Recrutement d'un(e) Donor Communication and Partnerships Officer - Fixed Term, NOB N'Djamena

Ce poste est uniquement destine aux candidats de nationalité tchadienne sans distinction de race ni de religion. Les candidatures feminines sont vivement encouragées.

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children's rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Donor Communication & Partnerships Officer will ensure appropriate UNICEF visibility, messaging and branding in fundraising and CSR relationships and manage UNICEF’s communication response to donors’ requests, including management of reputational risk issues associated to engaging with donors and other partners.

The incumbent will coordinate communication support to large donors for Chad Country Office and will lead in proposed media and visibility visits, and productions about the partnership.

He or she will also support the policy advocacy work and partnerships with civil society and key influencers.

KEY END-RESULTS

1. Resource mobilization: Global and country level fund-raising activities are supported by the implementation of effective advocacy and communication strategy and activities.
2. Donor Communication Strategy: Strategic direction to media and communication work linked to donors and partnerships is provided and production of communication products timely executed.
3. Networking, partnerships and special events: The Country Office has a well maintained and continually developed contact list of individuals, groups, organizations and fora (including Government, members of the National Assembly, UN, civil society and bilateral counterparts), whose support is essential to/can assist in achieving the advocacy and communication objectives. Effective working relationships with the UN Country Team and the UNCG are developed, maintained and enhanced. The country office has identified a list of key influencers who support UNICEF’s efforts and participate in special events and activities.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES and DUTIES & TASKS 

Within the delegated authority and the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be accountable for all or assigned areas of the following major duties and end results.

• Resource Mobilisation Support

Global and country level fund-raising activities are supported by effective advocacy and communication strategy and activities.

Duties and Tasks

• Support media and communication work linked to corporate engagement and donor communication, and optimize the opportunities for the country office’s advocacy through creative communication and planning at the start of prospective partnerships or funding opportunities.
• Provide support to ensure coherence in messaging and visibility.
• Work closely with the Resource Mobilisation team to support the development of editorial content, brochures, photo essays, videos, stories, case studies, etc for all office’s donor-related activities
• Work with relevant sections and the Resource Mobilisation team to ensure that quality communication and visibility materials (panels, logos, etc) as required by donors are developed and/or distributed as relevant
• Support the Resource Mobilization team in developing timely communication and visibility materials, including human interest stories and photos, for inclusion in donor reports.
• Keep up-to-date list of upcoming donor reports and liaise with the Resource Mobilization team and the field offices for the visits to the intervention sites and collection of communication and visibility materials
• Develop measurable communication strategies and plans for donors and partners for specific Grants as necessary, including for EU contributions.
• Ensure effective profiling of partners/donors through UNICEF external global channels (website, reports, and social media channels).

• Donor Communication Strategy and materials

Contribute to ensure UNICEF Chad has a clear donor communication and content creation strategy and associated work plan (aligned to the Global Communication and Public Advocacy Strategy – GCPAS) to support the country programme objectives and get children’s issues into the public domain, strengthen political will in support of UNICEF’s mission and enhance the organisation’s credibility and brand. Ensure that the production of communication products and materials, with an important focus on digital platforms, is timely executed and followed up to support country communication strategy, regional and global campaigns and priorities.

Duties & Tasks    

• Contribute to develop, maintain and update the donor communication and content creation strategy, with a special focus on the digital strategy, and associated work plan. Strategy and work plan include: an environmental and stakeholder assessment; objectives; target audiences; messages and media mix; resources; specific actions, activities and products; monitoring and evaluation of impact; success and opportunity for improvement; ongoing refinement of the strategy.
• Produce advocacy and communication materials (e.g. briefing notes, images, videos, web pages etc.) that meet the country and global standards as set out in the Communication Toolkit and that can be used on digital platforms, including engaging multimedia packages for millennials, donors, and other key audiences.
• Assist in drafting and editing articles, press releases, human interest stories and other advocacy/information materials for both web-based and traditional media, as appropriate, including in donor reports and proposals.

• Follow up on the production of advocacy and communication materials (e.g. films, videos, audio-visuals, etc.), and oversee the qualitative aspects of production, (e.g. quality control, translations, reviews of layout and graphic design etc.) to meet standards as set out in the Communication Toolkit.
• Liaise with the regional office and HQ in order to produce materials which are aligned with regional and global priorities.
• Establish or maintain an up-to-date documentation database for communication materials including publications, press releases and clippings, photographs, audio-visual materials, web resources etc.
• Recommend appropriate information and communication materials for use in media, and other advocacy and communication activities; recommend the appropriateness, quality and dissemination of printed and audio-visual materials.
• Recommend established contacts, networks, resources and processes to support communication and advocacy activities.
• Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of key communication performance indicators, as well as in the collection of data for reporting purposes.
• Networking, partnerships and special events

Ensure that the Country Office has a well maintained and continually developed contact list of  individuals, groups, organizations and fora (including Government, members of the National Assembly, UN, civil society and bilateral counterparts), whose support is essential to/can assist in achieving the advocacy and communication objectives. Engage key influencers in the list in different activities and events to support country programme goals.

Duties & Tasks

• Support strategic partnerships with elected representatives and civil society, including NGOs, faith-based organisations and other partners to impact on overall advocacy for children’s policies to support UNICEF programmes and resources.
• Help establish, document, review and refine process of working collaboratively with partners, including meetings, joints projects, information sharing, etc.
• Ensuring or enhance the quality, consistency and appropriateness of country-specific communication materials, activities, processes and messages shared with partners.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen the capacity of partners through appropriate advocacy and communication training, access to information, supplies and equipment and through knowledge sharing.
• Help organize and generate public support for special events and activities to promote country programme goals.
• Assist in developing and maintaining close collaboration with groups and organizations whose support is essential to the achievement of advocacy and communication objectives.
• Maintain and update celebrity and partner contact lists/database for country office.
• Monitor/document process and effectiveness of working with these individuals/organizations.
• Prepare background communication and promotional materials for briefings and visits of media, key influencers, donors, National Committee representatives and other special interest groups. The task includes preparing information materials (e.g., press releases, programme summaries, country fact sheets and media kits), and assisting in the planning, logistics and administrative arrangements.
• Report to Chief of Communication/Sr. Communication Specialist (Level 5) or Communication Specialist (Level 4) in a large area or medium-size country office of $-- million throughput.
• Operates in the context of a medium-sized country office or an area office.
• Accountable for communication programme implementation. The work is task- and results- oriented.

• Responsible for research, analysis and evaluation of data/information to produce situation analysis, reports, and Information/communication materials. Assist in drafting, analyzing, and editing articles and human interest stories and other advocacy materials.

• Assist in organizing special events in consultations with government counterparts, community and partners to support programme delivery.
• Work under the general supervision of Communication Specialist. The supervisor defines the parameters of assignments and outlines approaches to problem areas.  Research is carried out independently.  Work may be reviewed while in progress, and upon completion.
• Incumbent operates within rules and regulations, and makes recommendations to supervisor when a deviation from guidelines or changes in procedures is required.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
  
  

• QUALIFICATION and COMPETENCIES 

  1. Education

   

  University degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or a related field.

  2. Work Experience

   

  Two years practical professional work experience in communication, print and broadcast media, or interactive digital media.

  International and national work experience (for IP). Field work experience (for NO)

  Background/familiarity with Emergency situations.

  3. Language Proficiency  [ I ]

  Fluency in English and another UN language.

  Knowledge of the local working language of the duty station is an asset.

        4.  Competency Profile (For details on competencies please refer to the UNICEF Professional Competency Profiles.)  

  ii)  Core Values (Required)

  • Commitment       • Diversity and Inclusion      • Integrity

    ii)  Core Competencies (Required)

  •  Communication  [ II ]  •  Working with People  [ I ]  •  Drive for Results  [ I ]

   

  1. Functional Competencies (Required)

       •  Formulating Strategies and Concepts  [ I ]    •  Relating and Networking   [ I ]  

       •  Persuading and Influencing    [ I ]                   •  Applying Technical Expertise   [ I ]                      

    •  Learning and Researching   [ II ]                     •  Planning and Organizing  [ II ]