Consultancy: Communication Specialist – DOC, NYHQ – Requisition# 535804

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, a communications champion

How can you make a difference?

The purpose of the assignment is to both support the Chief of Partnerships and also the Senior Advisor for UNICEF@75 in planning, coordinating and implementing UNICEF’s celebrations of its 75^th anniversary throughout 2021 under the overall Reimagine umbrella. The specialist will also support on further collaboration with the UN family in the wider context, amidst the celebrations of UN@75 and on other UN events, including around partnerships and the COVID pandemic. The specialist will assist in planning for the relevant narrative on the past and for the future, enhancing advocacy, organizing related events, ensuring UNICEF’s visibility, publicly celebrating UNICEF’s successes and challenges, all while reinforcing interagency work and global collaboration. The specialist will also work closely within the team to identify new partnerships, and support events (including virtual or hybrid form events based on the current covid-19 pandemic).

Expected results: (measurable results)

The assignment will deliver on and support Partnerships and Institutional Events in the following areas/activities:

• Implement the strategic and creative plans for UNICEF@75, including events, using relevant promotion platforms, establishing partnerships and delivering key advocacy and communication messages both internally (coordination) and externally (public facing comms)
• Assist in UNICEF collaboration with the rest of the UN family, as well as other stakeholders, such as the private sector, the non-for-profit sector and media, around partneships and communication.
• Work closely with the Youth Engagement team to ensure that youth engagement is a central part of unicef@75 and other UNICEF initiatives, and potential UN initiatives
• Support in coordination across UNICEF divisions to maximise effectiveness, efficiency and reach
• Support in holding regional webinars & reaching out to UNICEF Country Offices to rally the entire organization around the UNICEF@75 and other special projects or institutional events hosted or coordinated by the Partnership team
• Support the Partnerships team in establishing and rolling out new partnerships including from the media, sports, music and entertainment industries around UNICEF@75 and other initiatives

Description of the assignment

The assignment will run from 30 December 2020  – 15 December 2021.  The incumbent will report to in matrix format to the Chief of Partnerships as well as the Senior UNICEF@75 advisor

Reporting requirements and deliverables

 

– Workplan
– Progress Reports

– Technical Reports

– Presentation material

– Case study material kept & report developed for post-project review / lessons learned

Travel: Travel is required for preparation of events, to be determined.

Duty Station: UNICEF NYHQ

Estimated start date:  30 December 2020

Estimated end date: 15 December 2021

Deliverables	Deadline
Progress reports for UNICEF 75 celebrations, including coordination of products (multimedia assets, branding, media stories)	December 30 onwards
Stakeholder engagement across the organisation, through contributions from UNICEF National Committees and Country Offices	December 30 onwards
Co-Production of a special event for the anniversary – Special Ted Talk	January 15 – September 30
Support in the organisation of the first annual UNICEF children global partnership event	December 30 – October 15
Support in the World Children’s Day plans & activations linked with UNICEF@75	January – 30 November
Support to the Partnership section in establishing and rolling out new partnerships including from the media, sports, music and entertainment industries, including around UNICEF@75	December 30 – onwards
Daily work of the partnership team around special projects, new institutional events, organization of virtual events as needed	December 30 – onwards

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in communication, social sciences, or similar degree plus three years of work experience in a relevant field.
  *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• A minimum of three years of relevant professional experience in:
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• 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, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The functional competencies required for this post are…

• Excellent communications skills
• Detail oriented, strong coordination skills
• Multi-tasking skills and record of results
• Strategic & creative thinking
• Strong skills in stakeholder management

View our competency framework at

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

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:

Please indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above (including travel and daily subsistence allowance, if applicable). Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.

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.   

At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage for the duration of the contract. 

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.