International Consultant-Communication for Development Digital Capacity Building Specialist, 11.5 months, Office-based, Kinshasa

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Scope of Work:

UNICEF is co-responsible for the communications commission and responsible for all communication for development, which includes digital engagement with young people. As the messages and preferred platform for interaction are dynamic and changing during and beyond the pandemic, we need a Specialist in Digital Engagement to build the capacity of all digitally focused UNICEF supported programs, ensuring proper visibility for the activities of UNICEF as well as improving engagement with young people.

Upon taking office, the Specialist will:

-Develop a work plan and training schedule, incorporating identified gaps, key deliverables and activities to achieve results.

-Support UNICEF and partners in the elaboration of digital campaigns and events: Mass and digital campaigns.

-Build graphic design and effective branding capacity of UNICEF staff, suppliers and partners.

-Proactively create and train on editorial content production (articles, stories, photos, advocacy images, youth contests, campaigns, audio, video, infographics, etc.) adaptable for media and partnership pitches.

-Build capacity of all digitally focused UNICEF youth supported programs including young bloggers, young reporters, etc

-Lead and build capacity for U-Report digital community management.

-Support Field offices in designing innovating community-based approaches.

Work Assignment Overview

Tasks/Milestone:

Develop Work plan/ Training schedule

• Develop a work plan and training schedule, incorporating identified gaps, key deliverables, and activities to achieve results.

Deliverables/Outputs:

A work plan developed

Training schedule developed

Timeline

Week 2

Capacity building

• Build digital, graphic design and effective branding capacity of UNICEF staff, consultants, volunteers, suppliers and partners.
• Train and support government partners including the Ministry of Youth, the PEV, PNCPS, other sectorial ministries, etc, on effective digital engagement, improvement of public information designs and utilization of their websites.
• Build capacity of all digitally focused UNICEF supported programs including young bloggers, young reporters, etc.
• Train young volunteers (UNV) and section focal points on graphics design and digital engagement.

Government and media partners, young volunteers trained

Ongoing

Content creation

• Proactively create and train on editorial content (articles, stories, photos, advocacy images, campaigns, audio, video, infographics, etc.) and adapt for media and partnership pitches in compliance with the branding guidelines of UNICEF.

Quality Stories, videos, images, infographics, photos produced for digital channels and internal circulation

Monthly

Coordination

• Coordinate and supervise the young bloggers to ensure adaptation to the ethics and standards of content production and dissemination as well as tracking of indicators.
• Ensure the training of second and third cohort of young bloggers in DRC.

500 young bloggers supervised

350 young bloggers trained

November 2021

March 2022

Youth engagement

• Lead and build capacity for U-Report digital community management.
• Ensure the mobilization of young people especially girls on all digital networks, increasing their access to information and participation on social issues
• Design contests for youth communities
• Promote and track the activities of youth communities across DRC

At least 200,000 follow pages with at least 40% girls.

Weekly

Website update and monitoring

Ensure proper engagement on all digital platforms, timely responses given and reach improved.

• Work to continuously improve the design of the U-Report website and ensure the production of Newsletters for dissemination.
• Generate and analyse reports on web traffic and KPIs using Google Analytics, Hootsuite, and other channels

Other

Support Field offices in designing innovating community-based approaches

Reach on digital platforms Scaled

Website updated

A newsletter developed every two weeks.

Every two weeks

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

• A Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields is required: communication, marketing, multimedia, or any other related fields.
• Have at least 3 years of experience in digital community management, graphic design and web capacity building.
• Have the computer hardware (laptop) and software mentioned above or other appropriate technical software.
• Be able to master the use of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, 3D Studio Max, or other appropriate technical software on computer-aided CAD/CAD design.
• To be able to work in an international and multicultural environment.
• Experience working for an international organization an asset.
• Be able to work independently and in a team.
• Have good communication skills.
• Fluency in both written and spoken French is required.

HOW TO APPLY

• Please submit expression of interest together with:
• A cover letter, no longer than 1 page, and curriculum vitae showing how the consultant meets the required qualifications, experience and expertise
• Examples of previous work
• The application must include a financial proposal/quote (e.g. daily consultancy fee, travel, etc.)

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.

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:

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