UNICEF recruits 01 National Consultant to advance UNICEF Sudan’s communication and advocacy agenda
National Consultant to advance UNICEF Sudan’s communication and advocacy agenda, 11 Months, Khartoum, Sudan
Job Number: 520219 | Vacancy Link
Locations: Middle East and North Africa: Sudan
Work Type : Consultancy
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.
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Sudan, surrounded by the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Libya and South Sudan, positioned next to East, West, South and North Africa, is surrounded by complex conflicts in an unpredictable, volatile and rapidly evolving region. Sudan is by size the third biggest country in Africa, with a diverse population of around 42 million people. Sudan’s children make up half of the total population, and the past two decades have seen their lives significantly improve: fewer girls and boys are dying before their fifth birthday, primary school attendance is increasing, immunization coverage is high and the country remains polio free. Still, millions of children continue to suffer from protracted conflict in Darfur, the Kordofans, and Blue Nile, from seasonal natural disasters, malnutrition and disease outbreaks, and from under-investment in basic social services. More than three million of Sudan’s school aged children are not in the classroom. UNICEF has been in Sudan since 1952 and continues with a presence in 12 of Sudan’s 18 states
How can you make a difference?
To support the communication and advocacy team in positioning UNICEF Sudan as an advocate for children and adolescents through content creation, strategy development and stakeholder’s engagement
Basic objectives of consultancy services:
Support in developing strategy of engagement, call to action and strengthen UNICEF brand in Sudan and outside
Develop innovative approaches to produce advocacy materials
Increase media engagement and creative content
Support advocacy efforts and mainstreaming child rights through the CRC
Engage with National Ambassadors and Youth Advocates
Engage with the Sudanese people in the diaspora
Develop guide on engagement with stakeholders, the government, media and public to minimize organizational risk
Assist in the development of advocacy briefs for program
Develop consistent key messages
Set templates and guidance for media, government, private sector and different stakeholders
Advocate for major campaigns using key messages – to influence target audiences to act in the best interest of children
Develop innovative approaches through which adolescents and children can produce their own materials and share with UNICEF pages/platforms
Work with children and adolescents to advocate for themselves through their choice of medium
Develop and produce digital and print content to better inform stakeholders, general public, private sector, government and civil society about the work UNICEF is doing in Sudan
Engage with all programme, sections, field offices in UNICEF Sudan to accumulate content
Coordinate and facilitate with freelance content creators in the development phase
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
University degree, ideally in the field of communications / public relations / journalism
A minimum of 8 – years relevant work experience [communication/development/journalism/film]
Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
Languages: Arabic / English
Computer skills; Word / excel / PowerPoint / Google Docs.
Digital skills: Good photography skills
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
The competencies required for this post are….
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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
Closing Date Wed Mar 13 2019 21:55:00 GMT+0100 (Afr. centrale Ouest)