National Consultant on Public Relations and Outreach
Job no: 539142
Position type: Consultancy
Location: Uzbekistan Division/Equivalent: CEE/CIS
School/Unit: Republic of Uzbekistan
Department/Office: Tashkent, Rep. of Uzbekistan
Categories: Communication for Development (C4D), Communication / External Relations, Consultancy
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Background
Effective social protection policy as defined by UN Social Protection Floor Initiative ensures access to a set of nationally defined policies and programmes that provide equitable access to all people and protect them throughout their lives against poverty and risks to their livelihoods and well-being.
In the life of every individual and a family, situations may arise that affect their ability to participate in the socio-economic life in the equal basis with majority of population, their financial situation. These situations include pregnancy, the birth and upbringing of a child, loss of work, illness, disability, occupational injury, death of the breadwinner, old age. Adequate cash transfers, social care and health services for all who face such situations and need support, will reduce and prevent
poverty; enable access to nutrition, prevent school drop-out and reduce child labour; promote inclusion and dignity of particularly disadvantaged groups such as persons with disabilities.
The social protection system should meet rights s of every citizen, vulnerable groups of the population, and contribute to building an inclusive and equal society in the conditions of a dynamically developing Uzbekistan.
UNICEF, ILO and UNDP have come together to leverage the collective experience and potential of the UN system to support the Government of Uzbekistan in creating a comprehensive social protection system that is accessible to all people in Uzbekistan throughout their lives, thus contributing to more inclusive economic growth, poverty reduction and human capital development with accelerated achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Main directions of the Joint Programme:
Objectives
The objective of this individual consultancy to support the office in implementation of the UN Joint Programme on Strengthening Social Protection in Uzbekistan through performing communication and advocacy duties for the Programme during the absence of the Communication Officer.
Timeline & Deliverables
The consultant will concentrate his/her work on the following key communication and advocacy activities:
Deliverables:
Management
The consultant is expected to undertake all the necessary activities related to the implementation of this assignment. He or she will work under direct supervision of the Programme Manager, and in cooperation with the Communication Section of UNICEF and the wider team of the UN Joint Programme.
Resource requirements and payments
Payment will be made on monthly basis.
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Procedures and Working Conditions
The consultancy is based in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) for the time of implementing the assignment.
Travel arrangements and the costs associated will be covered by the UNICEF.
The outputs produced by the consultant remain under proprietary rights of UNICEF and neither them nor their parts can be reproduced, shared or used in any other way without a written permission from UNICEF.
Reservations:
UNICEF reserves the right to withhold all or a portion of payment if performance is unsatisfactory, if deliverable(s) incomplete, not finalized or for failure to meet deadlines. UNICEF will reserve copyright of all developed materials and own primary data collected through this assignment. The materials cannot be published or disseminated without prior written permission of UNICEF. UNICEF will be free to adapt and modify them in the future. The contractor must respect the confidentiality of the information handled during the assignment. Documents and information provided must be used only for the tasks related to these terms of reference.
UNICEF undertakes no liability for taxes, duty or other contribution payable by the consultant on payments made under this contract.
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UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
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:
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
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.
Advertised: Mar 25 2021 West Asia Standard Time Application close: Apr 08 2021 West Asia Standard Time
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