Communications Consultant, Office of Strategy & Evidence (OSE) -Innocenti, 12 months, UNICEF Florence, (Remote) #594183

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, the right to Education

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF Innocenti is advancing a growing portfolio of work focused on intergenerational governance and participation, youth foresight, climate education, and broader systems transformation processes. Across these initiatives, children and young people are recognized not only as beneficiaries, but as critical partners, researchers, innovators, and contributors to more inclusive, participatory, and youth-informed futures.

The purpose of this consultancy is to support the planning, coordination, dissemination, and strategic visibility of communications, storytelling, and engagement outputs linked to the work of the Intergenerational Governance and Participation (IGP) team and related youth participation, foresight, climate education, and governance initiatives implemented by UNICEF Innocenti.

Building on earlier design and launch phases, the consultancy will support the continued development and implementation of communications, advocacy, dissemination, and engagement strategies across interconnected IGP workstreams, with a focus on the Youth Fellowship on Climate Education. The consultant will contribute to strengthening the visibility, coherence, and strategic amplification of

IGP initiatives and outputs by supporting communications planning, storytelling, dissemination activities, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge translation processes across global learning, policy, and partnership platforms. The consultancy will support UNICEF Innocenti’s broader work on youth participation, intergenerational governance, climate education, foresight, and anticipatory governance.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy's detailed scope of work and deliverables, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: TOR TMC0003824.pdf

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

Minimum requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Climate, Education, Research, Writing or another technical field relevant to the work of UNICEF. Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Media Studies, Journalism, Public Relations, Development Communication, International Development, Social Sciences, or a related field. Master’s degree in Communications, Development Communication, International Affairs, Public Policy, or a related field is an advantage;

Work Experience: 4–6 years of professional experience in communications, public engagement, advocacy, or knowledge management, preferably within international development, climate, or youth-focused initiatives

• Proven experience developing and implementing communications plans, dissemination strategies, and multichannel
• campaigns
• Strong storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex research, foresight, and policy content into
• accessible and compelling narratives for diverse audiences
• Demonstrated experience producing a range of communications products (e.g., briefs, reports, digital
• content, visibility assets, advocacy materials)
• Experience coordinating communications across multiple stakeholders, including youth networks, partners, and institutional teams Strong understanding of digital communications, audience engagement, and content dissemination strategies (including social media and virtual platforms) Ability to document and synthesize insights from initiatives, identifying key trends, enablers, barriers, and emerging practices