Deadline: 25 September, 2023
Location: Accra, Ghana
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is seeking to fill the role of Advocacy Service Consultant.
Across 190 countries and territories, UNICEF works for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for every child.
Responsibilities
- Support in stakeholder identification and engagement preceding the SITAN conference
- Support in coordination of the sections and stakeholders during the preparation of the SITAN conference
- Provide on-site support to ensure the successful implementation of the conference
- Support the quality assurance of media materials at the conference
- Support the update of the Ghana Country Office advocacy strategy
- Support the development of action plans derived from the country office strategy
- Support monitoring and utilisation of the advocacy strategy across the office
- Support the development and implementation of the child manifesto to influence the manifestoes and messages of political parties towards the 2024 general election
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, particularly Sociology, Social Work, Human Rights, Public Policy, Mass Communications or a related area
- Two years, minimum, of experience in a similar or related assignment
- Experience in undertaking communications and advocacy activities on social issues
- Excellent writing, communication, presentation and public speaking skills
- Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergencies will be a plus
- Fluency in English
- Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset
To apply or for more information, click here.
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