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Purpose of Activity/Assignment:
South Sudan’s child mortality and morbidity rates are high: under‐five mortality is 91 per 1,000 live births while neonatal mortality is 39 per 1,000 births; child malnutrition is severe, with an underweight prevalence at 23 percent of children (UNICEF, 2016). Maternal mortality is among the highest in the world, estimated at 789 per 100,000 births. Endemic diseases pose a heavy burden, particularly malaria, which accounts for 20–40 percent of all health facility visits. The health care system is extremely stretched: only about 40 percent of the population can access health care within a 5‐kilometer radius. Life expectancy of 56 years is low.
In response to this situation, since 2019, UNICEF is implementing the World Bank-funded Project including the preparedness and deployment of vaccines in South Sudan, deliver of essential health service delivery in the states of Upper Nile, Unity and Jonglei States, while developing Government capacity for health sector stewardship. The project has entered the third phase with a clear commitment from all parties to boost the implementation and achieve better results and beyond. This is in the scope of the transition to the Health System Transformation Project (HSTP) in mid 2024, which UNICEF will lead on implementation for a nation-wide effort to strengthen the health system and deliver health services across the country.
Communications and visibility for the World Bank funded health project, and the transition to the HSTP is a key component to enable awareness of all stakeholders of the results and impact of the project and ensure UNICEF, the Government and Donors are appropriately visible. It also feeds into the advocacy agenda of UNICEF to ensure public audiences are aware of the health needs for children in the country and there is public support for the development of the health sector and the health and well-being of children. Communications products and activities must be continued under this significant investment and there is the need for a communications consultant to lead on the production and organization of communications, visibility and advocacy activities.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Coordinate the development of the Communication Strategy for the HSTP and associated costed communications work plan
Implement communications activities from the communications strategy and plan
Implement visibility related activities to ensure UNICEF, Government, World Bank and participating donors are appropriately recognised and the investment receives quality recognition
Monitor communications activities and contribute to reporting of communications activities related to the project.
Support capacity building initiatives for the Ministry of Health
Scope of Work:
Work Assignment Overview (Deliverables)
Develop and update the HSTP Communications Strategy and Plan
Branding of the HSTP is developed and branding guidelines produced for all partners and stakeholders
Concept notes and plans for identified communications campaigns
Produce written products including Human Interest Stories, feature articles, press materials. Contribute to Media engagement and support
Produce and coordinate radio programmes and PSA production and distribution with various radio stations
Regular review and engagement with MoH Communication staff and PMU to build capacity
Conceptualize, develop and produce video materials with external videographers and companies.
Regular social media content produced
Photographic coverage
Events coordinated and produced
Project and Donor Visibility requirements are met
Activities monitored and reported on
Minimum Qualifications required:
Communications, journalism, public relations, communications for development
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:
Language Requirements:
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic) or a local language is an asset.
ALL applications must be accompanied with detailed technical and financial proposal.
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
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:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract 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 and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors 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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