International Communications Consultant (UN WOMEN)
Vacancy Number: Pr16/01240
Contacts:
Mr. Corneliu Eftodi.
Background
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
UN Women is operational in Moldova since 2010 on the basis of former UNIFEM projects, which were laid and active in the country from 2007. It extended continuous support to the Government of Moldova, to key stakeholders from national and local levels, through various programmes and activities aimed at creating an enabling environment for gender equality, recognized as a prerequisite for sustainable development with a strong and active policy on gender equality.
Staring with 2014, UN Women Country office has been established in the Republic of Moldova to provide continuous support for the Government, UN and Civil Society to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment based on the four key strategic areas in Moldova: (i) Women lead and participate in decision-making at all levels, (ii) Women, especially the poorest and most excluded, are economically empowered and benefit from development, (iii) Women and girls live a life free of violence and (iv) Governance and national planning fully reflect accountability for GE commitments and priorities.
Currently, UN Women is implementing the following major projects: Project on Enhancing Women’s Political Representation (WiP), Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) as part of a regional project, Women Labor Migrant project, as part of a global project. The first project is a joint project with UNDP. These projects are implemented through close inter-coordination at the policy, institutional and local levels in Moldova. The coordination is ensured through joint weekly meetings, coordination and cooperation around the key actions that are supported by the country office team with respect to program and operations functions.
Moldova Country Office is at the initial stage of implementation of the new strategic plan covering the period 2014-2017. This entails number of key momentums, including the completion of current and starting of new programs, raising funds for the new areas of engagement and focus, and implementing new programs, including Women in Leadership and VAWG, GRB, Romani Women, work in Transnistria, Labor Migration, as well as capacity building of CSOs, including in the framework of the CSO Advisory Board.
With the overall aim to support the development and implementation of the Communications Strategy and specific communication plans of the office to increase the visibility and awareness of UN Women in Moldova, the Country Office plans to hire a short-term International Communications Consultant, based in Chisinau, Moldova.
Scope of work
Under the overall direction of the Country Representative and the immediate guidance and supervision of the National Programme Officer, the incumbent shall be responsible for the development, management and implementation of a communications strategy aimed at building the public image of UN Women in Moldova, as well as to support and facilitate communication activities as per UN Women Country Office (CO) and respective initiatives and plans.
In close cooperation with UN Women Communication Associate, the staff of other UN Women projects and UN Agencies, Government officials, media, multilateral and bilateral donors and civil society, the international consultant is expected to undertake the following tasks:
- Develop UN Women’s Communications Strategy following the corporate guidelines in close cooperation with UN Women CO and UN Women Communications Specialist in the Regional office. For this, take into account the local communications practices followed within the UN:
- Conduct communications needs assessments for CO;
- Elaborate and monitor CO Communications and Advocacy Strategy based on the corporate and regional Communications Strategies;
- Research best practices in Communications 4 Development and ensure that these practices and strategies are integrated into the Communications and Advocacy Strategy of the office to support the implementation of programmes.
- Lead the elaboration of UN Women visibility materials, including UN Women in Moldova brochure, past and current project fact sheets ((JILDP, NDS, WEE by areas, GRB, Romani Women, Gender Statistics and Analytical Reports, GRB, UNW within UN, UN Women in Moldova, UN Women and Swedish Government Partnership) with the inputs by the project and UN Women staff making sure they are in line with corporate publication guidelines and policies:
- Coordination of the development and production of communications materials for awareness-raising campaigns;
- Support the coordination of interviews with UN Women representatives and experts for media institutions;
- Coordination of storylines for publications and articles contributing to debates on key development issues and support the production of publications, brochures, press kits and fact sheets;
- Supervision of publications dissemination;
- Support the development of success stories that show UN Women’s achievements and the impact of its work on women’s and girls’ lives;
- Develop a strategy and finalize the concept for the HeForShe campaign and lead its launch in Moldova in line with the corporate rules, guidelines and existing best practices in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) and other regions:
- Provide advice and support to UN Women HeForShe campaign at the country level;
- Provide support in the organization of joint UN information campaigns;
- Preparation of inputs for Country Strategic Note, UNPF and other documents.
- Provide guidance and coaching to UN Women Moldova Communications Associate on communications matters. Provide capacity building support to UN Women CO and project staff and partners on Social Media:
- Provide coaching and guidance on communication issues;
- Liaise with UN Women Regional Office and headquarters to make sure social media plans are in sync and supportive of global campaigns;
- Monitoring the content for the web sites to ensure consistency of the materials;
- Organize and conduct trainings and workshops on communications for development as appropriate;
- Coordination of submission of timely and high-quality stories to HQ/RO web sites based on corporate requirements.
- Provide guidance to the UN Women Moldova national Communications Consultant to adequately support the initiatives of UN Women Civil Society Advisory Group, specifically their work on innovation
- Provide guidance in supporting initiatives of UN Women CSAG;
- Develop innovative ideas to advance the work of the CSAG
- Provide guidance to the Government Committee on Gender Equality (GCGE) and its Secretariat – the Department on Equal Opportunities of the Ministry of Labor, Social Protection and Family (MLSPF) on raising public awareness of gender equality issues, goals and women`s human rights.
Requirements for experience
I. Academic Qualifications:
- Advanced university degree in communications, media, journalism, social sciences, public affairs, political science, international relations or relevant field;
II. Years of experience:
- Minimum 7 years of work experience relevant to the assignment, including at the international level.
- At least 2 years of practical experience of using social media and online communication and media tools.
- Advanced understanding of gender equality and women’s human rights is a must;
- Proficiency in editing and copywriting skills, including articles, reports, social media content, press releases is required;
- Understanding of local context and relevant work experience in Moldova is an asset;
- Familiarity with the UN Communications rules and procedures, experience in developing communications strategies for the UN is a must. Experience working for UN Women is an asset.
III. Competencies:
Communications abilities, leadership, innovation and teamwork.
IV. Language skills:
- Fluency in verbal and written English. Knowledge of Romanian would be a strong asset.
- Working knowledge of one or more additional languages relevant for Moldova, including Russian, is an asset.
Documents to be included
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
- Letter of Intent with justification of being the most suitable for the work, vision and working approach, specifically indicating:
- Reflection of communication skills and experience
- Skills in using web platforms, specifically social platforms;
- Samples of previous articles, visibility materials developed, and other similar and/or related products.
- Duly filled Personal History Form (P11) and/or CV, including records on past experience in similar projects/assignments and specific outputs obtained;
- Financial proposal (in USD) – specifying an all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs as per template provided.
Financial proposal
The financial proposal shall be structured around the specific tasks and key deliverables described in the Terms of Reference. Interested individual consultants must specify a daily fee. Payments are made to the Individual Consultant based on the number of days worked.
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