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Mission and objectives

UNICEF — the United Nations Children's Fund is an international non-profit organization that aims to help every child reach their potential in life. UNICEF covers more than 190 countries and territories around the world. UNICEF Burundi has a large country program, and the Social Policy and Advocacy Program (SPA) plays a key role in research and analysis to guide evidence-based policy development and programming for the promotion of children's rights in Burundi.

Context

UNICEF Burundi comparative advantages include its community mobilization and peacebuild-ing experience, multi-sectoral expertise, solid relationship with the Government.

Chronic malnutrition, child poverty, adolescent rights, community resilience and positioning throughout the humanitarian-development con-tinuum are cross-cutting priority areas where UNICEF will draw upon its comparative ad-vantages. UNICEF is also uniquely positioned to sup-port service provision, including supply chains for essential commodities. This type of support is likely to remain critical throughout the programme cycle.

Having both a seat at the policy table as well as feet firmly on the ground and in the field lends additional credibility to UNICEF as a key actor in Burundi.

BCO has the following programmes/sections: health and nutrition, education, child protection, WASH, C4D and social policy and advocacy.

The incumbent will support the Communication Section to develop and implement the Coun-try Office Working Plan with a focus on content creation for advocacy and resource mobiliza-tion. Particularly, he or she will support the team to generate communication materials, in-cluding infographics, photos, videos and human stories for different platforms; organize events, field visits and youth engagement activities.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the Chief of communication, advocacy and partnerships, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Support the conceptualization, planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation of an advocacy and communication strategy to leverage better results and mobilize resources for children:

• Use a number of digital and social media channels and make recommendations regard-ing current and future social media platforms and innovation technologies to use in or-der to increase UNICEF’s outreach in Burundi and abroad;

• Develop and produce multimedia products and online campaign narratives to advance UNICEF’s mandate and to better profile children's rights,

• Liaise with donors and National Committees and facilitate field visits and content crea-tion as needed;

• Support the chief of communication to regularly update media and development part-ners on progress of UNICEF Country Programme and progress for children and women, as well as UNICEF’s global priorities and campaigns, through the dissemination of re-ports, surveys, media releases;

• Maintenance and update of UNICEF Burundi online pages;

• Update social media platforms;

• Support the organization of field visits to collect HIS, articles, photos for donor reports;

• Contribute to the strategic development of digital initiatives in the country and provide ideas to increase digital engagement,

• Develop and disseminate social media content for UNICEF’s platforms, including pro-duction of digital/online campaigns;

• Film, edit and work with video files in multiple formats highlighting UNICEF’s work.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:

• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by read-ing relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for in-stance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);

• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;

• Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities;

• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publica-tions/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;

• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers;

• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenev-er technically possible.

Results/expected outputs:

• Communication materials – HIS, texts, photos, videos, online posts – developed

• UNICEF social media platforms updated;

• Visits for donors and celebrities supported;

• The development of capacity through coaching, mentoring and formal on-the-job train-ing, when working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-) governmental counterparts, including Implementing Partners (IPs);

• Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment

Eligibility criteria

Age

27 - 80

Nationality

Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.

Requirements

Required experience

3 years of experience in - Public information and reporting Mandatory

- Journalism, mass media and broadcasting Mandatory

- Photo: mandatory

- Video: mandatory

Area(s) of expertise

Communication, Information technology

Driving license

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Languages

French, Level: Fluent, Required

English, Level: Working knowledge, Required

Required education level

Bachelor degree or equivalent in - Communications

- Journalism

- Public Relations

Competencies and values

• Integrity and professionalism: demonstrated expertise in area of specialty and ability to apply good judgment; high degree of autonomy, personal initiative and ability to take ownership; willingness to accept wide responsibilities and ability to work independently

• Accountability: mature and responsible; ability to operate in compliance with organizational rules and regulations.

• Commitment to continuous learning: initiative and willingness to learn new skills and stay abreast of new developments in area of expertise; ability to adapt to changes in work environment.

• Planning and organizing: effective organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to manage a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner; ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; ability to work under pressure,

• Teamwork and respect for diversity: ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries; ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships

• Communication: proven interpersonal skills; good spoken and written communication skills, including ability to prepare clear and concise reports; ability to conduct presentations, articulate options and positions concisely; ability to make and defend recommendations; ability to communicate and empathize with staff (including national staff), military personnel, volunteers, counterparts and local interlocutors coming from very diverse backgrounds; ability to maintain composure and remain helpful towards the staff, but objective, without showing personal interest; capacity to transfer information and knowledge to a wide range of different target groups;

• Flexibility, adaptability, and ability and willingness to operate independently in austere, remote and potentially hazardous environments for protracted periods,

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