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UN Women: Local Communications Consultant.

Vacancy Number: Pr22/02602

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	24 Oct 2022, 23:00 (GMT+2:00)
Application Extended deadline:	30 Oct 2022, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Starting date:	01 Nov 2022
Reference to the project:	UN Women
Expected Duration of Assignment:	12 months
Submission Instructions: Interested candidates are invited to submit their online applications with the following documents: Cover letter to include a brief overview in English (unedited text) about which of your previous experiences makes you the most suitable candidate for the advertised position. P11 with experience in similar assignments; can be downloaded at UN Women Personal History Form  a signed copy should be submitted. Financial Proposal- The financial proposal should contain a daily fee for the required work tasks; Examples of campaigns/materials/products elaborated by the candidate or under his/her coordination;
Supporting Documents: ANNEX I ANNEX II Personal History Form ToR UN Women Conditions of Service Consultants

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; the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development; human rights; as well as 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.

Communications is a key component of UN Women Moldova Country Office’s work and constitutes a vehicle for ensuring visibility for successful UN Women Moldova initiatives, results and programmes as well as for raising awareness about key issues of gender equality and women’s empowerment. Effective communications also contribute to mobilizing resources as donors would like to see value for money. Yearly UN Women on the Global, Regional and country levels is conducting key regular communication campaigns such as International Women’s Day and 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. In 2019 the Generation Equality Campaign was launched marking 25 years since Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

In this connection, UN Women Moldova Country Office intends to hire a consultant to facilitate communication initiatives and events and increase the visibility of UN Women activities.

Scope of work

The objective of this Consultancy is to support UN Women communications team in elaboration and implementation of local communication campaigns, materials and events in strict compliance with the HQ and Regional communication and visibility guidelines and thus increase the visibility and participation of UN Women as a whole, as well as of the UN Women Moldova Country Office and its donors.

Working under the overall supervision of the Communications Specialist, the consultant will be responsible for the following:

 Tasks:

• Provide substantive contribution to elaboration of the local communication activities and campaigns concepts in strict compliance with HQ and Regional guidelines;
• Contribute to the production of content and communication materials - human stories, videos, articles for website, factsheets, briefs etc.;
• Contribute to the production of visual content - social media cards, etc.,
• Draft and plan campaigns-related content for Social Media channels - Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram;
• Elaborate concept notes for the campaign events, coordinate events visibility and logistical arrangements;
• Draft media invitations and press releases;
• Other ad hoc tasks to support UN Women communication team.

Duration of the Assignment: 

The assignment shall commence in October 2022 and shall expire in November 2023 for up to 260 working days in line with the indicative timeframe described under “Deliverables and Timeframe” section.

Inputs:

UN Women will provide the Consultant with the background materials, UN Women project documents, as well as other relevant materials with regards to implementation of the tasks under this TOR.

Travel and Other Logistic Arrangements:

All travel related to organizing the communication events, including visits and meetings with project partners outside Chisinau will be covered financially by UN Women. All costs related to travels within Chisinau should be foreseen in the “all-inclusive” daily fee.

Performance Evaluation:

Consultant’s performance will be evaluated against such criteria as: timeliness, responsibility, initiative, communication, accuracy, and quality of the products delivered. All reports must be provided in English, electronically.

Financial Arrangements:

Payments will be made monthly upon satisfactory delivery of outputs/products in accordance with specified requirements and submission, review and approval of reports by the Communications Specialist and the relevant CO staff.

The time needed to complete tasks will be agreed with the Communications officer prior to being carried out. The Consultant will need to prepare a comprehensive work report with cost breakdown. The Consultant will be paid per number of days worked for each event. 

Management Arrangements:

The consultant will work under the supervision of the UN Women Communications Officer and in collaboration with Communication Team. The Consultant will not be located in the premises of UN Women and will have to work remotely. However, the consultant is expected to have periodical coordination meetings with the Communication Team and participate in relevant staff meetings.

Competences and Qualifications:

Core Values:

• Cultural Sensitivity and valuing Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Ethics and Values
• Accountability
• Self-management and emotional intelligence
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication and Information Sharing
• Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing
• Work in teams
• Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies.

Functional Competencies:

• Excellent command of Romanian and English, Russian will be an asset;
• Excellent writing skills in Romanian and English in preparing briefs, reports, human interest stories, news, articles and similar work for various audiences;
• Solid understanding of and hands-on experience in communications and outreach/advocacy;
• Ability to produce well-written text;
• Ability to achieve results and to work in teams;
• Ability to use Information Technology effectively as a tool and resource;
• Ability to work under pressure and within limited time frames;
• Ability to consistently approach work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
• Ability to work in an independent manner and organize the workflow efficiently;
• In-depth knowledge of gender equality and women’s rights issues will be an asset;

Requirements for experience

Education:

• University degree in foreign languages/literature/journalism/ communication and public relations or in any other relevant domain. A Master’s degree in the aforementioned domains would be an asset.

Experience:

• At least 2 years of relevant experience in journalism, public relations and/or mass communications;
• At least 2 years of experience in elaboration and conducting of communication campaigns on social issues;
• Experience in web content management systems (Drupal or other) would be an asset;
• Knowledge of graphic design software would be an asset;
• Relevant experience in related areas in UN Women or UN agencies would be an asset;
• Experience on development of campaigns/materials on gender would be an asset.

Language:

• Fluency in Romanian and good command of English (written and oral);
• Fluency in Russian language would be an asset.

Financial proposal

Financial proposal, specifying a total lump sum amount for the tasks specified in Terms of References. The Financial proposal shall include the amount for daily rate.

Please see ANNEX I and ANNEX II.