Lao PDR.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

    • Support in field visits including translation support, photography, and videography, including post production.
    • Support in collecting information and conducting interviews of beneficiaries and partners to contribute to the drafting of human-interest stories, photo essays, videos, social media posts, and other relevant communication products.
    • Helps organize and generate public support for special events and activities; assists in the preparation of communication materials for briefing and visits of media, goodwill ambassadors, donors, National Committee representatives and other special interest groups. Assists in the planning, logistic and administrative arrangements for them.
    • Assists in developing and maintaining close collaboration with mass media, as well as with groups and organizations whose support is essential to the achievement of advocacy, partnerships and communications objectives.
    • Assists in the review of communication, advocacy, and visibility products to ensure quality control and adherence to UNICEF standards in Lao.
    • Assists in the monitoring of the appropriate and timely dissemination of advocacy, partnerships, and communications materials to target audiences.
    • Establishes/maintains an up-to-date documentation centre for publications, press releases and clippings, as well as photographic and audio-visual materials (photo library) and mailing lists.
    • Assists in the administrative process of requests for assistance for the communication section.
    • May be required to carry out specific administrative operational/control tasks for project/programme activities for the communication section.
    • Effective and timely assistance and support are provided in developing, drafting, and maintaining contact information, materials and relationships with journalists and media outlets covering all media – print, TV, radio, web etc. – in the country, to communicate the story of UNICEF's cooperation to a wider audience.
    • Effective and timely assistance during campaigns and special events.

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

Qualifications and Experience

  • Bachelor Degree in Communications, International Relations, Public Relations, Social/Human Sciences or other related field.
  • 2-3 years of relevant work experience at national or international level in the areas of advocacy, communication, resource mobilisation and partnership.

Competencies

  • Ability to work in a team.
  • Ability to cope with stressful and difficult conditions and political/cultural sensitivity and ability to work in international and multicultural environment.
  • Proven experience in implementing time limited projects.
  • Ability to express clearly and concisely ideas and concepts in written and oral form and to produce reports in a timely manner;
  • Ability to work independently as well as with a team in an international, multicultural and interdisciplinary environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships both within and outside the organization;

Languages

Fluency in Lao and English is essential, excellent drafting skills as well as oral presentation skills.

Submission of applications:

Interested candidates are kindly requested to apply and upload the following documents:

      • Letter of Interest (cover letter)
    • CV or Resume
    • Performance evaluation reports or references of similar consultancy assignments (if available)
    • Financial proposal: All-inclusive lump-sum cost including a breakdown by consultancy, fee, travel, and medical insurance covering medical evacuation for the whole duration of the assignment for this assignment as per work assignment.

The deadline for applications: 20 June 2022

Assessment Criteria:

A two-stage procedure shall be utilized in evaluating proposals, with an evaluation of the technical proposal being completed prior to any price proposal being compared.

Applications shall therefore contain the following required documentation:

  1. Technical Proposal, including a cover letter, updated CV, and copies of 2 relevant evaluations performed earlier by the consultant.
  2. Financial Proposal: Lump-sum offer with the cost breakdown: Consultancy fee, medical insurance covering the period assignment, and travel costs (economy class). The travel (if involved) shall be based on the most direct and economy fare.

No financial information should be contained in the technical proposal.

Shortlisted candidates will be evaluated based on the cumulative analysis method (weight combined score method):

  1. Technical Qualification (max. 100 points) weight 70 %
    • Degree in Communication, public relations or similar (20 points)
    • Knowledge of advocacy and communication tactics and social media management for which a test might be conducted (30 points)
    • Experience in content creation, social media monitoring, digital engagement (30 points)
    • Quality of past work (e.g. understanding, methodology) (20 points)
  2. Financial Proposal (max. 100 points) weight 30 %

The maximum number of points shall be allotted to the lowest Financial Proposal that is opened /evaluated and compared among those technical qualified candidates who have attained a minimum 70 points score in the technical evaluation. Other Financial Proposals will receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest price.

The applicants should provide medical insurance covering medical evacuation for the whole duration of the assignment -as part of the financial proposal submission.

The Contract shall be awarded to candidate obtaining the highest combined technical and financial scores, subject to the satisfactory result of the verification interview.

Please find attached the TOR: FINAL TOR National consultant communication field support officer for VA 1 .pdf

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.

View our competency framework at here

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:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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