UN Women: Communications and Campaigns Consultant, Home Based, SSA

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) • Part-time • Remote (United States) • 4w ago

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.

The United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) is a partnership between the United Nations, Member States, and the civil society, which supports women led and women’s rights organizations working to build peace and provide humanitarian response throughout the world. Since the end of 2016, the WPHF has been supporting over 1,400 civil society organizations and is present in 46 countries worldwide.

UN Women hosts the Secretariat of WPHF within the PSR unit. 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.

Since its launch in 2016, WPHF has funded and supported the capacity of over 1,400 local and grassroots civil society organizations in 46 crisis-affected countries around the world. UN Women hosts the Secretariat of WPHF. The WPHF Secretariat provides support to the Funding Board, mobilizes resources from governments, companies, foundations, and individuals; provides day-to-day support to Country Offices implementing WPHF programmes; ensures timely and quality monitoring and reporting; and amplifies the work and impact of WPHF civil society partners around the world. In addition to its Regular Funding Cycle, which supports local interventions led by and working alongside women to contribute to peace and humanitarian action worldwide, WPHF has establish two unique financing mechanisms to respond to new and emerging crises: the Rapid Response Window for Women and Peace Processes, which was requested by the UN SG and supports women’s participation in Track 1 and 2 peace processes and the implementation of peace agreements, and the Window for Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs), which promotes the protection and the participation of WHRDs in crisis settings.

Effective communications and advocacy are critical to the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, especially in the current context of a pushback on human rights, increased militarization, and decreasing overseas development assistance.

Under the overall supervision of the WPHF Head of Secretariat and day-to-day supervision of the Communications and Advocacy Specialist, the consultant will support the development and implementation of WPHF’s communications and campaigns functions as part of WPHF’s wider communications and advocacy strategy.

The consultants will provide monthly reports outlining activities throughout the month.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Timely and quality implementation of programme/portfolio activities against set workplans, timelines, and budgets, in line with the Strategic Note
Quality and timely reporting
Regular and timely monitoring of activities
Enhanced best practices and lessons learned documented and circulated

Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work

The WPHF Communications and Campaigns Consultant will:

Support the development, launch and implementation of at least one key WPHF advocacy campaign and its corresponding events and public activations.
Support the establishment of new partnerships with at least 2 key influencers or media partners contributing to the promotion of the WPHF advocacy campaign.
Assist the communications and advocacy team to contribute to the implementation of at least two major advocacy events, particularly through the engagement of key individual stakeholders.
Support the monitoring, mapping and tapping into relevant live conversations, calls for action, initiatives, and activations across platforms as it relates and pertains to upcoming WPHF campaigns
Support in the coordination and archiving of WPHF communications assets, language, images and content for all campaigns in Q3 and Q4, in collaboration with the WPHF graphic designer
Support the regular analytics reporting of all WPHF web and social media outreach for Q3 and Q4, including specific metrics for all campaigns.
Assist in updating graphic design templates for new social media visuals for at least 4 campaigns in Q3 and Q4.
Collaborate with the communications team to support at least one social media training, including asset-sharing better practices for the WPHF team).
Support the development of a social media strategy for WPHF flagship campaign.
Collaborate with communications and advocacy team to create new content for at least four social media platforms, with a focus on multimedia and video content.
Support the communications team in building and enhancing collaboration with social media teams across UN board members and management entities on at least two joint social media campaign activations (such as UNGA, WPS week, 16 Days).
Support with social media coverage of at least 6 key events in Q3 and Q4 2025.
Support with WPHF website editorial updates for at least 6 new calls for proposals and active country pages in Q3 and Q4.

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a home-based consultancy.

As part of this assignment, there might be travel as needed

Competencies :

Core Values:

Integrity;
Professionalism;
Respect for Diversity.

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 Values and Competencies Framework:

Functional Competencies:

Ability to communicate sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies

Knowledge of web-based management systems

Knowledge of production, graphic design and photography standards

Knowledge of social media platforms and experience in social media outreach

Communication, networking and advocacy skills

Ability to be strategic and analytical

Knowledge of gender and human rights issues desirable

Required Qualifications:

Education and Certification:

Master’s degree (or equivalent) in non-profit management, communications, public relations or related field.
A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.

Experience:

At least 1 year of progressively responsible work experience in Communications and Campaigns
Experience with social media is required.
Experience in Women Peace and Security is preferred.
Experience with the United Nations or a non-profit organization is preferred.
Excellent analytical skills with strong drive for results and capacity to work independently.

Languages:

Fluency in English is required.
Knowledge of French, Spanish, Arabic or any other UN official language is an asset.

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)

Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process .

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