Consultancy - Communication and Social Media

Duration: 6 months

Location: Remote, supporting UNFPA East and Southern Africa Regional Office Gender Unit

Position:

The Communications & Social Media Consultant will provide support for the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of communications activities for the ESARO Gender unit, with a focus on the joint programme on FGM and Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme, in particular the INNOHACK project. 

S/He will support the communication needs of the regional Advisors working on gender, innovation and the Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme (FGM stream) work, in partnership with the communication advisers of the UNFPA Regional Office and Country Offices to document key accomplishments on Gender, FGM Innovation HackLab and related activities and GBV, represent UNFPA in relevant interagency communication forums, as agreed to in partnership with the Regional Communications Adviser, and ensure that the work of UNFPA ESARO and the gender programme are highlighted in international, regional and national conferences and workshops. The Communications and social media consultant will work under the direction of the Gender Regional Programme Specialist in close collaboration with the Regional Communications Adviser and the Innovation Specialist. 

Job Purpose:
The Communications & Social Media Consultant will assist UNFPA ESARO in (1) development and production of multimedia content in order to increase media reach and visibility effectiveness; (2) taking overall responsibility for planning, managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and reporting on all internal and external  communication activities, advocacy, knowledge management and information dissemination in relation to gender, FGM, Innovation and GBV, working in partnership with the relevant regional and global Advisors of UNFPA and regional partners.

Scope of Work:

• Develop, implement, monitor and report on communication activities to highlight the work of UNFPA on Gender and FGM Innovation activities, in partnership with the relevant regional Specialists and colleagues working in the Gender and Innovation Teams. 
• Represent UNFPA and participate in the Communication Working Group of the FGM Innovation activities and support the comms Adviser to implement a Joint Communications Strategy for the Gender Programme. 
• Develop and/or contribute to talking points, briefing notes, and press releases for senior policy and decision makers on key issues relating to Gender, FGM and GBV.
• Monitor a strategy to work with key influencers and stakeholders in the region to advocate for Gender-related issues, specifically GBV and FGM. 
• Work with the participating partners and country offices to collate information, write, edit, design and disseminate quarterly newsletters, human interest stories, best and promising practices, and content for UNFPA and partners’ digital platforms. 
• Provide support for the convening of regional meetings to facilitate the dissemination and exchange of lessons learnt and promising practices.
• Lead the design, layout, printing and dissemination of marketing materials, publications and research (print and digital). 
• Produce consumer-friendly versions of publications and research using a mix of data visualization techniques (e.g. development of innovative info-graphics).
• Support efforts to engage media networks to build their capacity on key issues relating to gender and SRHR in the region, promote regular and appropriate reporting on Gender and Innovation related issues.
• Develop a social media and digital strategy to ensure communications coverage of Gender issues and Innovation. 
• Develop social media content tailored to achieving the objectives of the gender and innovation programmes.
• Implement, monitor and report on periodic social media campaigns to increase awareness on GBV, Innovation for FGM and other harmful practices. 
• Establish and maintain internal regional information sharing platforms for sharing publications and information tools and resources. 
• Ensure that all materials are appropriately branded and conform to the visual identity as required. 
• Host webinars and other virtual dialogue sessions to interact with young people on innovation and gender-related topics, including FGM draft written materials, blogs, press releases, etc, for internal and external news media.
• Propose and implement innovative communication activities to support achievement of the objectives of the programmes.
• Produce and develop basic video content and material.

The selected consultant will be required to work closely with the Regional Communications Adviser and technical teams when producing requested outputs.

Requirements:

Education

A University degree in communications, multimedia, digital media, journalism, marketing, health education/promotion, public health, social sciences, or other fields directly related to the substantive areas of this position is required.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in communication and/or multimedia or similar work experience with government, UN or NGOs on issues related to SRHR, health education, adolescent health or related areas;
• Demonstrated experience in maintaining social media accounts, especially Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, as well as experience with new media executions, preferably with a development organization; knowledge and understanding of local and global digital landscape and trends;
• Strong advocacy and networking skills, with the ability to liaise with and engage government, UN agencies, CSOs, media and other stakeholders in a professional and friendly manner;
• Strong skills in social media content creation, videography, video editing, designing and photography;
• Strong communication skills and proven experience with the use of social media and other channels for effective advocacy, knowledge sharing and campaigning; 
• Experience in the use of ICTs to support networking across countries; 
• Experience in developing and producing video content, including basic editing;
• Experience in photography and web design;
• Experience in working on gender and communication.
• Fluency in English is required; knowledge of other official UN languages, preferably French, is desirable.

How to Apply:

Interested applicants should send a short letter of motivation and a detailed CV with the subject clearly stated "Application for Communications & Social Media Consultancy" to jobs.esaro@unfpa.org. 

UNFPA will only respond to those applicants in whom we have further interest.

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