UNDP Jobs - 83785- International Communication and Partnership Specia

International Communication and Partnership Specialists

Location :

Home-based and occasionally present at UNDP and RCO Office, CAMBODIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

25-Mar-2019

Application Deadline :

14-Mar-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Up to 150 days per year (possibility extension up to two years)

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

Up to 150 days per year (possibility extension up to two years)

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 vision of UNDP and RCO is to help Cambodia achieve inclusive and sustainable development.

As part of its work, UNDP and RCO produces communication and advocacy materials such as annual project reports, research and discussion papers, policy briefs, project briefs, op-eds, brochures, and pamphlets These materials and activities are targeted toward partners in the government, private sector, donor community, and the general public in Cambodia. In addition to communication materials, UNDP conducts targeted communication outreaches through social medias, events, and campaigns.

In this context, UNDP Cambodia Country Office (UNDP CO) is looking to engage 02 International Consultants (One main LTA and One back up LTA) to work on activities related to communication and partnership to support UNDP and RCO.

The initial contract is for one (01) year with a possibility of extension for up to two (02) years, subjected to satisfactory performance and continuous needs of the services by the Country Office. The long-term agreement (LTA) is used by UNDP CO and its supported projects under the direct implementation modality. However, the LTA shall not guarantee an estimate volume of service and an obligation on its use by UNDP CO.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the LTA, the International Communication and Partnership Specialists are to provide technical support for the UNDP Communication Team, and RCO Communication Team for the followings:

Formulation of communication and partnership strategies:
- Develop concrete communication and partnership strategies/approaches /roadmaps for priority areas
- Facilitate due diligence (if necessary)
Organization of workshops/events/campaigns:
- Develop communication and stakeholder engagement strategies for events/ campaigns
- Develop multimedia communication materials for workshops/events/campaigns including producing speeches, media advisory, press release, social media content (content includes messages, infographics, photographics and short videos)
Development of strategic communication and media products:
- Develop outreach communication materials including brochures, pagers, project briefs, booklets, presentation, infographics, reports etc.
- Develop opinion pieces (op-eds), human stories, blog posts, and short videos
- Develop pieces of content for websites [rather than the blog posts and stories]

Important Notice: Interested offeror must read the Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice, which can be viewed at http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=53718 for more detail information about term of references, instructions to offeror, and to download the documents to be submitted in the offer through online.

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Excellent writing, and communication skills along with high-level skills in Adobe Creative and online graphic design apps and in website design/editing/management
A high degree of political and cross-cultural sensitivity;
Time management (in managing deliverables) and organization skills

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism;

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree (Master degree is preferable) in journalism, international relations, communication studies, international development, social sciences, or a related field

Experience:

A minimum of 05 years of professional experience with UNDP or other international organizations in communications, partnerships development or advocacy; prior working experience in Cambodia or the South East Asia region is a plus
Prior experiences in development of strategic communication and outreach materials (e.g. speeches, op-eds, blogs, newspaper articles, interviews, stories), conducting events and campaigns.

Language Requirement:

Fluency in written and oral English.

Interested offeror must read the Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice, which can be viewed at http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=53718 for more detail information about term of references, instructions to offeror, and to download the documents to be submitted in the offer through online.

UNDP reserves right to reject any applications that is incomplete.

Please be informed that we don’t accept application submitted via email.

Interested Offerors are required to submit application via UNDP jobsite system as the application screening and evaluation will be done through UNDP jobsite system. Please note that UNDP jobsite system allows only one uploading of application document, so please make sure that you merge all your documents into a single file. Your online applications submission will be acknowledged where an email address has been provided. If you do not receive an email acknowledgement within 24 hours of submission, your application may not have been received. In such cases, please resubmit the application, if necessary. Please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.

Any request for clarification/additional information on this procurement notice shall be communicated in writing to UNDP office or send to email procurement.kh@undp.org and cc pheara.lek@undp.org While the Procurement Unit would endeavor to provide information expeditiously, only requests receiving at least 5 working days prior to the submission deadline will be entertained. Any delay in providing such information will not be considered as a reason for extending the submission deadline. The UNDP's response (including an explanation of the query but without identifying the source of inquiry) will be posted in Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice page as provided above. Therefore, all prospective Offerors are advised to visit the page regularly to make obtain update related to this Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice.