Outreach Strategy Consultant

United Nations; Genf; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 140,000; Part time

Job summary

The United Nations in Geneva is seeking a Consultant for the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (IIMP) to advance outreach strategy, stakeholder engagement, and inclusive communication across operations.

This role develops country-specific outreach plans, provides targeted guidance to staff and partners, conducts trainings, and creates practical tools to monitor impact and accessibility, while ensuring victim-centered messaging and coordination with families

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an Institutional Outreach Strategy with priorities, timelines, target audiences, and key engagement actions.
• Create country-specific outreach strategies and/or action plans for focal countries and countries of operation.
• Provide targeted technical support to staff and country teams on outreach planning and implementation.
• Deliver training sessions and workshops on outreach, stakeholder engagement, and inclusive communication.
• Develop practical outreach tools and guidance (e.g., engagement guidelines, planning templates, messaging frameworks).
• Establish a basic outreach monitoring framework with indicators to measure reach, engagement, participation, and impact.
• Review outreach materials for accessibility, victim-centeredness, gender sensitivity, and alignment with institutional messaging.

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Category and Level : Affiliate Personnel – Consultants/Individual Contractors , CON

Recruitment Type : Consultant

Job Opening Job Opening ID: 286076 Job Network : - Job Family : Human Rights Affairs Category and Level : Affiliate Personnel – Consultants/Individual Contractors , CON
Recruitment Type : Consultant Duty Station : GENEVA
Department/Office : Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (IIMP) Date Posted : Oct 9, 2026
Deadline : Oct 15, 2026

Institutional Outreach Strategy reviewed, finalized, and validated. Institutional Outreach Strategy implementation plan developed, including priorities, timelines, target audiences, and key engagement actions. Country-specific outreach strategies and/or action plans developed for focal countries and countries of operation. Targeted technical support provided to key sections and country teams on outreach planning and implementation. Training sessions and/or workshops on outreach, stakeholder engagement, and inclusive communication delivered to staff. Practical outreach tools and guidance developed (e.g., stakeholder engagement guidelines, outreach planning templates, consultation checklists, messaging frameworks). Basic outreach monitoring framework and indicators established to measure reach, engagement, participation, and impact. Review of outreach and communication materials conducted, with recommendations provided to ensure accessibility, victim-centeredness, gender sensitivity, and consistency with institutional messaging. Consultation, coordination, and validation sessions conducted with relevant sections, country teams, families of missing persons, victims' representatives, and other key stakeholders, as appropriate.