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For every child, the right to a voice.

UNICEF Haiti is looking for a passionate and results-driven Advocacy and Communication Officer to join our team in Port-au-Prince. If you're passionate about using strategic communications to drive change for children, this is your opportunity to make an impact. Reporting to the Chief of Communication, you will lead and support high-impact advocacy campaigns, media engagement, strategic partnerships, and digital communications to influence policy, mobilize support, and amplify children's voices. Your work will help strengthen UNICEF's visibility, secure greater commitment for children's rights, and deliver meaningful results for every child in Haiti.

To explore our work at UNICEF Haiti—and discover how we’re making a difference for children every day, visit our website.

How can you make a difference?

As our Advocacy and Communication Officer, you will support the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of integrated advocacy and communication strategies, working collaboratively across teams and with external partners to influence policy and practice, strengthen political and financial commitments for children, and deliver measurable results. Through strategic advocacy, partnerships, and innovative digital communications, you will raise awareness of children's rights, mobilize public support, enhance UNICEF's visibility and credibility, and contribute to improved outcomes for every child.

Key functions/accountabilities include

1. Advocacy and Communication Strategy Development and Planning
2. Advocacy and Communication Strategy Implementation
3. Media Relations
4. Advocacy and Communication Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
5. Project and Budget Support
6. Advocacy and Communication Capacity Building
7. Stakeholder Engagement

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Download File JD for Advocacy and Communication Officer Level 2_Haiti.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

Education: A completed First Level University Degree (Bachelor or equivalent) in Journalism, Political Science, Communications, International Relations and any other related fields is required.
Work Experience: Min 2 years of relevant work experience in communication, advocacy, campaigning, and digital communications at a national, regional or global level is required.
Demonstrated experience in supporting and/or managing projects to completion, including developing and implementing clear processes, and budget management is required.
Experience in digital communications and in managing online platforms and channels is required.
Experience in supporting the development of clear theories of change with specific, measurable and timebound objectives and performance indicators is essential.
Experience in supporting the effective functioning of a team is required.
Skills: Project management knowledge required for the role: such as monitoring, evaluation and budget management is required.
Knowledge of children’s rights is mandatory.
Understanding international development and familiarity with humanitarian issues are essential for the position.
Knowledge of public policy design and development is required.
Language Requirements: Proficiency/Fluency both in English and French is required.

Desirables:

Language: Fluency in Créole will be a strong asset.
Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) is an advantage.
Experience in media relations is beneficial for the position.
Experience working for an advocacy or campaigning organization e.g. national or international NGO, UN or other multilateral organization experience, training and facilitation experience is an asset.
Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

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 competencies required for this post are…

(1) Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
(2) Works Collaboratively with others (1)
(3) Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
(4) Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
(5) Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
(6) Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
(7) Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct contact with children, a role that works directly with identifiable children's data, a safeguarding response role, or an assessed risk role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) apply.

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 a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation 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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable female and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF's Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

Visa residence requirements: i.e. UNICEF shall not facilitate the issuance of a visa and working authorization for candidates under consideration for positions at the national officer and general service category.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

Advocacy and Communications Officer, (NO-2), FT, #00118875, Port Au Prince –Haiti, LACR