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. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

Under the direct supervision of the Women’s Political Participation Programme Manager, UN Women seeks to recruit a competent Campaign and media communications Specialist to develop the concrete advocacy plan and messaging of the upcoming campaign the Lebanese Feminist Civil Society Platform is intending to conduct.

Duties and Responsibilities

The candidate selected for this consultancy will be expected to develop the concrete advocacy plan and messaging of the upcoming campaign the Lebanese Feminist Civil Society Platform is intending to conduct. And the responsibility of this person consists of:

• Advise, Refine, and enhance the current conceptualization of the intended campaign developed by the platform.
• Conduct consultations with members of the platform to finetune the conceptualization of the campaign, including the campaign ‘Call for Action’;
• Support the platform in identifying the key target audiences, key overarching message and target audience specified messages, and hashtags in Arabic and English.
• Support the platform in identifying the activities to undertake, as well as the tools and platforms that will be used.
• Finalize full campaign strategy for review by platform members.
• Development of visual assets (up to 6 videos and up to 12 visuals)
• Conduct final analysis of campaign results.

Competencies

Core Values

• Respect for Diversity;
• Integrity;
• Professionalism.

Core Competencies

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Functional Competencies

• Ability to communicate sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies.
• Strong knowledge of managing web-based knowledge management systems.
• Strong understanding of production, graphic design and photography standards.
• Strong knowledge of social media platforms and experience in social media outreach.
• Strong oral and written communication and editing skills.
• Strong communication, networking and advocacy skills.
• Ability to provide advice and be strategic and analytical.
• Good knowledge of local country media landscape.
• Knowledge of gender and human rights issues is desirable.

Please visit the link below for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in communications, public relations, journalism or relevant field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of professional work experience at national or international level in public relations, communications, or advocacy, including in media relations.
• Experience in the use of social media.
• Experience in gender and human rights issues is an asset
• Computer skills, statistics, internet communication and command of MS Office.

Language requirements:

• Proficient in written and oral English and Arabic is a must.
• French is an asset

Evaluation criteria:

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology: Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points in the technical evaluation would be considered for the financial evaluation.

Criteria Weight Technical: 70% (70 points)

• Criteria 1: Education. (10 points)
• Criteria 2: Experience in areas of in public relations, communications, or advocacy, including in media relations. (40 points)
• Criteria 3: Experience on gender and human rights issues and in the use of social media . (20 points)

Financial: Lowest Financial Proposal: 30% (30 points)

The points for the Financial Proposal will be allocated as per the following formula:

• Contract will be awarded to the technically qualified consultant who obtains the highest combined score (financial and technical);
• The points for the Financial Proposal will be allocated as per the following formula: (Lowest Bid Offered*)/ (Bid of the Consultant) x 30;
• 'Lowest Bid Offered' refers to the lowest price offered by Offerors scoring at least 49 points in the technical evaluation.

Application:

Interested Individual Consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

• A cover letter with a brief presentation of your consultancy explaining your suitability for the work and link to portfolio of work;
• UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process;
• Personal CV; and Financial proposal; Proposed inclusive daily rate.

The above-mentioned documents should be merged in a standalone file including all them, since the online application submission does only permit to upload one file per application. Incomplete submission can be a ground for disqualification.

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)