Vacancies at UNICEF

Scope of Work

Goal and objective:

• Under the supervision of the Partnerships Specialist in the PPP section in ESARO, the consultant will manage an oversight on proposals, grant implementation, donor visibility and reports for LDSC and potentially one more donor to:
• Ensure a smooth coordination with Country offices implementing the partnership
• Ensure a coordination with programme team in RO
• Coordinate with UNICEF USA on concept notes, proposals and reports
• RO & CO staff have the tools and skills necessary to engage both public & private sector actors to secure high-impact financial & non-financial partnerships to further regional priorities.
• Most of private sector incomes for RO and CO’s in the region are through NatComs and global donors. We are seeing a trend in some donors localizing their engagement with UNICEF. LDSC is one such donor where we work with 2 area offices and have multiple grants. We have recently secured a $6 million commitment for 2024-2025 with a potential to extend for 2 more years. Stressing on the need for us to have a strong donor stewardship.
• The consultant will work closely with partnerships specialist and the 13 country offices being supported in 2024 to help create processes and build coordination tools to help us manage the donor well.

Activities and Tasks: 

• Support Country Offices and programme teams on the implementation of the grant, basis the donor proposal and communication guidelines,  ensuring all countries count with relevant and updated information for a successful implementation
• Align on timelines of implementation with Country Offices in line with delivery proposed by COs in the proposal
• Support Country Offices on their implementation of donor communication plans and creating updates for the donor
• Support Country Offices on coordinating meetings and field visits with the donor
• Maintain oversight on grant expenditure and programme progress. Flag any delays and issues with partnership management
• Ensure timely and quality reports from CO’s to UNICEF USA

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Scope of Work

• Under the supervision of the Regional Communication and Advocacy Specialist, UNICEF ESARO, the consultant will deliver high-quality communication tools, strategies and materials for the 2gether 4 SRHR programme. They will forge strong relationships with UN and civil society partners that strengthen UNICEF positioning on the programme, as well as regularly liaise with colleagues in relevant Country Offices and Headquarters on storytelling.
• They will also support the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of a communications, visibility and branding strategy to highlight the work of the Joint regional UN 2gether 4 SRHR programme. 
• The consultant may also be called on to provide communications support for other regional advocacy priorities and key visibility projects.
• The consultant will be required to work with a variety of parties involved in the assignment and will need to develop positive working relationships with partners, stakeholders, and UNICEF staff.

The consultant will:

• Lead the Regional Communications Working Group of the 2gether 4 SRHR Programme and to ensure a coordinated approach to increasing the visibility of the Joint Programme; 
• In collaboration with partners, develop, implement, monitor and report on an integrated communications, visibility and branding strategy and its implementation annual plans that incorporate the use of traditional, social and digital media to amplify the visibility of the 2gether 4 SRHR programme in partnership with the RCWG;   
• Identify opportunities to amplify the key accomplishments of the joint programme and develop talking points, briefing notes, and press releases for senior policy and decision makers; 
• Support efforts to engage media networks to build their capacity and promote regular and appropriate reporting on key issues relating to SRHR and HIV and other key advocacy priorities such as climate change in the region; 
• Organise special events and wider communication activities that are designed to amplify the visibility of the joint programme or other regional priorities as required; 
• Provide regular inputs into the M&E reports of the joint programme on the communications and visibility activities undertaken. 

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Scope of Work:

• SharePoint update for T4D related guidance
• Develop (content and design) a new Digital Programming knowledge hub on SharePoint, covering Tech. Playbook, IDIOM and other tools. Develop a cohesive narrative for how the tools support different aspects of digital programming. Solicit and incorporate feedback from regional and country offices. Focus on ease of discoverability and adoption, as well as alignment with global Enterprise Content Management (ECM) guidance, and other key KM resources in the organization on T4D/digital programming and innovation, such as PPPX and Innovation Resource Channel. Ensure alignment across various T4D related SharePoint across the organization.
• Community management: Promotion of and engagement on updated SharePoint page
• Conduct outreach activities to promote the SharePoint site, e.g. through ICON, Yammer, ICTD Newsletters, Webinars, etc. Establish metrics to track site visits and use. Continuously improve the site based on user feedback. Develop content to promote the updated resources at the T4D TeamOne training in January 2025.
• Support development of the ‘digital programming guidebook’ and other digital programming tools/guidance: Design and implement an intuitive SharePoint structure and content for the digital programming guidebook and other key tools, such as Djenga software maturity assessment.
• Knowledge management governance for T4D: Establish processes for continuous maintenance and governance of the Digital Programming Knowledge Hub and associated knowledge management resources, in collaboration with the T4D teams in ROs.

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

• A Bachelors university degree in International Development, Economics, Business, Media and Communications, or related field
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience 
• Experience working in UNICEF T4D is required
• Experience in working with UNICEF country offices on the deployment of technology products is required
• Experience in knowledge management (ideally using SharePoint) and community engagement is required
• Experience in developing tools and guidance (such as work aids and templates) for UN users
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.