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For every child, a champion

The current Ukrainian crisis had a significant impact on the lives of children and families in communities throughout the country. According to official statistics, around 1.2 million refugees have been registered in Poland. Around 50% of them are children under 18 years and around 75% of them are women and children.  UNICEF has established an emergency response office in Poland and initiated a cooperation agreement with the national and municipality authorities and local NGOs to provide crisis support to the Ukrainian Refugees.

How can you make a difference? 

UNICEF Refugee Response Office in Poland is recruiting Content Creation and Multimedia Consultant who, under the guidance and direct supervision of the Communication Specialist, will assist the UNICEF Refugee Response Office in Poland communication team in  development and production of multimedia content to increase media reach and visibility effectiveness, web-related activities and creating and integrating content creation strategy and plan into the RRO Communications Strategy, where relevant.

Major tasks and responsibilities

Task 1: Content creation
• Proactively create multimedia content (stories, photos, audio, video, infographics, etc.) in collaboration with the Communication Team and UNICEF programme officers, and adapt it for media pitching and web use.
• Coordinate the collection of photos, videos, and storytelling content by producing concept notes, video scripts, and content missions, and by working with photographers to meet the office’s needs and ensure appropriate donor recognition.
• Adapt multimedia assets from the Regional Office and/or Headquarters for the local audience, where relevant.
• Support the preparation of multimedia, graphic, and textual materials for all key office events.
• Create multimedia materials according to the office's needs.

Deliverable 1:
• At least 30 multimedia stories created.
• A curated collection of photos and videos showcasing UNICEF Refugee Response Office programs in Poland prepared.
• Multimedia content translated into Polish and Ukrainian, as relevant.
• Donor visibility requirements regularly tracked and incorporated into multimedia content, as relevant.
• Consent release forms obtained for photos, videos, and stories created or overseen by the consultant, and an archive of these forms created.
• Ongoing documentation of lessons learned, challenges, and good practices in content creation.

Task 2: Webpage update and content management
• Manage the unicef.org/eca/poland webpage (uploading content, improving design).
• Review photo and video content on WeShare platform and update captions as necessary.
• Generate and analyse reports on web traffic using UNICEF’s tools.

Deliverable 2:
• Multimedia content uploaded to the webpage in a timely manner.
• Content on WeShare platform reviewed and updated.
• Monthly reports on improvements.

Task 3: Digital strategy and planning
• Develop a content creation strategy.
• Develop and continuously update a content creation plan.

Deliverable 3:
• Content creation strategy developed and implemented.
• Content creation plan developed, continuously updated, and integrated into the RRO Communications Strategy.
• Monthly reports on the implementation of the content strategy and plan.

Other work assignments may be assigned by the supervisor at no additional cost.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• At least a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism, multimedia, marketing, social science, communication or a related field;
• A minimum of 3 of relevant professional experience in journalism, content creation, or production and managing of multimedia content;
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset. 
• Proven professional experience with graphic design, ability to create designs in open-source graphic design programmes, such as Canva;
• Proven professional experience in copywriting and storytelling;
• Experience in video production and editing;
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and work effectively under pressure;
• Excellent communication, writing, planning, and summarizing skills;
• Proven ability to work independently;
• Knowledge of refugee-related topics is considered an asset;
• Experience with website management is considered an asset.
• Previous UNICEF, UN and/or INGO experience in a similar role is an asset.
• Fluency in Ukrainian is required. 
• Proficient knowledge of English and Polish, both verbal and written, is required.

Work Schedule: Official working hours at the duty station. This is a full-time office-based assignment.

Payment Schedule: Remuneration amount will be based on the qualification of the consultant and will be paid monthly upon certification of deliverables.

Travel: Travel will be required. Travel expenses will be covered in accordance with UNICEF DSA rates.

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

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 UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. 

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.