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National Consultant – Communication and Social Media Support

Jakarta

  • Organization: UNWOMEN - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
  • Location: Jakarta
  • Grade: Consultancy - National Consultant - Locally recruited Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Communication and Public Information
    • Women's Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming
    • Sales and Marketing
    • Marketing (Digital, Advertisement, Brand, Promotion)
  • Closing Date: Closed

Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

 

In Indonesia, UN Women works with government, civil society organizations, academia, the media, the public and private sectors to address national priorities of gender equality and women’s empowerment. Placing the advancement of women’s rights at the centre of our work, UN Women Indonesia focuses on (1) Ending violence against women (2) Promoting women’s human rights (3) Women’s economic empowerment (4) Women contribute to and have greater influence in building sustainable peace.

 

UN Women Communications work on the implementation of the UN Women corporate communications strategy, as well as in design, management and implementation of the Country communications and publication strategies, which are geared towards awareness raising of gender equality and the empowerment of women, and promote public and media outreach, to include campaigns. 

 

To support the effective implementation of the communication plans and activities of the programmes, UN Women seeks to hire qualified individuals to provide support in the area of communication and social media. The consultant for Communication and Social Media Support covers primary tasks as outlined below and works in daily coordination with the Advocacy and Communication Officer.

 

This is an excellent opportunity, particularly for new graduated and/or young professionals looking for meaningful and exciting working experience with UN Women, part of the United Nations System in Indonesia.

Duties and Responsibilities

SCOPE OF WORK, SPECIFIC TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the overall guidance of the Advocacy and Communication Officer, the consultant will undertake the following tasks:

Key Duties and responsibilities:

Provide support to the implementation of Country Office (CO) communication and advocacy strategies

  • Support in the implementation of communication plans.
  • Collaborate in planning, monitoring and reporting of communication activities;
  • Support in planning and organizing campaigns, press conferences, briefing sessions, and other events;
  • Contribute and ensure the visibilities of events, campaigns and key activities;
  • Assist in media outreach, media inquiries, monitoring and maintaining press clippings of print and online media when UN Women is mentioned;

 

Provide support to the implementation of CO communication and advocacy materials

  • Support in developing communication materials, such as press infographics, fact sheets, briefing materials, etc;
  • Draft stories and web articles;
  • Maintenance of information database and photo library;
  • Review translations, contact with printers and other suppliers to ensure production.

Provide Support in the Management of the CO social Media presence

  • Draft, prepare, and schedule content and posts for the social media accounts.
  • Research additional content (articles/ news/ posts) on women’s empowerment and gender equality and draft the post. 
  • Assist in the creation of editorial workplan calendar.
  • Manage, engage, and actively expand the network of followers.
  • Monitor social media accounts, monitor questions and comments, mentions, and cross-post selected content.
  • Create, produce or support the production visual assets (quote cards, multi media graphics, social media video, etc.
  • Support live tweeting from events.

 

Other

  • Undertake general administrative assignments and logistical support;
  • Assist the Advocacy and Communication Officer with any other relevant duties as may be assigned.

 

  1. CONTRACT PERIOD AND WORK LOCATION

The period of this consultancy is from August to December 2020. The consultant will be based in Jakarta, Indonesia and work home-based and at the UN Women Indonesia Office or partner offices as required.

 

EXPECTED DELIVERABLES

The consultant will work under the direct supervision of Communications Officer, UN Women Indonesia.

 

No

Deliverables

Target Completion

Dates

1

Submission of report on all activities in supporting communications work during month August 2020 in line with request and feedback from UN Women.

31 August 2020

2

Submission of report on all activities in supporting communications work during month September 2020 in line with request and feedback from UN Women.

30 September 2020

3

Submission of report on all activities in supporting communications work during month October 2020 in line with request and feedback from UN Women.

31 October 2020

4

Submission of report on all activities in supporting communications work during month November 2020 in line with request and feedback from UN Women.

30 November 2020

5

Submission of report on all activities in supporting communications work during month December 2020 in line with request and feedback from UN Women.

31 December 2020

 

 

Competencies

 

Core Values

  • Respect for Diversity;
  • Integrity;
  • Professionalism.

 

Core Competencies

  • Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
  • Accountability;
  • Creative Problem Solving;
  • Effective Communication;
  • Inclusive Collaboration;
  • Stakeholder Engagement;
  • Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf?la=en&vs=637

 

Functional Competencies

  • Knowledge of social media and communication strategies and methods;
  • Ability to create, edit and present information in clear and presentable formats;
  • Good event planning skills;
  • Ability to identify relevant events and stories and communicate them to a mass audience;
  • Good multimedia skills.

Required Skills and Experience

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

 

Education:

  • At least BA in communication/ media studies, journalism, humanities, international relations, or social sciences or other similar subject.

 

Experience:

  • No formal work experience required, but preference will be given to those with at least 12 months of relevant work and/or volunteering experience;
  • Relevant experience in the use of social media and digital communications;
  • Experience in design, photo, video editing software would be an asset.
  • Experience in event management, online outreach and multimedia would be an asset;
  • Understanding of gender equality and women’s human rights would be an asset;

 

Language Skills:

  • Fluency (written and spoken) in English and Bahasa Indonesia is required.

 

EVALUATION

 

Applications will be evaluated based on the cumulative analysis.

  • Technical Qualification (100 points) weight; [70%]
  • Financial Proposal (100 points) weight; [30%]

 

Contract will be awarded to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

  • Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
  • Having received the highest score out of above defined technical and financial criteria.

 

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION

Interest candidates are encouraged to submit an electronic application to this UNDP job website

 

Submission of package  

  • Updated CV.
  • P11 including past experience in similar assignments; can be downloaded at http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment
  • Writing sample.
  • Video of “why are you interested in this position?” (optional).
  • Technical Proposal including approach and workplan.
  • Financial proposal breaking down the daily fee. Applications without financial proposal will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION

Payments for this consultancy will be based on the achievement of each deliverable and certification that each has been satisfactorily completed.

 

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
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