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Advocacy and Communications Manager
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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Remote (global)- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Inter-governmental
- Remote option: Remote (global)
- Right to work requirements: International contract
- Renumeration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 04/08/2024
- Location: Remote (global)
Child protection/ Children’s rights
Education
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have to…
Lead the communications and advocacy portfolio:
- Deliver UNGEI’s Communications and Advocacy to support UNGEI’s strategic goals and elevate the efforts of UNGEI and its key partners, including donors, to a wider audience.
- Support and advise the members of the UNGEI team as needed on communications, advocacy, policy advocacy, digital strategies and youth leadership. This specifically includes working with the youth leadership team and young feminist leaders around the world to understand and fill the gap in the knowledge of disenfranchised children and young people around the world on gender and education rights.
Manage the Feminist Network for Gender Transformative Education (FemNet4GTE)
- Manage UNGEI’s flagship event, FemNet4GTE, working closely with the Programme Manager, UNGEI Director and Community Co-ordinator to deliver the event (taking place 16-17 October 2024) and related advocacy and communications products
- Oversee the event management company to ensure the smooth running of the event
- Liaise with partners, including high profile partners and donors, to ensure a they have a positive experience of the event
Lead UNGEI’s Digital Communications Portfolio
- Manage the Social Media and Digital Consultant, supporting them to develop and deliver high level content across our channels
- Maintain UNGEI standards and systems for digital content creation, distribution and repurposing.
- Oversee the monitoring and analysis social media and web content metrics and use this for course correction to ensure effective communication strategies, planning and advocacy.
Management
- Develop work plans for communication activities, monitor compliance and provide support and guidance to ensure objectives are met.
- Manage the Advocacy and Communications Specialist, supporting them to achieve their deliverables and grow in their role.
- Plan and monitor the use of communication budgetary resources. Approve and monitor the overall allocation and disbursement and liquidation of funds. Take appropriate actions to optimize use of funds.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
- An advanced university degree in Communication, Journalism, Public Relations, International Development.
*A first University Degree combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree in the field of journalism, communications, external relations, public affairs, or public relations or corporate communications. - A minimum of eight years of experience of mid to senior-level professional work experience in strategic communications in a relevant field is required, including developing creative ideas, advocacy and communications campaigns at a national or international level, and professional writing for reports, briefs and more
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