Support for development of a success story booklet

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The Emergency Locust Response Project (ELRP) is a government project funded by World Bank and implemented by UNFAO, building the resilience of farmers, pastoralists and the most vulnerable households affected by the Desert Locust (DL) invasions and facing severe food insecurity in South Sudan. UNFAO/SS has been working closely with authorities, partners and the South Sudanese population to respond to DL invasions since 2020 while supporting agriculture sector recovery, resilience, rehabilitation and development.

We are looking for the support of one creative volunteer to help us develop a booklet on success stories collected from different project locations. The Emergency Locust Response Project (ELRP) is a government project funded by the World Bank and implemented by UNFAO, building the resilience of farmers, pastoralists, and the most vulnerable households affected by Desert Locust (DL) invasions and facing severe food insecurity in South Sudan. UNFAO/SS has been working closely with authorities, partners, and the South Sudanese population to respond to DL invasions since 2020 while supporting agriculture sector recovery, resilience, rehabilitation, and development. The project successfully launched and created an impact on the daily life of the community people. To showcase the impact of the project on the donor, the project manager intended to develop a success story booklet to validate the interventions undertaken. Therefore, almost 20-25 stories under the three different components of the project have been collected, drafted, and reviewed.

The selected online volunteer, under the supervision and guidance of the Programme Specialist, ELRP project, will be supported by:

• Proven writing and research experiences, ability to understand the development project and jargon wards

• Ability to draft new write-ups or stories that represent the project interventions

• Developing flyers on the life cycle of desert locusts and the way of prevention.

• Developing a booklet on the success stories, should have the ability to create a standard write-up from the stories collected from the direct beneficiaries in the field.

• Providing support in the development of draft stories, project fact sheets, briefing notes, content creation, and other communication materials to be requested.

• Monitoring and analyzing communication metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the write-up.

• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

• Collaborating with other teams within FAO and external partners to ensure consistent messaging and alignment of communication efforts.

• Should must have knowledge of current graphic design software to produce graphic art and visual materials for the publication of the success story, flyer, etc.

The selected Online Volunteer will be provided with information and material relevant and necessary to perform the task.

Qualifications and experience:

Experience working with social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, TikTok

Experience in Communication with stakeholders

Experience in advocacy for environmental solutions

Experience with Development Programmes

Detail Oriented

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Writing skills

Have strong passion on story telling

Requirements Competencies:

·Professionalism: demonstrated understanding of operations relevant to UNqFAO; technical capabilities or knowledge relevant or transferrable to UNEP procedures and rules; discretion, political sensitivity, diplomacy and tact to deal with clients; ability to apply good judgement; ability to liaise and coordinate with a range of different actors, especially in senior positions; where appropriate, high degree of autonomy, personal initiative and ability to take ownership; resourcefulness and willingness to accept wide responsibilities and ability to work independently under established procedures; ability to manage information objectively, accurately and confidentially; responsive and client- oriented. Integrity: demonstrate the values and ethical standards of the UN and UNFAO in daily activities and behaviours while acting without consideration of personal gains; resist undue political pressure in decision-making; stand by decisions that are in the organization’s interest even if they are unpopular; take prompt action in cases on unprofessional or unethical behaviour; does not abuse power or authority.

Teamwork and respect for diversity:

Planning and organizing: effective organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to manage a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner; ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; ability to work under pressure, with conflicting deadlines, and to handle multiple concurrent projects/activities. · Communication: proven interpersonal skills; good spoken and written communication skills, including ability to prepare clear and concise reports; ability to conduct presentations, articulate options and positions concisely; ability to make and defend recommendations; ability to communicate and empathize with staff (including national staff), military personnel, volunteers, counterparts and local interlocutors coming from very diverse backgrounds; capacity to transfer information and knowledge to a wide range of different target groups.