National Consultancy: Advocacy and Communication, 11 months, Accra Ghana (On-Site)

UNICEF is seeking a qualified consultant to strengthen it’s advocacy to support efforts in promoting children’s rights and well-being at the national and international levels. The consultant will develop and implement advocacy strategies, build partnerships, and enhance UNICEF’s visibility and influence in policy-making processes. The Consultancy Assignment is based in Accra. ONLY Ghanaians are eligible to apply.
Join us in making a difference in the lives of children in Ghana and beyond.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, Hope 

In Ghana, UNICEF cooperates with the Government and other partners to defend the rights of children and help them fulfill their potential. With offices in Accra and Tamale, the UNICEF team seeks to achieve results in strategic programme areas. The overall goal is for every child to survive and thrive, to live in a safe and clean environment, to learn, to be protected from violence and exploitation, and to have an equitable chance in life. The current Country Programme of cooperation is aligned with the Government priorities, the UN Sustainable Development Partnership (UNSDP) and Key Results for Children (KRCs) in the West and Central African Region (immunization, nutrition, learning outcomes, ending child marriage and ending open defecation). UNICEF main strategies include evidence-based advocacy, system strengthening, integrated programming across sectors, emergency preparedness and response, and innovation.

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How can you make a difference? 

• The consultant will specifically be required to do the following:
• Assessment and Strategy Development: The consultant will assess the advocacy and communications needs and priorities for the programme section of the UNICEF Country Office (CO) and develop an advocacy and outreach strategy aligned with UNICEF global Advocacy strategy.
• Support for Outreach Activities: The consultant will support UNICEF CO’s outreach activities, including roundtables, panel discussions, and joint events.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Partnership Building: The consultant will identify and engage key stakeholders to build strategic partnerships. This includes facilitating meetings, consultations, and dialogues with stakeholders to strengthen alliances and coalitions in support of advocacy efforts.
• Capacity Building: The consultant will assist in capacity building for the Country Office staff by developing training materials and resources. These will be used in training sessions for UNICEF staff and partners on advocacy skills and strategies.
• Collaboration Across Sections: The consultant will support the section in planning and organizing activities that align with the overall mandate of the Country Office. They will ensure that communication support is streamlined across sections for easier implementation and coverage of programme activities by the communication section.
• Campaigns Communication Plan: The consultant will develop a comprehensive campaign communication plan to support the roll-out of the campaigns. This plan should outline strategic stakeholders, planned activities, and timelines. The consultant will also support the planning, organizing, and documenting of events in the communication plan.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Communications , social work, gender, human rights, laws, psychologies, sexual and reproductive health, or another relevant field.
  A minimum of 5 years’ relevant and progressive professional experience working with organizations in a similar capacity.
• Campaign management and coordination, leading promotional activities/programmes and in related areas is required.
• Experience in event organization and coordination is required.
• Outstanding analytical, communication, facilitation and capacity building skills are required
• Experience in monitoring and evaluating campaign activities is required.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

To view our competency framework, please visit  here. 

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.