Republic of Moldova

Communications, Outreach and Media Consultant for the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova

Vacancy Number: Pr17/01548

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	13 Jun 2017, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	20 Jun 2017, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	19 Jun 2017
Reference to the project:	Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Expected Duration of Assignment:	60 days
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online only, by following the “Apply online” link, no later than 13 June 2017. The applicant, following the job application process, should receive a confirmation e-mail. Please forward to  irina.sandu@one.un.org the confirmation of successful application. Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: irina.sandu@one.un.org. UNDP will respond by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all applicants
Supporting Documents: Individual Consultant Procurement Notice Terms of Reference Personal History Form (P11) UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Contacts:

Ms. Irina Sandu.

Background

The OHCHR’s work on improving the right-bank normative and institutional frameworks (support to the national human rights action plan, capacitating the People’s Advocate (the national human rights institution) and the Council for Preventing and Combating Discrimination and Ensuring Equality, support to the working group on deinstitutionalization and legal capacity reform, interventions aimed at empowerment of the vulnerable people around discrimination cases), including within the EU-supported OHCHR project on anti-discrimination (also covering the Transnistrian region), provides with valuable lessons learnt on the complex rights-based approaches focused on building strong civil society platforms, developing community models, informed by the UN human rights standards. The proposed programme comes to continue and consolidate earlier UN efforts solidly based on the Thomas Hammarberg’s recommendations framework.

The proposed programme also comes as a very important synergetic effort to the other ongoing EU’s programmatic interventions in the region, particularly to the EU-supported Confidence Building Programme, implemented by UNDP. The added valued of the proposed programme in this context is its focus on the civil society and regional human rights frameworks, as well as its rights-based models of community development informed by the universal human rights standards.

Scope of work

The Communication Consultant, works under the guidance and supervision of the Programme Manager and in close collaboration with Programme staff and consultants, OHCHR/UN staff and consultants, project partners, organisations and groups of persons with disabilities (PwDs), as well as other stakeholders for the effective achievement of results, ensuring programme, donors’ and partners’ visibility and media coverage of the programme’s activities and results, in full compliance with the EU and OHCHR visibility guidelines.

Under the present Terms of Reference, the Communication Consultant will:

• Facilitate establishment and maintenance of working relations with the local mass-media outlets in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova;
• Assist the programme in its communications and public relations, including through digital and social media;
• Design and carry out an awareness-raising campaign among broader range of opinion and decision-makers;;
• Assist the programme in working with local mass-media outlets;
• Develop proposals for capacity building activities on rights based concept to disability for the representatives of local media outlets

For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 - Terms of Reference

Requirements for experience

Education:

• Degree in journalism, public relations, social sciences, human rights or related areas (advanced degree(s) and/or additional training and certification in communications / media work and/or human rights and non-discrimination is an advantage).

Experience:

• At least three years of progressively responsible experience in communications, including public relations and/or journalism, preferably with NGOs, international organisations or projects;
• Previous experience of working with mass-media outlets, NGOs and the de facto authorities at regional and local levels in Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova;
• Proven experience in designing and coordinating communications, outreach and/or media programs and campaigns (with relevance to human rights - a great advantage);
• Proven experience of developing and conducting online campaigns and building social media presence is an asset (with relevance to human rights - a great advantage);
• Experience in similar assignments with UN and/or other development partners is an advantag

Competencies:

• Excellent written communication skills, ability to present information logically, clearly and concisely;
• Effective communication skills, ability to think creatively, to develop and implement innovative solutions in a challenging environment;
• Proven ability to manage diverse and complex tasks;
• Ability to achieve results and meet strict deadlines in an effective manner, maintaining a high-quality standard throughout;
• Very good knowledge of office software packages, ability of handling web-based and social media platforms;
• Excellent organizational, inter-personal skills;
• Proven commitment to the core values of the United Nations, in particular, respecting differences of culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, language, age, HIV status, disability, and sexual orientation, or other status.

Language:

• Fluency in oral and written Russian; working knowledge of Romanian and/or English languages would be considered a strong advantage;
• Knowledge of one or more minority languages relevant for Moldova, including Bulgarian, Gagauz, Ukrainian or Romani, as well as sign language(s), will be a strong advantage

Documents to be included

1. Motivation Letter, explaining why they are the most suitable for the work including relevant experience;
2. Copies of at least three samples of the following documents developed in the past: press releases, success stories, media materials (TV, Radio, Newspapers), links to on-line materials relevant to previous assignments, scripts for press conferences, talking points.
3. Financial proposal (fee per day in MDL, including local transportation, communication and other relevant costs);
4. Personal History Form (P11) and/or personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references

Financial proposal

The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables. Payments are paid in equal installments and are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR.  In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including fees, taxes, mobile phone calls, etc.).

Travel

This assignment envisages extensive amount of time to be spent in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova (considering the monthly distance of up to 700 km). All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel. In general, UNDP should not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources.

In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.

 

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