Media Training Consultant – Level C

Contract

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Result of Service

• Comprehensive online and in-person training sessions designed and approved – inclusive of online tools and resources such as videos and Frequently-asked Questions (25 days) • Two separate online spokesperson trainings delivered – including Q&A – to the spokespersons for each of the IPBES assessments (4 days) • Risk mitigation strategy proposed and approved for the launch – inclusive of ‘hot-topic’ Q&A preparation (13 days) • Set-up and testing of on-site media training facilities (1 day) • In-person delivery of services on-site at #IPBES11 including eight hours of in-person spokesperson and media training delivered – inclusive of on-camera training – to the spokespersons for each of the two IPBES (4 days)assessments • Additional telephonic one-on-one or small group training for spokespersons as follow-up to the group training (3 days)

Work Location

Remote working, but in-person is required at #IPBES11 in Windhoek, Namibia on 7, 8, and 10 December 2024.

Expected duration

50 Days

Duties and Responsibilities

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. Established in April 2012, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has a membership of over 140 Governments (see www.ipbes.net) and seeks to respond to the needs of governments and other stakeholders to strengthen the science-policy interface on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Under the overall supervision of the IPBES Head of Communications, the consultant will specifically provide the following media spokesperson training expert services: • Propose, create and strategically distribute bespoke media and spokesperson training materials to key spokespersons of IPBES – including slides, video and similar resources, as well as comprehensive key message guidance documents based on the most complex likely interview questions for each assessment. These will be informed by strategic and tactical messaging which the consultant will assist in formulating and will also include guidelines on how to communicate effectively with members of the media and influencers, communicating science and expert evidence to lay audiences, and how to maximize the reach and impact of IPBES’s work through the media. • Provide introductory, intermediate and expert media and spokesperson training through two bespoke online training sessions of two hours duration each, for a total of up to 25 assessment spokespersons (10 from each assessment and 5 from the IPBES leadership). • Provide in-person introductory, intermediate and expert media and spokesperson training, through two in-person training sessions of eight hours each, for a total of up to 60 assessment spokespersons (30 from each assessment) at the #IPBES11 Plenary Session in Windhoek, Namibia on 9 and 11 December 2024. This in person training must include mock interviews, broadcast-specific on-camera training, extemporaneous practice, scenario-driven core message development and practical advice for medium-specific activities. • Provide a maximum of 16 further hours (8 for each assessment) of telephonic/online follow-up training between 12 and 20 December 2024, on an individual or small group basis, for IPBES spokespersons who will have participated in the in-person training. • Develop and maintain two online spokespersons toolkits containing, inter alia, the training materials specified above for each of the assessments.

Qualifications/special skills

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in communications, journalism, public relations, international development or related field is required. • Minimum 15 years of experience in communications, journalism, public relations and/or marketing is required. • Minimum 15 years of experience in writing and editing including extensive experience in writing press releases, media pitches, white papers and other PR and marketing materials is required. • Minimum 5 years of experience working on science-communication and science-policy media outreach with a UN organization, agency or similar entity is require. • Knowledge of IPBES, biodiversity, climate change and environment-related matters is desirable.

Languages

Fluency in oral and written English is required.

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.