United Nations Children's Fund
Experience: 5 to 10 Years
Skill Required: Advocacy and Campaign
Apply By: 18-08-2022
Advocacy and Communication are at the center of UNICEF’s mandate. We advocate to decision makers for ‘the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential’. We communicate to key public and private audiences to build support for the cause of children.
The Advocacy and Communication Manager reports to the Regional Advisor on Communications. This post is based in Geneva.
The P4 Advocacy and Communication Manager is accountable for managing the development of advocacy and communication strategies, their implementation, and monitoring and evaluation, to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people. This includes:
the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of integrated advocacy and communication strategies, including regional level strategies as well as support and direction to national level strategies, feeding into global strategies
the effective deployment of public channels and private relationships to mobilize public and private resources for children, including through UNICEF
using traditional and digital media and key partnerships to build awareness of and support for child rights and UNICEF’s mission, priorities and programmes
working with children and young people to empower them as agents of change
Key functions, accountabilities, and related duties/tasks:
The staff member will support the Regional Office’s efforts on advocacy and communications by designing and coordinating effective, integrated advocacy and communication strategies, through the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation stages. S/he will work collaboratively with colleagues across UNICEF at country, regional and global level, as well build alliances or coalitions with external partners to drive changes in policy and practice, and secure political and financial commitments for children. Duties include:
Advocacy strategy development:
Advocacy strategy implementation:
Digital strategy:
Advocacy strategy development:
Advocacy strategy implementation:
Digital strategy:
Advocacy and communication M&E:
Team building, project and budget management:
Advocacy and communication capacity building:
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…