Advocacy & Communication Manager, (P-4), Caracas, Venezuela #90975

UNICEF works in among the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived youngsters. To save lots of their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each baby, in all places, daily, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means surrender.

For each baby, an advocate

Following eight consecutive years of financial contraction within the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, since 2021 there was some macroeconomic stabilization, with reasonable financial progress anticipated till the tip of 2022. Regardless of this optimistic financial outlook, the simultaneous impacts of continual inflation, world financial instability, sociopolitical tensions and pure hazards aggravated by local weather change proceed to disproportionally have an effect on youngsters’s lives and their futures.

UNICEF Venezuela Nation Workplace (VCO) has been working to reply to essentially the most urgent wants whereas taking strategic steps to strengthen a sustainable and growth strategy in its actions within the nation. The communication technique requires a typical thread all through the CPD. Particularly, talk in relation to 3 axes: a) talk in regards to the scenario of youngsters, the drivers of disparities, and the urgency of performing, b) talk about options for implementation within the nation based mostly on collective efforts between authorities and civil society, c) talk on progress in outcomes and good practices with potential for scaling up,  together with voices from communities (Most Important Change). Right here it is very important articulate completely different methods that should work as a gear: a) proof and evaluation of the eventualities (positioning of UNICEF in these eventualities), b) alliances with related and well-positioned actors (who may be credible messengers with the UNICEF narrative), c) communication methods, advocacy, threat mitigation.

Advocacy and Communication are on the heart of UNICEF’s mandate. We advocate to determination makers for ‘the safety of youngsters’s rights, to assist meet their primary wants and to develop their alternatives to succeed in their full potential’. We talk to key private and non-private audiences to construct assist for the reason for youngsters. The Advocacy and Communication Supervisor studies to the Consultant, who’s at Stage D1.

How will you make a distinction?

The P4 Advocacy and Communication Supervisor is accountable for managing the advocacy and communication methods and implementation. This consists of:

• the event, implementation, monitoring and analysis of built-in advocacy and communication methods to realize optimistic outcomes for youngsters and younger individuals
• the efficient deployment of public channels and personal relationships to mobilize private and non-private assets for youngsters, together with by way of UNICEF
• utilizing conventional and digital media and key partnerships to construct consciousness of and assist for baby rights and UNICEF’s mission, priorities and programmes
• working with youngsters and younger individuals to empower them as brokers of change

Key capabilities, accountabilities and associated duties/.duties

The employees member will lead and handle a group to design and coordinate efficient, built-in advocacy and communication methods, by way of the event, implementation, monitoring and analysis levels. S/he’ll work collaboratively with colleagues throughout UNICEF at nation, regional and world stage, as effectively construct alliances or coalitions with exterior companions to drive modifications in coverage and observe, and safe political and monetary commitments for youngsters. Duties embrace:

1. Advocacy technique growth 
2. Advocacy technique implementation
3. Communication technique growth and implementation
4. Digital technique
5. Media relations
6. Advocacy and communication M&E
7. Workforce constructing, mission and funds administration
8. Advocacy and communication capability constructing
9. Stakeholder engagement
10. Others

For a extra particulars relating to the capabilities of the Advocacy and Communications Supervisor please overview the job profile: Job Profile Advocacy and Communication Manager.pdf

For extra data associated to the work or our group in Venezuela, please go to our web site: UNICEF Venezuela and our Country Programme Document 

To qualify as an advocate for each baby you’ll have…

• A complicated college diploma is required in one of many following fields: Worldwide Relations, Political Science, Worldwide Growth, Public Coverage, Public Administration, Economics, Communication or associated fields.
  *A primary College Diploma (Bachelor’s) in a related subject mixed with 2 extra years {of professional} expertise could also be accepted in lieu of an Superior College Diploma.
• A minimal of 8 years of progressively accountable and related skilled work expertise in advocacy/ campaigning and communication is required.
• Expertise in main the event and implementation of advocacy and communication methods, with clear theories of change, particular, measurable and timebound targets, and efficiency indicators.
• A monitor document of attaining or contributing to tangible coverage change.
• Confirmed expertise in deploying a variety of advocacy and communication techniques based mostly on a transparent principle of change.
• Expertise in constructing sturdy relationships with conventional and social media entities and utilizing media relations and channels to have interaction public audiences. 
• Expertise in main the event, implementation and monitoring of digital methods.
• Skilled and present in digital and social media content material and viewers developments in addition to in managing on-line platforms and channels.
• Expertise in constructing and sustaining a community of stakeholders, and in working with coalitions.
• Sturdy communicator with emphasis on with the ability to current advanced coverage concepts in succinct, partaking methods by way of marketing campaign narratives and artistic techniques.
• Expertise in managing a group is a requirement, together with a confirmed dedication to numerous and inclusive recruiting course of.
• Expertise managing a multicultural group is an asset.
• Demonstrated expertise in design and administration of initiatives, together with funds administration and monitoring and analysis of outcomes.
• Data of youngsters’s rights, public coverage, worldwide growth and humanitarian points.
• Expertise in advocacy on the worldwide stage is an asset.
• Expertise in coaching and facilitation is an asset.
• Expertise working in a creating and emergency setting is an asset. Creating nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency is taken into account an asset.
• Fluency in English and Spanish is required. Data of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian) or an area language is an asset.

For each Baby, you display…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every thing we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

 

UNICEF competencies required for this submit are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3) Drive to realize outcomes for impression (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others. (8) Nurtures, leads and manages individuals

In the course of the recruitment course of, we take a look at candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges: competency framework here.

 

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our world workforce should mirror the range of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or another private attribute.
We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental go away, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages using versatile working preparations. Venezuela is a household responsibility station. 
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and targets of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and will probably be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer extra data to conduct a background test.

Remarks:

This place has been assessed as an elevated threat position for Baby Safeguarding functions as it’s: a job with direct contact with youngsters, works straight with youngsters, is a safeguarding response position. Further vetting and evaluation for elevated threat roles in baby safeguarding (probably together with extra legal background checks) applies.

UNICEF’s lively dedication in direction of range and inclusion is crucial to ship the perfect outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine candidates are inspired to use.

Mobility is a situation of worldwide skilled employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the worldwide civil service.

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the responsibility station, which will probably be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Authorities workers which might be thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking on an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the correct to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is just not obtained, or essential inoculation necessities aren’t met, inside an affordable interval for any cause.

Solely shortlisted candidates will probably be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.