Vacancy: P5 Chief, Global Content Strategy, Division of Communication, UNICEF NYHQ

As Chief, Global Content Strategy for UNICEF's Division of Communication, the incumbent will lead the development of a creative section for UNICEF, develop the rollout and adoption of new products under the Brand Strategy, oversee the editorial and design approach in the development of digital, print and multimedia collateral, and provide overall creative/marketing insight on UNICEF campaigns and projects. He/she will oversee all executional aspects of the organization's creative development and visual branding on print, multimedia, and digital/social platforms and ensure that the overall creative work quality executed on all UNICEF global platforms drives brand cohesion and audience engagement outcomes. The development of this internal capacity at UNICEF is critical to building and maintaining a modern, digitally driven and consistent brand, and is expected to provide substantial cost savings as we develop an internal capacity that is currently outsourced to expensive creative agencies.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, a voice

As Chief, Global Content Strategy for UNICEF's Division of Communication, the incumbent will lead the development of a creative section for UNICEF, develop the rollout and adoption of new products under the Brand Strategy, oversee the editorial and design approach in the development of digital, print and multimedia collateral, and provide overall creative/marketing insight on UNICEF campaigns and projects. He/she will oversee all executional aspects of the organization's creative development and visual branding on print, multimedia, and digital/social platforms and ensure that the overall creative work quality executed on all UNICEF global platforms drives brand cohesion and audience engagement outcomes. The development of this internal capacity at UNICEF is critical to building and maintaining a modern, digitally driven and consistent brand, and is expected to provide substantial cost savings as we develop an internal capacity that is currently outsourced to expensive creative agencies.

How can you make a difference?

• High level planning: The incumbent will lead the editorial, multimedia, design and publishing teams in order to create and produce creatively powerful, high-quality materials for UNICEF's advocacy campaigns and daily social media outreach.
• Interdivisional collaboration and demand management: Leads processes to identify new areas of collaboration at headquarters level and advises DOC senior management accordingly, in consultation with relevant DOC sections, determines and recommends how the demand for visual materials to achieve programmatic and organizational goals should be best met, establishes and oversees workflow and processes to efficiently manage staff time, and serves as a strategic liaison with HQ divisions to advise and encourage adoption of UNICEF’s brand strategy.
• Capacity building: Develops, implement and enhances the staff learning/development of design skills in order to provide effective and powerful visual communications materials and artifacts.
• Policy and practice: Working in close collaboration with the Brand section, works to promulgate and enrich accurate interpretation of brand policy, principles and products. Contributes to the development of HQ and global editorial and design policy and practices, directions, approaches and methodologies that strengthen communication, participates in strategic process reviews, consults with Regional Offices and HQ divisions and offices, monitors internal and external environments and follows trends, identifies opportunities, new thinking and innovation in these areas.

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

• Advanced university degree in graphic design and/or a communication-related field. A first university degree in combination with an additional 2 years of relevant experience may also be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

• Ten (10) years of professional work experience in a creative organization including at least 4 years in a leadership role

• Work experience in an agency, magazine, multimedia production firm or other creative organization is a necessity.

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The technical competencies required for this post are:

• Leading and Supervising 
• Formulating strategies and concepts 
• Analyzing 
• Relating and networking 
• Deciding and Initiating action 
• Following instructions and procedures 

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.