Communications and Advocacy support

Il a été créé en 1946 par l’Assemblée générale de l’ONU sous l’appellation : Fonds d’urgence international des Nations unies pour les enfants. C’est en 1953 qu’il est devenu une agence permanente.
L’UNICEF assiste les gouvernements dans des programmes à long terme visant à l’amélioration de la qualité de vie des enfants : santé, vaccination et nutrition, prévention sanitaire, éducation primaire, situations particulièrement difficiles.
L’UNICEF mobilise la volonté politique et des ressources matérielles pour aider les pays, en particulier les pays en développement, à donner la priorité aux enfants, et pour renforcer leur capacité de formuler des politiques appropriées et de mettre en place des services en faveur des enfants et des familles.
L’UNICEF œuvre, avec le concours de tous ses partenaires, à la réalisation des objectifs de développement humain durable que s’est fixés la communauté mondiale et de l’idéal de paix et de progrès social consacré par la Charte des Nations Unies.

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favouritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

This role will combine high-level communications support to the leadership of the country office for public and policy advocacy for child rights in the Central African Republic, while also supporting the production of creative content for office campaigns and social media management. The candidate will combine strong communication skills, including creative multimedia production, with an interest in high-level advocacy and influencing policy processes.

Within the delegated authority, under the supervision of, and in coordination with the Chief of Communication & Advocacy, but working closely with the Front Office Management team, the International UN Volunteer Communication & Advocacy Specialist will:

1. Support to country office management with high level advocacy
• Working closely with office management, develop a plan to support high-level advocacy around key office communication priorities. Support the office leadership with outreach to key actors and partners to influence policy decision in favour of children, in line with advocacy priorities.
• Support the Representative with talking points, briefing notes and key messages, including for media engagements.
• Support office management with visibility around engagements and missions to enhance advocacy.


2. Support public advocacy campaigns around office priority areas for children
• Support the office with production of high-level advocacy messaging products, and influencing partnerships between the office and other institutions. This could be through a creative ‘producer’ role or the actual content production depending on skills.
• In line with the identified advocacy priorities, create communication and advocacy plan to influence for changes in favour of child rights, particularly through influencing partners, and creating digital campaigns and creative products.

3. Managing digital and social media accounts and creating content
• Ensure digital and social media communication products and materials produced are compelling, relevant and catchy.
• Develop compelling short videos, social tiles, infographics and interactive contents for social and digital media use in relevant formats.
• Support creation of posts for all relevant UNICEF social media platforms.
• Monitor digital and social media interactions and their impact, producing regular reports.
• Use social media marketing utilities to scale the reach and impact of the social and digital media outlets.