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For every child, the right to advocacy.

How can you make a difference?

At UNICEF Gujarat field office, communication, advocacy and partnership is working with stakeholders to advance child rights priorities and strengthen public, institutional and stakeholder engagement for issues impacting adolescents and young people. These efforts aim to address gaps in visibility, public discourse, policy attention, social mobilization and partnership-building around key programme priorities, including health, nutrition, education, child protection, climate action, gender equality, adolescent participation and youth engagement.

The UNICEF Gujarat Field Office in delivering outcomes aligned with the UNICEF Strategic Plan through:

• Convening: Engaging key stakeholders and influencers, including government departments, media, legislators, civil society, youth and adolescent platforms, CSR partners, private sector actors, academia, and digital influencers to advance child rights priorities in Gujarat.

• Converging: Facilitating programme integration and joint action across relevant government departments, UNICEF programme sections and partners by translating programme evidence, field insights and state priorities into strategic advocacy, communication and partnership initiatives.

• Catalyzing: Driving public discourse, policy attention, stakeholder action and resource mobilization, both financial and non-financial, to support priority child rights issues and strengthen visibility, partnerships and advocacy outcomes for children and young people in Gujarat.

The UNICEF Gujarat office is looking for consultant who will provide specialized, time-bound technical support to develop and deliver a defined set of communication, advocacy, stakeholder engagement and documentation products that strengthen UNICEF Gujarat's visibility, public discourse, evidence-based advocacy and partnership engagement around identified child rights priorities.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: Communication, Advocacy and Partnership Consultant - External TOR.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...

Minimum requirements:

Education: Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication, Journalism, Communications, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Public Relations or another relevant discipline.

Work Experience:

Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in strategic communication, advocacy, media engagement, development communication, public relations or related areas.
Demonstrated experience developing communication and advocacy products for government, development organizations, UN agencies, NGOs or comparable institutions.
Experience in stakeholder engagement and partnership development.
Experience in developing human-interest stories, social media content and documentation products.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:

Strong knowledge of strategic communication, advocacy, media engagement, social and behaviour change communication, and development communication.
Demonstrated skills in stakeholder mapping, partnership analysis, media database development, influencer mapping and CSR/private-sector engagement.
Excellent writing, editing, documentation and storytelling skills, including experience preparing human-interest stories, social media content, reports, briefs and advocacy materials.
Strong coordination, interpersonal and analytical skills, with the ability to consult multiple stakeholders and deliver quality outputs within agreed timelines.
Proficiency in MS Office applications and familiarity with digital and social media platforms, content planning tools and basic data management.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English and Hindi is required.
Working knowledge of Gujarati will be an asset, particularly for stakeholder engagement, field documentation and review of state-level communication materials.

Desirables:
- Prior experience working with UNICEF, UN agencies, government departments, development partners or civil society organisations will be an advantage.
- Experience working in Gujarat or with state-level stakeholders, media networks, youth platforms, CSR partners or private-sector entities is desirable.
- Experience in developing visually engaging communication products, social media packages, advocacy briefs, campaign materials or knowledge documentation will be an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
Cover letter
A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template): TMC0005630 Financial proposal template.xlsx

Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not downloadable on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

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