[Hiring] Communications and Advocacy Consultant @AGORA

Role Description

To strengthen strategic advocacy and communications support for ongoing advocacy and partnership on regional priorities by developing, coordinating, documenting, and amplifying regional and country-level visibility and advocacy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Knowledge Management, International Development, Partnership Management or related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in communications, advocacy, knowledge management, partnership management, preferably in the development/humanitarian sector and with a focus on water, sanitation, climate change or related issues.
• Strong experience in developing advocacy and communications strategies and products.
• Proven track record in knowledge management, partnership coordination and donor reporting.
• Excellent writing and editing skills for external and internal audiences and donor community.
• Experience with knowledge management and documentation.
• Familiarity with UNICEF branding and content strategies will be an added advantage.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required. Knowledge of Arabic and/or French is an asset.
• Experience working with UN agencies.
• Previous work on water scarcity, WASH, or climate change advocacy.

Requirements

• UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do.
• UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does.
• UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence.
• UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18).
• UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF.
• All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Benefits

• Diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Attractive compensation and benefits package.

Company Description

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.