Background
UNDP’s Communications Group is the lead for communications. It provides policy guidance and develops and implements global communications strategies to reach the media and other key constituencies with UNDP’s core messages.
The Media & Advocacy Team is responsible for expanding and enhancing UNDP’s global multi-lingual presence through engagement with international media.
Reporting to the Chief Media and Advocacy, the Communications Consultant will be responsible for supporting all communications products and activities related to Climate Change Conference; donor communications requests; reputational issues and other key events including Giving Tuesday.
Duties and Responsibilities
Contribute to the implementation of the corporate communications strategy.
- Initiating, drafting, editing of communication multimedia materials, including press kits, fact sheets, infographics.
- Organizing press events and positioning UNDP senior staff in press launches.
- Work with relevant sections on donor communications.
- Work with the social media team to draft messages for social media platforms.
Support Communications around Climate Change issues and Giving Tuesday event
- Act as focal point in the Media & Advocacy Team for climate change and Giving Tuesday to generate multimedia content.
- Identify opportunities for media outreach with relevant regional bureaux and coordinate actual event.
- Provide communication support to Country Offices as needed.
Position UNDP in the media.
- Build relationships with external media and identify opportunities for UNDP experts.
- Organize, provide support and arrange media interviews for UNDP experts.
- Undertake other related duties at the request of the Supervisor.
Competencies
- Demonstrated understanding of effective outreach and monitoring;
- Excellent knowledge of international media, social media tools and applications.
- Excellent English writing and editing skills;
- Proven networking skills and ability to interact with staff at all levels, including senior management;
- Graphic design capabilities are a strong asset;
- Familiarity with UNDP and UN system is an asset;
- Familiarity with and strong interest in development issues is desirable.
- Very effective at multi-tasking;
- Strong initiative-taker;
- Focuses on impact and results for the client;
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
- Advocates and promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Master’s degree in Design, Media, Communication, Journalism, Public Relations or related field. First degree acceptable if an additional three years of experience in relevant field of communications and/or journalism.
Experience:
- Minimum three years of relevant experience at the national or international level in digital media, journalism, communications or related field;
- Demonstrated experience in speedy quality writing and creating compelling online content;
- Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining online communities;
- Experience in using web content management systems.
Languages:
- Fluency in spoken and written English;
- Working knowledge of Spanish or French desirable.
Application requirements
All interested applicants should submit the following documents. Incomplete submissions can be a ground for disqualification.
- Updated P11 or Resume / CV and at least 3 references;
- Statement of Interest (cover letter) with a brief narrative addressing the competencies mentioned above;
- Financial Proposal for the assignment stating your all inclusive daily fee for the assignment included in the Statement of Interest. Any envisaged travel costs to duty station must be included in the financial proposal as a separate line.
Evaluation criteria
- 35% - Previous experience based on cv/resume and examples of successful campaigns and outreach;
- 35% - Demonstrated understanding of effective international media outreach, strategies and monitoring;
- 15% - Demonstrated professional experience in events management;
- 15% - Demonstrated professional experience in designing and implementing global communication campaigns.
NB:
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70% in the Technical Evaluation would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.
Cumulative Analysis will be used in determining the best candidate for this assignment. When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract is made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as responsive/compliant/acceptable, and having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria:
* Technical Criteria weight: 70%.
* Financial Criteria weight: 30%.
Others:
No travel is envisaged for this assignment.
Annex 1- General Terms and Conditions_Individual Consultant (IC)