UNDP Jobs - 60839- Communications Consultant for Joint Programme PRO

Communications Consultant for Joint Programme PRO WATER

Location :

Manila, PHILIPPINES

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

26-Oct-2015

Application Deadline :

18-Oct-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

4 months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

4 months

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The Joint Programme is a strategy to localize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), specifically Goal 6 Safe Water and Sanitation. The programme is supported by the SDG Fund a facility set up by UNDP and supported by the Spanish Government. The Philippines is a recipient of the fund.

The PRO WATER Joint Programme is a collaborative multi-sectoral action supported by the Spanish Government in partnership with the UNDP, UNICEF, WHO, UN WOMEN, together with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Health (DOH), National Water Resources Board (NWRB), and the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW); with selected Provincial and Municipal Governments, Civil Society Organizations, Academia, Private Sector, community groups, women and girls.

It aims to build on the experiences and gains achieved in the previous two Joint Programmes (JP) supported by the Spanish Government, MDGF 1919 on Water and Sanitation (WATSAN) and MDGF 1656 on Climate Change Adaptation implemented in the Philippines, MDG-F 1656 project entitled: Strengthening the Philippines’ Institutional Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change,” as well as MDGF 1919 “Enhancing Access to and Provision of Water Services with the Active Participation of the Poor,” with the end goal of accelerating progress towards the MDG targets on water and sanitation by 2015. In particular, MDG-F 1919 established the foundations of water governance institutions, benefiting the Philippine government’s hard infrastructure programme, and contributing to enhancing water access to 122,000 households in 36 waterless municipalities.

The Joint Programme is aligned with the priorities of the Philippine Government, the Spanish Government, and the UN in promoting the principles of human rights, gender equality and women empowerment, and climate change adaptation in governance processes. The Joint Programme will strengthen local governance systems and empower communities, especially women and girls, on integrated safe water, sanitation and hygiene; improving policies, institutional systems, planning, programming and budgeting and test solutions to integrate and harmonize CCA, rights-based and gender-responsive principles and actions. These solutions will be applied in the ongoing implementation of the Salintubig by DILG, the Philippines Approach to Total Sanitation (PhATS) and Zero Open Defecation Programme (ZODP) by DOH, the Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) by NWRB and in the Grassroots Participatory Budgeting (GPB) also of the DILG.

Aware of the current situation of fragmentation in implementing water, sanitation and hygiene at the level of local governments, the Joint Programme emphasizes inter-agency collaboration and complementation at all levels. It will ensure multi-sectoral participation most especially in the communities where the integration and harmonization will happen, at the same time mainstreaming cross-cutting themes on resiliency, human rights, gender equality, climate change, integrity and accountability. Given this, the Joint Programme will bring about three major results:

Improved governance of safe water, sanitation, and hygiene at all levels especially at the local levels;
Broadened access through improved solutions that are demonstrated in the implementation of safe water, sanitation and hygiene that will benefit most especially women and girls in households, schools, health centers and public schools;
Generated knowledge utilized to aid policy advocacy, planning, and capacity building based on the experiences and lessons learned from the implementation of integrated safe water, sanitation and hygiene.

The Integrated Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Systems Approach will be utilized as the framework for implementing the Joint Programme. The framework ensures a coordinated, harmonized approach to implementing safe water, sanitation and hygiene programs at the local level.

Part of the work that needs to be done by the programme, under component 3, is to communicate the milestones, successes, achievements, lessons and knowledge produced by the joint programme in a planned and systematic manner, making sure that the joint programme is visible among target audiences such as programme partners, funders, and the sector on safe water, sanitation and hygiene at the global, national and local levels. To effectively do this, a Communications Consultant will be engaged by the joint programme.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Communications Consultant shall work in close coordination with the PRO WATER PMO, DILG WSS PMO, UNDP Governance Unit and PRO WATER UNICEF and WHO counterparts. In general, responsibilities will include:

Develop a Communications Plan for PRO WATER in consultation and coordination with the DILG WSS Program Management Office, PRO WATER UNICEF and WHO counterparts, PRO WATER PMC and the TWG;
Establish communication coordination strategy or mechanism with the different program components but more especially with Knowledge Management and Monitoring and Evaluation;
Package information about PRO WATER such as milestones, programme successes, achievements, lessons learned, and knowledge produced, in various forms such as, but not limited to: writing, videos, visuals, sound bites, tweets and posts, and channel/impart this at the global, national and local levels and to the SDG Fund Secretariate in the UNDP HQ;
Conduct activities such as press conferences and media events, to popularize PRO WATER;
Conceptualize, design and produce printed materials and other peripherals to be identified based on the plan, graphic standards and visual identity guidelines of the SDG Fund;
Participate in PRO WATER activities;
Take good photographs of PRO WATER activities.

Competencies

Corporate competencies:

Demonstrates commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Highest standards of integrity, discretion and loyalty.

Functional and technical competencies:

Strong knowledge of the latest theories and concepts in urban development and sustainable cities in the Philippines and broader region;
Strong analytical and research skills;
Familiarity with current actors working on urban development challenges in the Philippines;
Strong communication skills and ability to communicate with different stakeholders;
Excellent in oral and written communication; have skills to write independent reports, documents, maintain systems and procedures in administering programs.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

A university degree in journalism, mass communications, development communications or other related courses;
An advance degree in development communications will be an advantage.

Work Experience

Substantive experience and track record in the field of development communications and journalism;
At least five (5) years’ experience in developing and implementing communications strategies and media engagement;
Working knowledge on the Sustainable Development Goals.

Language

Fluency in oral and written English and national language of the duty station.

For complete details of the Terms of Reference (TOR), please visit http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=25928.