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  • Posted: Oct 28, 2022
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    UNICEF is the world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, ...
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    Consultancy: Technology for Development Consultant (Community Manager), ICTD Digital Center of Excellence -

    Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

    We are looking for a technically capable community builder with a passion for working with open-source Technology for Development (T4D) projects. The successful candidate will be able to read, review and understand an open-source projects to foster, educate and engage a community of end users.
    The Technology for Development Consultant (Community Manager) will also liaise with counterparts at external organizations, as necessary, for building relationships, technical documentation for open-source projects and other initiatives related to ICTD DCOE. The Consultant will also support ICTD DCOE, country office and regional office teams in leveraging the technical documentation to successfully implement programme objectives as well as in the creation of materials for advocacy and sharing outcomes with a wider audience. The consultant may be required to represent UNICEF and ICTD at meetings, conferences, and other events, as well as attend meetings with colleagues based in the field.

    Scope of Work:
    The exact tasks for the consultant will be jointly determined in an agile way and are outlined in summary below. The consultant will directly interact with the ICT Specialist and ICT Field Solutions Manager.

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

    • Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a related field.
    • Three to five years of professional experience in communication and writing for an external audience
    • Outstanding writing skills in the English language with demonstrated ability for logical and analytical writing as well as ‘de-jargoning’ technical language for a wider audience
    •  Experience producing detailed technical product documentation
    •  Experience working with and building open-source communities
    •  Attention to detail, research skills and the ability to work under strict deadlines is a must.
    •  Effective interactive communication
    •  Client service and people-oriented
    •  Relationship/community building
    •  Ability to work across time zones

    In addition, the following will be considered a strong asset:

    • Education/work experience in engineering/technical fields
    • Humanitarian or development programme background
    • Experience using and deploying RapidPro and other T4D tools.
    • Familiarity with UNICEF organizational structure.
    • Comfortable coordinating between multiple remote teams and stakeholders.
    • Superior technical writing skills.
    • Superior command of the English language.
    • Experience working in low-resource settings and writing for multicultural audiences.
    • Experience working with software product development teams.
    • Experience in delivering guidance, technical support and mentorship to individuals, teams and groups
    • Experience with processing large amounts of information and synthesizing it.
    • Ability to work in a team and in a diverse work environment.

    Fluency in English is a minimum requirement. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

    Contract Duration and Location

    This consultancy is remote based or on-site (Nairobi) for a duration of 11.5 months.

    Deadline: 10 Nov 2022 

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to UNICEF on jobs.unicef.org to apply

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