UNDP Jobs - 71303- INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT – MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION CONSULTANT FOR THE PEACE CAMPAIGN

Location :

Tunis, TUNISIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

05-Apr-2017

Application Deadline :

27-Mar-17 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

3 months

Languages Required :

Arabic English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

03 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

Country: Tunisia

UNDP Libya is seeking to hire a qualified international consultant under “AMAL” Project as “Media and Communication Consultant for The Peace Campaign”. The consultant will be based in Tunis, Tunisia and provide support to UNDP Libya Office and UNSMIL on communication and media matters, as per Terms of Reference (TOR).

Project Name: AMAL Project, UNDP Libya

Period of assignment/services: 03 months

Please submit your Technical and Financial proposals to the following e-mail address no later than 27th March 2017. Email: procurement.ly@undp.org

Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to the address or e-mail indicated above: procurement.ly@undp.org , will respond in writing or 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 consultants.

Duties and Responsibilities

The primary task of the media and communications consultant is to launch an external national campaign lead by Libyan women, focusing on the culture of peace and peaceful coexistence. The Consultant will be responsible to provide technical assistance and advice to a coordination committee on the design of the campaign, its objective/s, messages, tools and channels. The Consultant will also be responsible for building partnerships and networks, exploring potential alliances, identifying parties that can support the campaign and contribute its implementation, as well as planning relevant activities to implement this campaign.

Moreover, the media consultant will also work closely with two divisions within UNSMIL; The Women’s Empowerment Section and the Public Information Division to conduct the following tasks:

Monitor multimedia coverage of Libyan women, propose and set up the implementation of a media engagement strategy to counter-narrative and advance women empowerment;
Identify women issues, speakers and events to feature on traditional and social media;
Revise the women empowerment communication strategy, identifying influencers, updating tools and refining messages;
Conduct a mapping of key influencers – men and women - instrumental in advancing rights of Libyan women and propose engagement strategy with them;
Identify key Libyan women leaders, develops communication products to promote them and ensures wide dissemination of these products;
Develop a TV campaign designed for Libyan channels to influence the public perception regarding women;
Partner with TV channels to design and broadcast 3 TV debates programs on women’s situation and rights;
Support the planning and documenting of UNSMIL gender events and produce promotional material, including but not limited to newsletters, to be shared with key partners, highlighting gender related activities and actions;
Promote women’s issue on UNSMIL social media platforms, including photos, content development, YouTube videos tackling women issues and advancing women political participation and leadership;
Draft all press releases for the section.

Competencies

Professionalism: Ability to provide seasoned effective specialized advice in a broad range of human resources, financial, logistical, and administrative areas to Head of Office/Mission, and to Headquarters and senior mission staff; ability to ensure adequate preparation of reports or rationale with respect to key logistic and administrative decisions; strong negotiation and conflict-resolution skills. Shows pride in work and achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively in both English and Arabic, listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately, asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience, demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

Creativity: Takes calculated risks on new and unusual ideas, actively seeks to improve programs or services, takes interest in new ideas and new ways of doing things, develops new insights into situations and offers new and different options to solve problems or meet client need, promotes and persuades others to consider new ideas, questions conventional approaches, encourages new ideas and innovations, designs and implements new or cutting edge programs/processes.

Planning and Organization: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; Identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals, solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise, places team agenda before personal agenda, builds consensus for task purpose and direction with team members, supports and acts in accordance with final group decisions, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualification:

Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in communication, journalism, international relations, public relations or related field;
A first-level university degree in combination with over seven years qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in public information, journalism, international relations, public administration or related area;
Experience of developing and managing media campaigns;
Previous experience working with the UN preferred;
Excellent analytical, communication and negotiation skills;
Excellent report writing skills;
Knowledge in graphic design is preferred.

Languages:

Fluency in oral and written English and Arabic is required

Documents to be included when submitting the proposal:

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications;
Motivation Letter describing their interest in the assignment and why they are the most suitable for the work;
Curriculum Vitae and Personal History Form (P11) including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references;
Financial Proposal Form, providing a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including travel, per diems) is to be provided by the offeror;
Detail Terms of Reference, P11 Form and Financial Proposal Form can be found in the following link: http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=36454
Please submit your Technical and Financial proposals to the following e-mail address no later than 27th March 2017 to Email: procurement.ly@undp.org.

Note:

Applications with No financial offer or Missing P11 form will NOT be considered for evaluation;
Financial proposal should be on provided format (i.e Annex 3- OFFEROR’S LETTER TO UNDP);
Strong writing skills with demonstrated track record in providing policy and programmatic advice to governments on design and implementation of security sector reform, policing and/or community security programs in crisis and post-conflict situations. (submission of 2 writing samples).
Incomplete proposals will not be considered.