SBC National Consultant - in support of COVID-19 Vaccination and Routine Immunization (RI) Digital Engagement. Yaounde, Cameroon (6 months)

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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, Care.

UNICEF has been working in Cameroon since 1975 to allow women and children to fully realize their rights to development without restriction, as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. UNICEF provides financial and technical support to Cameroon across seven areas to fully realize the rights of women and children. These areas include Health, HIV/AIDS, Water-sanitation-Hygiene, nutrition, education, child protection, and social inclusion. UNICEF focuses mainly on children and the most vulnerable and excluded families. Cameroon’s 2020 population is estimated at 26,545,863 people according to UN data. The population is young and generates strong socioeconomic demand. In rural areas, limited access to basic social services and the effects of climate change lead to household impoverishment and severe child deprivations. The task is immense but not insurmountable; it requires the energy of all stakeholders in Cameroon and outside of Cameroon: also, women, men, youth and children, government, technical and financial partners, donors, civil society, the private sector, parliamentarians, and communities. Everyone is invited to participate in the struggle to meet the challenges ahead. Together, we will act for Cameroon, a country that summarizes the challenges and hopes of Africa.

To learn more about UNICEF Cameroon, use the below link

https://unicef.sharepoint.com/sites/CMR/SitePages/AboutUs.aspx

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF Cameroon has experienced strong growth across all social media channels in the past 2 years. UNICEF Cameroon is seeking to recruit an exceptional Digital Engagement National Consultant to spearhead UNICEF’s continued growth on social media, and reach the bold targets set by the organization and Cameroon Government for SBC response. The Digital Engagement Consultant will have the proven skills to manage Cameroon national digital engagement strategy, create engaging and innovative content for all channels, conduct fact checking, will be up to date and passionate about the latest technologies, techniques and industry best practices, and will be able to apply them to reach a broad range of audiences for a better response to infodemic on social and digital media.

Specifically, this position will ensure Cameroon SBC strategy increases its digital reach, facilitates increased engagement and participation from audiences, as well as ensuring social and digital media audiences have a greater understanding, and deeper connections on critical priority issues on demand generation and use of available services, mostly to achieve key results for children support SBCC strategies for demand generation

Task and Responsibility

Working under the supervision of the SBC- Section Chief, the Digital Engagement National Consultant will collaborate with the Social and Behaviour Change and Partnership Advocacy and Communication Section, as well as Health-HIV Section.

Work Assignment Overview

Tasks/Milestone:

Deliverables/ Outputs:

Timeline

• Development of digital content.

• Digital content on SBC response produced and disseminated and targeted groups reached with accurate information's for a better use of available basic social services.

20 days

From 1st to 30th April 2023

• Daily report on social media management.
• Publications, social media posts write ups.

• Management of “Fake news”and “false information”.

• Daily report on social media management available and lessons learned from the reports used to ameliorate the SBC digital response

• Publications, social media posts write ups, text for digital activations in accordance with the content plan available
• List of “Fake news” and “false information” on CoViD-19 vaccination and routine immunization identified and reported.
• Messages and ways of addressing them suggested

23 days

From 1st to 31st May 2023

• Daily report on social media management.
• Publications, social media posts write ups.

• Management of “Fake news”and “false information”.

• Daily report on social media management available and lessons learned from the reports used to ameliorate the SBC digital response

• Publications, social media posts write ups, text for digital activations in accordance with the content plan available
• List of “Fake news” and “false information” on CoViD-19 vaccination and routine immunization identified and reported.
• Messages and ways of addressing them suggested

22 days

From 1st to 30 June 2023

• Daily report on social media management.
• Publications, social media posts write ups.

• Management of “Fake news”and “false information”.

• Daily report on social media management available and lessons learned from the reports used to ameliorate the SBC digital response

• Publications, social media posts write ups, text for digital activations in accordance with the content plan available
• List of “Fake news” and “false information” on CoViD-19 vaccination and routine immunization identified and reported.
• Messages and ways of addressing them suggested

21 days

From 1st to 31st July 2023

• Daily report on social media management.
• Publications, social media posts write ups.
• Management of “Fake news”and “false information

• Development of content plans

• Daily report on social media management available and lessons learned from the reports used to ameliorate the SBC digital response

• Publications, social media posts write ups, text for digital activations in accordance with the content plan available
• List of “Fake news” and “false information” on CoViD-19 vaccination and routine immunization identified and reported.
• Messages and ways of addressing them suggested
• Updated contents in close cooperation with PAC and Health-HIV section.

23 days

From 1st to 31st August 2023

• Final consultancy report.

• Final report and deliverables are received and endorsed by the supervisor.

20 days

From 1st to 30th September 2023

Note: Candidates should ensure to:

• Attached is a cover letter – highlighting their suitability and experience for the job
• CV or P11 form and highest certificate
• Indicate their ability, availability, and rate (monthly) expressed in US$ to undertake the terms of reference.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have

A Bachelor’s in Social and behavioural science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, education, communication, public relations, or other related social science field is required

A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in areas of social development program planning, communications, and public advocacy and/or related areas at national and/or regional level is required.

Fluency in French and English is required Knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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.

The selected candidate 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.