[Hiring] Consultant for 2026 Country Office Annual Reporting @AGORA

Role Description

The South Sudan Country Office seeks a consultant to support the preparation and quality assurance of its 2026 Country Office Annual Reporting package. Under the overall guidance of the Chief, Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (PMER), the consultant will:

• Substantively edit and quality assure the RAM Outcome and Output results figures and narrative reports.
• Consolidate, draft, and copy-edit the Country Office End-Year Summary Narrative Report.
• Ensure that both products clearly articulate results, draw on consistent and verifiable information, and comply with the applicable 2026 UNICEF reporting guidance and UNICEF Style Guide.

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in English, communications, public relations, media, journalism or a related field.
• Eight years of relevant professional experience in writing, editing, or results-based reporting.
• Postgraduate degree in English, communications, public relations, media, journalism or a related field.
• Excellent English writing and editing skills.
• Sound knowledge of, and skills in, results-based reporting, monitoring and evaluation.
• Previous experience editing UNICEF documents and publications, particularly Country Office Annual Reports and RAM narratives, is an asset.
• Knowledge of UNICEF’s mandate, mission and programmes is an asset.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver high-quality reporting products within agreed deadlines.
• Fluency in English.

Requirements

• Expertise in results-based reporting.

Benefits

• 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.
• Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.