Work remotely at UNICEF as a Communications and advocacy consultant, Economic and Social Policy Global Practice: Apply Now
Closing Date: 14 May 2026
Work remotely at UNICEF as a Communications and advocacy consultant, Economic and Social Policy Global Practice: Apply Now
Overview
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. UNICEF is committed, passionate, and proud of what it does for as long as needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built. UNICEF offers its 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. UNICEF welcomes everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Communications and Advocacy Consultant Role Overview
The purpose of this consultancy is to strengthen the visibility, strategic communication, policy advocacy, and thematic areas (1) Child Poverty, (2) Social Protection, (3) Public Finance for Children, (4) Cash-Based Assistance and (5) Youth Livelihoods.
The ESP GP requires dedicated communication and advocacy capacity to ensure that its work broadly as well as within the five thematic areas is strategically positioned, effectively communicated, and appropriately amplified for internal and external audiences. ESP GP generates a substantial volume of technical analysis, policy guidance, advocacy messages, stories of changes, flagship knowledge products, coalition outputs, and materials linked to major global policy moments.
To maximize the visibility, relevance, and uptake of these outputs, specialized communication support is required.
The Communications and advocacy consultant will contribute to:
- Strengthened external visibility and policy positioning of the Economic and Social Policy Global Practice across relevant digital, media, partner, and advocacy platforms.
- Improved communication coherence across global, regional, and country office levels
- Stronger translation of prioritized technical content into clear, persuasive, and audience-specific advocacy and communication products, with a view to creating impact, uptake and change.
- Enhanced positioning of including stronger engagement with partners, coalitions, and external partners and initiatives across the broader economic and social policy agenda.
- Enhancement and refinement of UNICEF’s global positioning and visibility on ESP through digital communication.
Minimum requirements:
- Education: Master’s degree in journalism, public relations, communications, development economics, public policy, or a closely related field.
- Work Experience:
- Strong understanding of one or more of the following areas, with the ability to communicate across the full agenda: child poverty, social protection, finance for children, youth livelihoods, and cash-based assistance
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in communications, advocacy, public affairs, or related fields.
- Experience supporting policy communication, campaigns, or communication products in international development settings, especially in the Social Policy thematic areas.
- Experience working across multiple teams and stakeholders in decentralized settings is desirable
- Language requirements:
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN language is preferred.
- Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:
- Exceptional drafting and communication skills, both written and oral.
- Demonstrated experience developing communication and social media packages.
- Ability to translate complex technical content into accessible and compelling communication products.
- Knowledge and experience with SharePoint and/or other web-based knowledge management platforms is desirable
- Desirables:
- Strong organizational, planning, and analytical skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English
- Proven ability to work under tight deadlines and drive results
- Strong coordination and stakeholder engagement.
- Sound editorial judgment and attention to detail
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UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence.
Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal (Talent Management System):
- An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
- Cover letter
- A separate financial proposal
Financial Proposal Consultancy to Communications TMS.docx - Previous work sample
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