Communication Specialist Consultant

Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

UN Women seeks to recruit a competent Communications Specialist consultant to develop and execute a robust media campaign to disseminate key findings and insights of a study on women’s participation in political parties in Lebanon.

The consultant will be reporting to Women’s Political Participation Programme Manager, and will be supported by programme assistant, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.

Duties and Responsibilities

The candidate selected for this consultancy will be expected to develop and execute a robust media campaign to disseminate key findings and insights of a study on women’s participation in political parties in Lebanon. The aim is to reach a diverse audience and maximize the impact of the study.

Scope of Work:

Designing a report:

• Designing the study on women’s participation in political parties in Lebanon.

Dissemination Plan:

• Develop a detailed media plan outlining the plan for the study’s dissemination.

Video Testimonies:

• Develop a series of up to 9 testimonial videos featuring key female individuals from the 9 political parties. The videos are based on in depth-interviews with female representative figures from each of the 9 parties along with featuring data related to the party, highlighting their perspectives on the women’s political participation and their status within their political parties.
• Shooting the launching event of the study and developing a final video compiling main highlights from the above 9 videos along with footage from the launching event.

Visual Design:

• Create a series of 12 graphics and visuals that compile and go align with the study key messages, including developing teasers before the launch of the study (3 out of 12).

Motion Graphic Video(s):

• Produce engaging and appealing 1 motion graphic video summarizing the study’ chapters and key findings.
• addressing the actual work and key findings.
• tackling the study’s recommendations.

Deliverables:

Deliverable	Expected completion time	Payment
Designing the report on women in political parties and creating a media dissemination plan.	After 2 weeks of signing the contract	12.5%
Development/Prodution of a series of media materials that are consisted of 9 testimonial videos featuring key individuals from the 9 political parties, and 12 visuals and graphics that compile and go align with the study key messages, including teasers prior to the study launching.	After 7 weeks of signing the contract	37.5%
Development/Production of a final video compiling main highlights from the above 9 videos along with footage from the launching event, in addition to the production of an engaging and appealing motion graphic video summarizing the study’ chapters and key findings.	After 10 weeks of signing the contract	50%

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a home-based consultancy.

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:
https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to communicate sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies.
• Strong knowledge of managing web-based knowledge management systems.
• Strong understanding of production, graphic design and photography standards.
• Strong knowledge of social media platforms and experience in social media outreach.
• Strong oral and written communication and editing skills.
• Strong communication, and advocacy skills.
• Ability to provide advice and be strategic and analytical.
• Good knowledge of local country media landscape.
• Knowledge of gender and human rights issues is desirable

Required Skills and Experience

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in communications, public relations, journalism or relevant field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of professional work experience at national or international level in public relations, communications, or advocacy, including in media relations.
• Experience in the use of social media.
• Experience in gender and human rights issues is an asset.
• Computer skills, statistics, internet communication and command of MS Office.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge Arabic or any other UN official language is an asset.

Application:

• Personal CV or P11 {P11 can be downloaded from: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form-en.doc)
• A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page)
• Managers may ask (ad hoc) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as reports, presentations, publications, campaigns, or other materials.

The above-mentioned documents should be merged in a standalone file including all them, since the online application submission does only permit to upload one file per application. Incomplete submission can be a ground for disqualification.

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