Purpose of consultancy:
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the Nepal country office deliver high quality external relations and communications. In the past 18 months the country office has developed a range of pipeline projects and identified new opportunities with a number of key development partners including the European Union, Norway, Switzerland, the Republic of Korea. This consultancy is aimed to ensure the country office and programming external relations and communications responds to the increasing needs of the country office to reach out to a broad range of stakeholders including high level actors in government, development partners and UNFPA stakeholders and beneficiaries with high quality reporting, project design and context driven strategic communications.
Scope of work:
Under the overall supervision of the Country Representative, direct supervision of the Deputy Representative and in close collaboration with relevant thematic teams, the consultant will support the delivery of high-quality and timely external affairs and strategic communications.
The scope of work includes:
• Leading on the drafting of high-quality strategic and corporate documents, project documents, business cases, concept notes and programme briefs related to the entire scope of UNFPA support in Nepal for internal purposes and donors.
• Supporting the drafting of high quality annual and regular results reports including country office and programming level reporting on outputs and outcome indicators, logical frameworks, risk frameworks and narrative reporting in areas across the UNFPA mandate.
• Producing a range of external communication products highlighting priority issues for the UNFPA country office ensuring clear and consistent messaging (political and programme briefs, talking points, speeches, press releases, op eds, stories from beneficiaries etc.)
Required expertise, qualifications and competencies, including language requirements:
Qualifications:
• Minimum master’s degree, in communications, journalism or related field is required while a PhD could be an asset.
• A thorough understanding of the UN system in general, and especially UNFPA mandate, policies, and operations.
Experience:
• Minimum of 15 years of professional experience in international development including extensive experience in UN agencies.
• Direct experience in drafting annual results reports for country office and programming levels.
• A strong track record of drafting successful project documents, business cases and concept notes for UN agencies, and a thorough understanding of corporate and donor requirements for results-based reporting.
• Experience in developing communications for various target audiences.
• Experience in drafting analysis, speeches, op eds, briefings, and information notes for high level representatives.
• Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience on requirements and trends of bilateral and multilateral development partners.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in working with governments at national and sub-national levels on complex issues.
• Minimum 7 years of experience of working in the South Asia region.
Languages:
● Fluency in written and spoken English
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