Communications Consultant, Office of Strategy & Evidence (OSE) -Innocenti, 12 months, UNICEF Florence, (Remote) #594183

Organizational Context

UNICEF works in over 190 countries to save children’s lives and defend their rights. UNICEF Innocenti advances work on intergenerational governance, youth foresight, and climate education, recognizing children and young people as critical partners. The organization is committed to professional and personal development, fostering a diverse and passionate culture for staff serving children globally.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this consultancy is to support the planning, coordination, dissemination, and strategic visibility of communications, storytelling, and engagement outputs linked to the Intergenerational Governance and Participation (IGP) team and related youth participation, foresight, climate education, and governance initiatives implemented by UNICEF Innocenti. Building on earlier phases, the consultant will support the continued development and implementation of communications, advocacy, dissemination, and engagement strategies across interconnected IGP workstreams, with a focus on the Youth Fellowship on Climate Education. This role aims to strengthen the visibility, coherence, and strategic amplification of IGP initiatives and outputs by supporting communications planning, storytelling, dissemination activities, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge translation processes across global learning, policy, and partnership platforms. The consultancy will also support UNICEF Innocenti’s broader work on youth participation, intergenerational governance, climate education, foresight, and anticipatory governance.

Responsibilities

The consultant will be responsible for supporting the planning, coordination, dissemination, and strategic visibility of communications and engagement outputs for the Intergenerational Governance and Participation (IGP) team. This includes developing and implementing communications, advocacy, dissemination, and engagement strategies across IGP workstreams, particularly for the Youth Fellowship on Climate Education. Key tasks involve strengthening the visibility and strategic amplification of IGP initiatives through communications planning, compelling storytelling, and effective dissemination activities. The role requires supporting stakeholder engagement and knowledge translation processes across global learning, policy, and partnership platforms. The consultant will produce a range of communications products such as briefs, reports, digital content, and advocacy materials, translating complex research into accessible narratives. Additionally, the consultant will coordinate communications with diverse stakeholders, including youth networks and partners, and support events and global moments from a communications perspective, contributing to UNICEF Innocenti’s broader work on youth participation and climate education.

Work Experience

Minimum of 4–6 years of professional experience in communications, public engagement, advocacy, or knowledge management is required, preferably within international development, climate, or youth-focused initiatives. Proven experience in developing and implementing communications plans, dissemination strategies, and multichannel campaigns is essential.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Strong editorial and content curation capacity, Highly organized, managing multiple workstreams and collaborative processes simultaneously, Experience supporting events, convenings, or global moments from a communications perspective, Ability to work independently and collaboratively in multicultural, distributed teams, Familiarity with youth engagement, climate action, or intergenerational governance (asset), Proven experience developing and implementing communications plans, Strong storytelling skills, translating complex content into compelling narratives, Demonstrated experience producing a range of communications products, Experience coordinating communications across multiple stakeholders, Strong understanding of digital communications, audience engagement, and content dissemination strategies, Ability to document and synthesize insights from initiatives

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