International Consultancy - Website Editor, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, Nairobi

Consultant Communications & PR

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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.

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Title of Assignment

Website Editor

☒International

☐National

Contract Type

☒Individual Consultant

☐Individual Contractor (Part-Time / Full Time)

Hiring Section

Communication

Location

Remote

Duration

6.5 months

Start/End date

From:****15-Dec-22

To: 30-Nov-23

Background and Justification

The regional website, www.unicef.org/esar features rich narratives on UNICEF’s priorities in the region, accompanied by news and feature stories from around all the 21 country offices. The website aims to maximize visibility, improve UNICEF’s role in knowledge management and intellectual leadership in the region, and highlight issues concerning children to a much wider audience.

To keep up with the day-to-day maintenance and periodic enhancement of the website, the Communication Section is seeking an experienced web consultant. This consultancy also covers the web needs for

South Sudan country office www.unicef.or/southsudan , due to a lack of human resources and expertise in the two offices.

Scope of Work

The selected consultant will work under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the Regional Chief of Communication to perform the following:

• Copy-editing and oversight of web content gathered from multiple sources
• Assess the South Sudan and ESA website structures and contents for ease of accessibility, quality of content, user-friendliness according to UNICEF guidance on external content, ease of maintenance/update, and information retrieval.
• Review and edit content to ensure that it is user-friendly and relevant for the website, and ensure that the websites are updated on a regular basis in accordance with the guidelines for the platform
• Make the Websites accessible to persons with disabilities as per W3C 2.x guidelines over the course of 11.5 months (e.g. every month 5-10 pages are made accessible)
• Working with Drupal content management system to keep South Sudan and ESA websites up to date
• Improving search engine optimization
• Constant review to ensure the two websites are free from misspellings, broken links, etc.

Deliverables

Duration

(Estimated # of days or months)

Timeline/Deadline

Schedule of payment

Review and edit content: Amend and incorporate edits and feedback from UNICEF sections; create content for Eastern and Southern Africa and South Sudan websites in line with UNICEF’s guidance on external content; edit content from ESARO and South Sudan Office in order to ensure that it is well written and in line with UNICEF’s Style Book

0.5 hours a week for ESARO

15 Dec -June 2024

30%

Update and organize websites: Package content (such as human interest stories, press releases, photo essays and publications, and programmatic briefs) on UNICEF websites in a timely manner; make the websites accessible to persons with disabilities

0.25 hours per week for South Sudan

0.5 hours a week for ESARO

15 Dec -June 2024

20%

Upload content onto websites: Upload content using the most appropriate layout on the Drupal site, sharing a preview with UNICEF colleagues when necessary.

0.5 hours a week for ESARO

15 Dec -June 2024

30%

Maintain websites: Constant review to ensure the two websites are free from misspelling, broken links, etc; improve search engine optimization

1 hour per week for South Sudan

0.5 hours a week for ESARO

15 Dec -June 2024

20%

Total hours per week

3.25 hours per week over a period of 45 weeks

100%

Expected Deliverables

• All contents given are uploaded in a timely fashion.
• The site is free from spelling/grammatical errors, broken links, etc.
• The site is further developed as the volume of the content continues to grow.

• Search engine optimization

• To maximize visibility using the UNICEF regional website

Payment Schedule

Payment will only be made on an hourly rate proposed by the consultant, against the submission of an invoice clearly outlining the deliverables produced during the period for up to a maximum of 4.25 hours per week.

Desired competencies, technical background and experience

• Master’s degree or equivalent professional experience in the field of Information Management, Computer Science, Communication, or other related fields.
• At least 8 years of working experience in web design and maintenance, including with content management systems.
• Knowledge of the Drupal operating system is preferable.

• Demonstrated experience with producing compelling content for digital platforms.

• Must be reliable, creative, and able to work efficiently under tight deadlines

• Familiarity with the requirements of regular and creative web maintenance to maximize the impact of a website.
• In-depth knowledge of UNICEF’s mission and its approaches to child rights advocacy.
• In-depth knowledge of the East and Southern Africa region
• Excellent English language skills
• Must exhibit the UNICEF Core Values of:

1. Care
2. Respect
3. Integrity
4. Trust
5. Accountability
6. Sustainability

Administrative Issues

• The assignment will be home-based. The Consultant should have his/her own equipment, including a laptop or telecommunication equipment. Travel is not expected under this consultancy.
• In the event that the consultant will be required to travel, s/he 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.
• Any cost incurred to enable the consultant successfully carry out the assignment, such as phone, equipment, and internet, will be covered entirely by the consultant

Conditions

• “As per UNICEF DFAM policy, payment is made against approved deliverables. No advance payment is allowed unless in exceptional circumstances against bank guarantee, subject to a maximum of 30 per cent of the total contract value in cases where advance purchases, for example for supplies or travel, may be necessary”.
• 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.

Risks

A poorly maintained website hurts UNICEF’s image and credibility, thus a reputational risk for the organization.

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should apply online using the button below. As part of their application, candidates should provide:

1. A cover letter that specifies how you meet the desired competencies, technical background and experience (no more than 2 pages) 2. A short CV (no more than 4 pages) 3. A financial proposal that should include the daily rate and total fees in USD for the assignment. (Any application without a financial proposal will not be considered) 4. 3 Referees.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization

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