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Vacancy Announcement: Consultant
Consultancy Title: Consultant for Communications and Advocacy Products
Section/Division/Duty Station: Child Protection Section – PG – NYHQ
Duration: 1 March 2024 – 31 December 2024
Home/ office Based: REMOTE
About UNICEF
If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries.
BACKGROUND
Purpose of Activity/Assignment:
The purpose of this consultancy will be to support the Child Protection Programme Team in NYHQ with specific knowledge management and communications products which will contribute to overall sector initiatives and foreseen outputs.
The consultant will be under the general supervision of the Advocacy, Communications, and Knowledge Management Specialist in the Planning and Evidence Building Unit of the Child Protection Programme Team and will also collaborate closely with other members of the Child Protection Programme Team in New York Headquarters.
Deliverables will be centered on the development of sector-specific communication products and content for social media.
Scope of Work:
Area 1: Supporting Child Protection Communications Products
–The consultant will create internal bulletins for Child Protection based on inputs from colleagues throughout the organization.
-The consultant will create external bulletins for Child Protection partners.
-The consultant will support the creation of presentations, as well as to identify/curate content for communications products (stories, testimonies, photographs).
-The consultant will help update the advocacy and communications planner for the Child Protection section.
Area 2: Developing Social Media Content
–The consultant will develop content for posting on organizational social media and communications platforms (X, blogs Instagram, LinkedIn).
-The consultant will develop social media packages for key publications and events.
– The consultant will support coordinating a detailed social media calendar with well-defined and strategic messaging
Area 3: Updating of CP SharePoint and Webpages
–The consultant will keep both platforms up to date with latest developments and publication and will ensure a consistent and user-friendly design for both.
-The consultant will be responsible for updating and maintaining the Child Protection internal library and SharePoint page in collaboration with all units.
Terms of Reference / Key Deliverables:
List of 2023: March 31. List of 2024: December 31
Qualifications
Education:
Completion of Bachelor’s degree is a minimum requirement. Degree in Communications, Information Technology or related degree preferred.
Work experience:
Competencies/Knowledge:
Requirements:
Completed profile in UNICEF’s e-Recruitment system and
U.S. Visa information:
With the exception of the US Citizens, G4 Visa and Green Card holders, should the selected candidate and his/her household members reside in the United States under a different visa, the consultant and his/her household members are required to change their visa status to G4, and the consultant’s household members (spouse) will require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to be able to work, even if he/she was authorized to work under the visa held prior to switching to G4.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. View our competency framework at: Here
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:
Individuals engaged under a consultancy 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. Consultants 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.
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