The Position:
The Communications Consultant will provide strategic and technical support for the communication, visibility and publicity activities for UNFPA Country Office in Jordan. The communication consultant will assess the status, identify gaps, propose enhancements, and produce the communication strategy for UNFPA Country Office in Jordan to increase the understanding and awareness of UNFPA and its mandate, with partners, the media and the public, while strategically positioning the UNFPA Country Office and its work.
How you can make a difference:
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Job Purpose:
The communication consultant will provide strategic and technical support for the communication and publicity activities for the Population and Housing Census 2025 (Census) at the Department of Statistics (DOS) in Jordan. The communication consultant will assess the current status, identify gaps, propose enhancements, and produce the communication strategy for the census in 2025 to ensure effective public engagement and awareness.
Scope of work (Description of services, activities, or outputs)
To achieve the objectives of this assignment, the consultant will perform the following tasks with the corresponding team at the UNFPA office:
Deliverables:
Duration and working schedule:
The consultancy duration is 9 months. It is expected to commence on November 10, 2024.
Place where services are to be delivered:
The Communications Consultant will be based in UNFPA Jordan Country Office.
Delivery dates and how work will be delivered (e.g., electronic, hard copy, etc.):
The delivery dates and submission format will be determined during the kick-off meeting.
Monitoring and progress control, including reporting requirements, periodicity format and deadline:
Supervisory arrangements:
The Communications Consultant reports directly to the UNFPA Representative.
Expected travel:
Several filed visits/project sights.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
Advanced degree in journalism, public relations, communication, or any related field.
Languages:
Fluent in Arabic and English.
Inputs / services to be provided by UNFPA or implementing partner (e.g. support services, office space, equipment), if applicable:
Other relevant information or special conditions, if any:
Interested candidates should upload their duly completed P11 or resume, along with an online reference (e.g., Google Drive link) to samples of their work (e.g., communication strategy, media reports, press releases, social media content, stories, etc.). The link could be included in the P11/resume or upload another word document that contains the reference link.
UNFPA Work Environment:
UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.
Disclaimer:
Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements.
UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts.
Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.