ECARO Roster of Consultant Experts in Writing and Editing – Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO)

UNICEF works in a number of 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 international locations and territories, we work for each little one, all over the place, day-after-day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means hand over. 

For each little one, a champion

How are you going to make a distinction? 

BACKGROUND

UNICEF works with and for deprived youngsters and adolescents throughout 22 countries and territories in Europe and Central Asia the place we now have nation programmes. We even have programmes to answer the wants of refugee and migrant girls and youngsters within the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Slovakia, in addition to engagement with establishments throughout many extra international locations to uphold the rights of kids.

UNICEF Regional Workplace for Europe and Central Asia (ECARO), Nation Workplaces and Programmes within the area usually requires the companies of writers and editors to provide quite a lot of supplies that assist UNICEF’s communication and advocacy, together with stories, articles, press releases, internet content material, and extra.

To satisfy the necessity for writing and enhancing companies, UNICEF is updating its roster of specialists in writing and enhancing and invitations certified candidates to precise their curiosity to be included within the roster.

The roster will function a human sources repository from which ECARO, Nation Workplaces and Programmes in Europe and Central Asia can shortly draw pre-vetted, certified specialists for assignments.

SCOPE OF WORK AND DUTIES

UNICEF ECARO invitations certified candidates to precise their curiosity to be included within the roster of writers and editors. These specialists might be required to provide high-quality content material packages, together with media supplies, advocacy toolkits, human curiosity tales, video scripts, brochures, internet content material and social media content material, case research, truth sheets, stories and different communication merchandise that relate to UNICEF’s advocacy and communication work in Europe and Central Asia.

The chosen specialists will work carefully with UNICEF ECARO’s Communication Group, in addition to UNICEF Communication Officers in Nation Workplaces, Programmes and Nationwide Committees within the area to make sure that the companies offered are consistent with UNICEF’s branding requirements and pointers, and little one safeguarding ideas.

The chosen specialists are required to make use of their very own pc gear and software program.

Key tasks of the Specialists embody:

• Analysis, write, and edit a variety of content material, together with articles, stories, media supplies, opinion items, success and human-interest tales, truth sheets, social media posts, internet content material, brochures, and video scripts, with a give attention to youngsters’s points and UNICEF’s work.
• Edit and proofread numerous sorts of written supplies to make sure accuracy, consistency, readability, and adherence to UNICEF’s pointers and requirements.
• Conduct analysis and fact-checking to make sure the accuracy and credibility of data introduced in written content material.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop compelling narratives that showcase UNICEF’s achievements, programmes, and the influence on youngsters and communities.
• Work carefully with UNICEF employees, companions, and exterior stakeholders to collect info and insights for content material creation.
• Guarantee all content material adheres to UNICEF’s branding and elegance pointers.

SKILLS REQUIRED

To qualify as an advocate for each little one you should have…

Necessities relevant to all Specialists

• Bachelor’s diploma in communications, journalism or associated discipline.
• Seven (7) years of writing and enhancing expertise, ideally in a humanitarian, improvement, or advocacy context.
• Robust portfolio demonstrating the power to craft impactful and interesting written content material.
• Wonderful command of English, with excellent writing, enhancing, and proofreading abilities, assessed via a written project and interview.
• Familiarity with little one rights and improvement points is advantageous.
• Expertise in digital media and social media content material creation is a plus.
• Means to work independently and collaboratively in a multicultural atmosphere.
• Robust organizational abilities and a focus to element.
• Proficiency in Russian or one other UN language is taken into account an asset.

For each Little one, you exhibit… 

UNICEF’s core values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS), and core competencies in Communication, Working with Folks and Drive for Outcomes.

To view our competency framework, please go to here.

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates are invited to:

1. Duly full the web UNICEF software
2. Duly full & connect P-11 Historical past From (will be downloaded right here: https://www.unicef.org/careers/documents/p11-form)
3. Curriculum vitae (CV) and Cowl Letter
4. Complete writing and enhancing portfolio with no less than 5 (5) examples of related work
5. Monetary proposal with each day fee in USD (functions submitted with out a each day fee is not going to be thought of)
6. Analysis of labor by UN if relevant (e.g. PER).
7. Names and contacts of three (3) referees (functions with out referees is not going to be thought of).

Please apply to the Regional Roster by the indicated on-line deadline of 31 January 2024.

Please notice that solely candidates who’re beneath critical consideration might be contacted. As soon as pre-qualified, consultants might be eligible for direct recruitment by UNICEF workplaces within the area for a three-year interval. Within the collection of its employees and consultants, UNICEF is dedicated to gender steadiness, inclusion and variety with out distinction as to race, intercourse or faith, and with out discrimination of individuals with disabilities. Effectively certified candidates are strongly inspired to use.

UNICEF is dedicated to variety and inclusion inside its workforce, and encourages all candidates, no matter gender, nationality, spiritual and ethnic backgrounds, together with individuals residing with disabilities, to use to turn into part of the group.

UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation for consultants/particular person contractors with disabilities. This will embody, for instance, accessible software program, journey help for missions or private attendants. We encourage you to reveal your incapacity throughout your software in case you want affordable lodging through the choice course of and afterwards in your project. 

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 additionally adheres to strict little one safeguarding ideas. All chosen candidates might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas and can due to this fact endure rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer extra info to conduct a background verify. 

Remarks:  

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

People engaged beneath a consultancy or particular person contract is not going to be thought of “employees members” beneath the Employees Rules and Guidelines of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures, and won’t be entitled to advantages offered therein (comparable to go away entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their circumstances of service might be ruled by their contract and the Basic Situations of Contracts for the Companies of Consultants and Particular person Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are liable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the fee of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with native or different relevant legal guidelines. 

The chosen candidate is solely accountable to make sure that the visa (relevant) and medical insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for all the interval of the contract. Chosen candidates are topic to affirmation of fully-vaccinated standing towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Well being Group (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which have to be met previous to taking over the project. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and should not anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply areas or immediately work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out features for UNICEF during their consultancy contracts.