Consultancy: Communication for Development (C4D) Technical Support for COVID-19, UNICEF Thailand, Bangkok

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 fulfilling 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, a better future

UNICEF works to ensure the rights of all children in the East Asia and Pacific Region.  This means the rights of every child living in this country, irrespective of their nationality, gender, religion or ethnicity, to:

• survival – to basic healthcare, peace and security;
• development – to a good education, a loving home and adequate nutrition;
• protection – from abuse, neglect, trafficking, child labour and other forms of exploitation; and
• participation – to express opinions, be listened to and take part in making any decisions that affect them

 

How can you make a difference?

The Programme Section, UNICEF Thailand Country Office is seeking an individual consultant to provide technical support to Ministry of Public Health and partners for the development and implementation of evidence based C4D strategy/plan to support the introduction of COVID 19 vaccine in the country, including the preparedness and response plan for crisis communication.

 

Work Assignment:

Working under the direct supervision of the C4D officer, the C4D consultant will work in 3 key areas.

1. COVID-19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) and other C4D support – The consultant will support UNICEF’s COVID-19 programmatic activities.  Specific assignments include: 

•  Monitor the situation closely as situation evolves, and provide updates to the Emergency Team
• Based on the situation and identify needs, develop C4D messages in consultation with partners such as government departments, WHO, NGOs as needed. Produce appropriate communication materials with suitable content for distribution to the target group
• Support the Communication team in developing messaging and content related to COVID-19 in social media communication
• Provide technical support to the programme sections on their COVID-related communication
• Provide the technical support to NGOs and partners on RCCE activities including monitoring and evaluation
• Revise/develop RCCE targets, data collection tools and monitoring indicators for RCCE as required
• Coordinate among all the sector partners and stakeholders for timely data collection and reporting of RCCE data
• Provide regular inputs into the reporting requirements for COVID-19 RCCE activities for UNICEF and donors

2. COVID-19 Vaccine Communication – The consultant will provide support to the Vaccine Communication working group to develop evidence based Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilisation (ACSM)/C4D strategy for COVID 19 vaccine introduction and its implementation. The ACSM/C4D strategy will complement the already ongoing work on COVID 19 RCCE work to ensure seamless coordination of ongoing response to vaccine introduction in the country and to continue the promotion of preventive behaviours even after the vaccine has been introduced. Specific assignments include: 

• Coordinate with Vaccine Communication working group to support the development of national planning based on global guidelines on COVID-19 vaccine with specific activities to reach the priority population for the first phase of vaccination (health workers, older adult population and people in long term care)
• Coordinate the collection and use of behavior and social data (surveys, studies, etc.) to inform communication and programme response
• Coordinate with WHO and partners and provide technical assistance to MOPH and partners on development and pre-testing and finalization of evidence-based communication content, messages and material as guided by evidence from social listening and based on global guidelines
• Adapt the global community engagement guidance to make it context specific for local context of the country
• Support in identifying key stakeholders and partners who can support the vaccine roll out (e.g.: public health, nursing associations, organizations working with older adults, faith based organizations, etc.) and in providing orientations to them
• Support monitoring (including community feedback, media and social media monitoring) and reporting of ongoing implementation of COVAX introduction and broader C4D/Risk communication activities
• Support documentation of ACSM activities including best practices and lessons learnt

3. Measles vaccination campaign – The Consultant will support the Department of Disease Control in designing and implementing the communication plan for the Measles vaccination campaign, to target children in the Southern border provinces and migrant children in late 2021. Specific assignments includes: 

• Support the development of communication plan for the measles vaccination campaign
• Coordinate the development, pre-testing, finalization of evidence-based communication content, messages and material on the vaccination campaign, in languages that are appropriate to the context and target groups
• Coordinate on the production and dissemination of the communication materials
• Identify key stakeholders and partners who can support the vaccine roll out (e.g.: public health, nursing associations, organizations working with older adults, faith based organizations, etc.) and in providing orientations to them

 

Work Schedule:

Mid-Feb 2021- Jan 2022               COVID-19 RCCE and other C4D support

Mid-Feb 2021- Jan 2022               COVID-19 Vaccine Communication

July-October 2021                         Measles vaccination campaign

 

End Product:

• Monthly report on planning, actions and progress
• Report on the Behavior and Social Data
• Documentation of ACSM activities including best practices and lessons learnt
• Develop a monitoring framework and checklists
• Communication materials on measles vaccination campaign
• Final report on actions and achievement

 

Estimated Duration of Contract:  11 months from 20 February 2021 – 19 January 2022

 

Official Travel:  Home-based assignment.  Official travel may require upon necessity.

 

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

• Master’s degree in communications, social sciences, or related field
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in C4D and emergencies, risk communication and community engagement
• Experience in working on public health, preferably immunization
• Experience in developing and implementing crisis communication plan and Standard Operating Plans for crisis communication
• Proven strong experience of working in humanitarian context
• Excellent written and spoken Thai and English
• Thai Nationality

 

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV or P-11, full contact information of minimum 3 references, availability, and proposed monthly professional fee in THB by 14 February 2021.

 FORM P11.doc

 

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People, and Drive for Results.

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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.

 

UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.