Communications Gender Equality Consultancy

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The Communication Consultant is accountable to develop, facilitate, network, implement and monitor an advocacy and communication strategy and associated products and activities, with the objective of promoting brand awareness, understanding, and support for gender equality as a key driver for children’s and women’s rights as supported by UNICEF’s mission, priorities and programmes in the country/regional offices and at a global level.

Half of the Communication Consultants time will be focused on communication outputs developed for audiences, specifically on advancing the adolescent girls’ agenda, including in relation to the Adolescent Girls’ Programme Strategy implementation and the adolescent girls targeted priorities in the Gender Action Plan 2022-2025, including the Skills4Girls portfolio.

Scope of Work:

Communication strategy and workplan: The consultant will ensure that Programme Group (PG) Gender Equality has a clear and dynamic communication strategy and associated work plan to advocate for gender equality as a key driver for children’s and women’s rights.
Networking and partnerships: Effective working relationships with UNICEF, broader UN, and other key external communication counterparts (especially within the gender equality ecosystem) are developed, maintained and enhanced.
Influencing global priorities and campaigns: The consultant will support UNICEF’s global communications priorities, campaigns and partnerships, including the development of messages and assets, and event coordination, for key flagship annual events such as International Women’s Day and International Day of the Girl.
Capacity building and support: The consultant will provide PG Gender Equality and broader UNICEF teams with professional expertise and advice on all aspects of advocacy and communication as related to the strategy and workplan as required.
Facilitate engagement and coordination with communications vendors: The consultant will liaise with communications vendors and assist in reviewing a range of communication assets produced for quality assurance.
Adolescent Girls’ agenda, adolescent girls’ targeted priorities and the Skills4Girls (S4G) portfolio: Dedicated communication support is provided (externally and internally) on the adolescent girls’ agenda, including in relation to the Adolescent Girls’ Programme Strategy implementation and adolescent girls targeted priorities in GAP 2022-2025, with particular focus on the Skills4Girls portfolio, girls’ empowerment, and leadership.

Qualifications:

Education:

An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, related other

Work experience:

At least 8 years of progressively responsible and relevant professional work experience in communication, advocacy, print, broadcast, and/or new media.
International work experience, experience with public and private sector, expertise in international development and humanitarian response, and/or the gender equality ecosystem are strong assets.
Past experience with UNICEF in children’s rights, women and girls’ empowerment, gender rights is an advantage.
Must demonstrate excellent writing skills with specific experience writing on gender related issues and knowledge products.
Experience in work environment of an international agency, UN, or international institutions is desirable; prior experience in UNICEF is an asset.
Experience in developing country contexts and an understanding of development challenges from the field perspective is desirable.

Competencies Knowledge:

Be able to work independently as well as with a team in an international, multicultural, and interdisciplinary environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships both within and outside the organization.
Excellent computer skills (MS Windows, MS Office applications, SharePoint and TeamSite management).
Knowledge of UNICEF/UN systems is an asset.
Ability to communicate sensitively to different audiences.
Ability to work within tight deadlines.
Fluency in English (written and verbal) is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/568674

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