Local Consultant: UNICEF75 and Advocacy Coordinator, 4 Months, Manila

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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, a fair chance

UNICEF has been an active partner of the Government of the Philippines and civil society in realizing the rights of every Filipino child, in line with priorities to achieve the SDGs. UNICEF efforts have been focused on the most vulnerable regions identified by the Government of the Philippines Development Plan, particularly in the regions of Visayas and Mindanao. To ensure that interventions are sustainable and scaled up, UNICEF will support both the national and local government units (LGUs) as the main instruments of delivering services and building systems. The level of engagement with government institutions will consider capacities, economies of scale and sector issues.

UNICEF Philippines has two offices. One office is based in Manila and a field office in Cotabato City, the second largest city in Mindanao, Southern Philippines, with some 300,000 population. The city is the regional administrative centre of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and over 80 percent of the population is Muslim. Mindanao is both conflict-affected and prone to frequent earthquakes and typhoons.

Visit this link for more information on Philippine Country Office: https://www.unicef.org/philippines/

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2021 with a series of public engagement activities from September to December, along with other advocacy key moments such as the World Children’s Day in November 2021. This assignment will provide additional support to the Communication team in the preparation and implementation of its planned activities for said events.

Under the guidance of the Chief of Communications, the incumbent will have the following Tasks, Responsibilities and Deliverables:

Scope of Work

1. Support the office teams coordinating and implementing planned activities for World Children’s Day, UNICEF75 and other advocacy key moments.
2. Provide post-event reports and contribute in putting together communication products and disseminating these products.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Following the work, implementation plan and objectives for UNICEF75, World Children’s Day, and other advocacy-related tasks, assist the Chief of Communication on project management, communication and coordination activities toward holding all planned activities.
• Support media outreach in consultation with Media Officer and Chief of Communication.
• Support the Communication Section by coordinating with UNICEF75/WCD teams, consultants, partners and programme activities as needed.
• Research, review and compilation of information, to support the production of UNICEF75 campaign materials and assets.
• Compile existing photos and multimedia assets from archives that can be used in the products for the UNICEF75 campaign.
• Document WCD, UNICEF75 activities and events

Deliverables

• Tracked planning tools
• Coordinated strands of activities
• Key messages documents for UNICEF75, advocacy priorities and others.
• PR Plan for the UNICEF75 campaign
• PR materials for the UNICEF75 campaign
• Media reach monitoring report for the duration of the campaign
• Updated UNICEF’s work in the Philippines from 2018 to 2021 document
• Set of curated photos with captions, videos and other multimedia assets to accompany key messages and be used in the approved UNICEF75 campaign concept
• Full report of UNICEF75 (lessons learned, recommendations for 75 anniversary of UNICEF in the Philippines)
• Database of contact information of all people involved in UNICEF75 celebration

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

• Bachelor’s degree in development communication (or general communication with specialization in development or political comms), research, political science/political economy, international/foreign relations, or other related fields in the social sciences
• Minimum of 5 years experience coordinating minor and major events; preferably with UNICEF or other UN agencies.
• Experience in implementing public/digital advocacy campaigns
• Experience writing event report
• Knowledge of child rights issues, communication and media outreach
• Experience organizing visual and text files in a database for indexing
• Good coordination/project management skills
• Experience with other UN agencies/international organizations will be considered

How to apply

Qualified candidates are requested to complete an online candidate profile in http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/ by 16 September 2021. Only applications sent through the e-recruitment portal will be considered.

All candidates are requested to submit a COVER LETTER, and the duly filled P 11 form attached indicating three (3) previous supervisors. Please indicate your area of assignment, ability, availability and daily/monthly rate to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.

By applying through our Talent Management System (TMS) you agree to our privacy statement which is in line with the Philippines’ Data Privacy Act. You are strongly advised to read carefully through the privacy statement before submitting your application.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply. P11 Form.docx

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 (Level 1)

Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (Level 1)

Drive to achieve results for impact (Level 1)

Innovates and embraces change (Level 1)

Manages ambiguity and complexity (Level 1)

Thinks and acts strategically (Level 1)

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.

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.