Communications Consultants

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• The assignment shall commence in January 2024 and shall expire in December 2024 for up to 260 working days in line with the indicative timeframe described under “Deliverables and Timeframe” section.

• UN Women will provide the Consultants with the background materials, UN Women project documents, as well as other relevant materials with regards to implementation of the tasks under this ToR.

• All travel related to organizing the communication events, including visits and meetings with project partners outside Chisinau will be covered financially by UN Women. All costs related to travels within Chisinau should be foreseen in the “all-inclusive” daily fee.

• Consultant’s performance will be evaluated against such criteria as: timeliness, responsibility, initiative, communication, accuracy, and quality of the products delivered. All reports must be provided in English, electronically.

• Payments will be made monthly upon satisfactory delivery of outputs/products in accordance with specified requirements and submission, review and approval of reports by the Communications Specialist and the relevant CO staff.
• The time needed to complete tasks will be agreed with the Communications officer prior to being carried out. The Consultants will need to prepare a comprehensive work report with cost breakdown. The Consultants will be paid per number of days worked for each event. 

• The consultant will work under the supervision of the UN Women Communications Officer and in collaboration with Communication Team. The Consultants will not be located in the premises of UN Women and will have to work remotely. However, the consultants is expected to have periodical coordination meetings with the Communication Team and participate in relevant staff meetings.

• University degree in foreign languages/literature/journalism/communication and public relations or in any other relevant domain, or/and Master’s degree in the aforementioned domains would be an asset.

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in journalism, public relations and/or mass communications;
• At least 3 years of experience in elaboration and conducting of communication campaigns on social issues;
• Experience in web content management systems (Drupal or other) would be an asset;
• Knowledge of graphic design software would be an asset;
• Relevant experience in related areas in UN Women or UN agencies would be an asset;
• Experience on development of campaigns/materials on gender would be an asset.

• Fluency in Romanian and good command of English (written and oral);
• Fluency in Russian language would be an asset.

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