Communications and Advocacy Consultant

Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies; United States; Remote; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Leading children's rights organization UNICEF seeks a consultant for a 12-month remote role focusing on community health communications and advocacy. This position involves creating impactful communications, collaborating with partners, and enhancing visibility for community health initiatives aimed at vulnerable populations, especially women and children.

Qualifications

• Experience in community health communications and advocacy.
• Proven ability to develop effective messaging for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop communication and advocacy materials for community health.
• Coordinate advocacy efforts and engage external partners.

Skills

Strategic communication

Advocacy

Collaboration

Job description

UNICEF’s Community Health Team is hiring for a consultancy role (12-month duration; remote-based) focused on community health communications and advocacy!

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection, and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations, and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries.

Purpose of Assignment

This consultancy aims to support coordination, communication, and advocacy efforts for community health and the Community Health Delivery Partnership (CHDP). The target audiences include governments, private and public sector partners, implementing agencies, donors, and UNICEF regional and country offices. The work aligns with the broader goals of the CHDP and UNICEF’s vision for community health, emphasizing community action for better health and nutrition outcomes for vulnerable populations, especially women and children.

The consultant will develop communication and advocacy materials, enhance the visibility of country and regional priorities for resource mobilization by creating fact sheets, and update existing resources. They will coordinate advocacy efforts, collaborate with teams within UNICEF’s MNCAH section, liaise with regional and country offices, and engage external partners to ensure visibility of UNICEF’s work and the impact of the CHDP on community health and nutrition.