INTERNATIONAL- English Content Writer and Editor, Jakarta, Indonesia/ Communication and Advocacy Section, 1 year (remote)

Contract Duration- 1 year

Working arrangement: Remote

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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TERMS OF REFERENCE

Communication and advocacy are central to UNICEF Indonesia’s efforts to promote child rights, strengthen public engagement, demonstrate thought leadership, and motivate action for children. To ensure that UNICEF communication and public advocacy products are compelling, accurate, audience-focused, and aligned with UNICEF writing standards and brand guidance, UNICEF Indonesia seeks to engage an individual consultant to deliver high-quality English writing, editing and quality assurance services over an 12-month period. The consultant will be responsible for producing agreed deliverables, including written, edited and quality-assured communication materials, based on specific requests as agreed with the communication team, timelines, and inputs provided by UNICEF.

The consultancy will be remote. UNICEF will provide relevant background materials, briefing, programme inputs, data, key messages, draft content, brand guidance and feedback as required. The consultant will work independently, as well as in close communication with UNICEF Indonesia’s communication section as well as programmes and fundraising teams as needed. As such, to ensure smooth coordination and communication, the consultant will be requested to be available during Jakarta working hours, to engage with the Jakarta-based staff to ensure constructive inputs and discussions of content.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: ToR X TMC0004689.pdf

• Minimum requirements:
• Education: Master`s university degree such as journalism, communications, international relations, human rights, political science, international development, or another related technical field.
• Work Experience: At least 3 years of working experience in communications and public relations in the development sector or international relations field.
• Skills (optional):
• Experience in producing excellent and compelling communication materials
• Flawless copy and outstanding writing skills, and proven experience.
• Experience in strategic communication and advocacy function
• Experience in developing various formats of contents, such as web article, press releases, human interest stories, and social media content.
• Experience in audience mapping/analysis and developing content strategy for various target audiences.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks without compromising quality.
• Excellent people skills and ability to work flexibly with various stakeholders.
• Experience in conducting research and translating technical language into audience-focused language.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.
• Desirables:
• Experience in simple graphic design and video editing is an asset.
• Experience in similar content creation assignments with UNICEF, other UN agencies, is an asset.
• Technical requirement:
• Written samples should be submitted, along with the CV

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) Financial proposal TMC0004689.xlsx
• Written samples should be submitted, along with the CV

Remarks:

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.