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For each child, an advocate
UNICEF’s mission in Moldova is to verify each child within the nation is wholesome, educated and protected from hurt, subsequently having one of the best begin in life and a good likelihood to succeed in her or his full potential and profit from the nation’s prosperity. We imagine kids have a proper to stay in a extra equitable society, the place their voices are heard, and desires met as a matter of precedence in keeping with the Sustainable Development Goals. More data on what we do in Moldova is offered at: https://www.unicef.org/moldova
How are you able to make a difference?
Under the supervision of the Communication Specialist, NO-C, the incumbent will help in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating an advocacy and communication technique to get kids’s and ladies’s points into the general public area, strengthen political will in assist of UNICEF’s mission and goals within the nation, and improve the group’s credibility and model.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES and DUTIES & TASKS
Within the delegated authority and the given organizational set-up, the incumbent could also be accountable for all or assigned areas of the next main duties and finish outcomes.
1. Communication supplies
Ensure that the manufacturing of communication merchandise and supplies is well timed executed and adopted as much as assist nation communication technique, regional and international campaigns and priorities and to assist useful resource mobilization as set out within the work plan.
Duties & Tasks
- Implement the duties within the nation communication work plan and technique as assigned.
- Gather content material and protection of related nation efforts to determine efficient related nation programme actions and outcomes. Develop complementary, nation particular and local people supplies and actions.
- Support the manufacturing of communication supplies (e.g. briefing notes, photographs, video. Web pages and so forth.) that meet the nation and international requirements as set out within the Communication Toolkit.
- Assist in drafting and enhancing articles, press releases, human curiosity tales and different advocacy/data supplies for each web-based and conventional media, as acceptable.
- Follow up on the manufacturing of advocacy and communication supplies (e.g., movies, movies, audio-visuals, and so forth.), and oversee the qualitative points of manufacturing, (e.g., high quality management, translations, evaluations of format and graphic design and so forth.) to satisfy requirements as set out within the Communication Toolkit.
- Maintain an up-to-date documentation centre for communication supplies together with publications, press releases and clippings, pictures, audio-visual supplies, internet sources and so forth.
- Recommend acceptable data and communication supplies for use in media, and different advocacy and communication actions;
- Recommend established contacts, networks, sources and processes to assist communication actions.
2. Media relations
Effective and well timed skilled help and assist are offered in growing, drafting and sustaining contact data, supplies and relationships with journalists and media retailers protecting all media – print, TV, radio, internet and so forth. – within the nation, to speak the story of UNICEF’s cooperation to a wider viewers.
Duties & Tasks
- Maintain and replace media relations contact record/database. Ensure speedy and correct data dissemination to the media.
- Assist in growing and sustaining shut collaboration with mass media, in addition to with teams and organizations whose assist is important to the achievement of advocacy and communication goals.
- Assist in drafting and enhancing articles, press releases, human curiosity tales and different advocacy/data supplies in all media codecs, as acceptable.
- Prepare background communication and promotional supplies for briefing and visits of media and different particular curiosity teams. Assist within the planning, logistic and administrative preparations for them.
- Assist in collaborating with the media via actions reminiscent of organizing undertaking web site visits, facilitating photograph protection and TV footage and using each web-based and conventional media as acceptable.
- Monitor and consider the use and effectiveness of media supplies. Maintain a library of protection (clippings, protection and so forth.)
3. Monitoring and analysis
Regular monitoring and analysis actions are undertaken in keeping with the work plan to make sure most influence and steady enchancment of nation communication efforts. Ensure outcomes and studies are ready and shared on a well timed foundation.
Duties & Tasks
- Assist in coordinating acceptable viewers analysis and compiling and analysing related information.
- Monitor and consider the suitable and well timed dissemination of advocacy and communication supplies to focus on audiences and take part within the analysis of their influence. Monitor and consider the use and effectiveness of media supplies. Maintain a library of protection (clippings, protection and so forth.)
- Monitor the general public notion of UNICEF within the nation and suggest acceptable motion to keep up a constructive picture for the group.
- Assist in offering suggestions to DOC on the use and appropriateness of worldwide communication supplies reminiscent of publications, photographs and multimedia merchandise.
- Ensure good high quality information assortment, evaluation and analysis and reporting to make sure efficient communication methods, planning and efficient and environment friendly advocacy.
- Undertake classes discovered assessment of profitable and unsuccessful communication experiences as directed by supervisor.
4. Celebrities, companions and particular occasions
Ensure that the Country Office’s contact record of people, teams, organizations and fora (together with Government, UN, and bilateral counterparts), are maintained and additional developed, whose assist is important to/can help in reaching the advocacy and communication goals and who assist and are in a position to actively take part in particular occasions and actions that additional the nation programme targets.
Duties & Tasks
- Help arrange and generate public assist for particular occasions and actions to advertise nation programme targets.
- Assist in growing and sustaining shut collaboration with mass media, in addition to with teams and organizations whose assist is important to the achievement of advocacy and communication goals.
- Maintain and replace celeb and accomplice contact lists/database for nation workplace.
- Monitor/doc course of and effectiveness of working with these people/organizations.
- Prepare background communication and promotional supplies for briefings and visits of media, Goodwill Ambassadors, donors, National Committee representatives and different particular curiosity teams. The job contains making ready data supplies (e.g., press releases, programme summaries, nation truth sheets and media kits), and helping within the planning, logistics and administrative preparations.
If you want to know extra about this place, please assessment the whole Job Description right here: 
To qualify as an advocate for each child you’ll have…
Minimum necessities:
- Education: University diploma in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or associated subject.
- Work Experience: One yr sensible skilled work expertise in communication, print and broadcast media, or interactive digital media. Field work expertise.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in Romanian, working data of English and Russian.
Desirables:
- Background/familiarity with Emergency conditions.
- Knowledge of one other official UN language.
For each Child, you display…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin all the things we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this submit are…
- Builds and maintains partnerships (1)
- Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (1)
- Drive to attain outcomes for influence (1)
- Innovates and embraces change (1)
- Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)
- Thinks and acts strategically (1)
- Works collaboratively with others (1)
Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges.
UNICEF is dedicated to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, spiritual or ethnic background, and individuals with disabilities, to apply to change into a part of the group. To create a extra inclusive office, UNICEF provides paid parental go away, breastfeeding breaks, and cheap lodging for individuals with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations. Click here to study extra about versatile work preparations, well-being, and advantages.
According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), individuals with disabilities embody those that have long-term bodily, psychological, mental, or sensory impairments which, in interplay with varied limitations, might hinder their full and efficient participation in society on an equal foundation with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has dedicated to extend the variety of workers with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we offer reasonable accommodation for work-related assist necessities of candidates and workers with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen bodily and digital accessibility. If you’re an applicant with a incapacity who wants digital accessibility assist in finishing the net application, please submit your request via the accessibility e-mail button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.
UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to kids (individuals beneath 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination primarily based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, spiritual or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and will likely be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to offer extra data to conduct a background check, and chosen candidates with disabilities could also be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their incapacity confidentially.
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Remarks:
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the employees is the need of securing the best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF’s energetic dedication to range and inclusion is vital to ship one of the best outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate candidates from focused underrepresented teams are inspired to apply.
Government workers who’re thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking over an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the precise to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is just not obtained, or mandatory inoculation necessities will not be met, inside an affordable interval for any motive.
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Communication Officer, NO-A (TA) Chisinau, Moldova (for Moldovan residents solely), #131631
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