Joint United Nations Programme On HIV And AIDS Tender

Rfp-2023-128-communications Consultant & In Close Collaboration With The Unaids Practice On Equality And Rights For All And Unaids Influencing, Communications And Partnerships Team, The Consultant Will Develop And Implement Effective Communications Strategies To Achieve Advocacy Goals Related To The “education Plus Initiative”. The Consultancy Will Be For Eleven Months And Will Require Different Activities Over The Course Of The Implementation Of The Education Plus Initiative. The Consultant Will Provide Lead Support To: 1. Undertake Communications Coordination, Outreach And Engagement With Multiple Partners, And Integrate Feedback In Ways Which Ensure Buy-in And Amplify Reach And Impact. 2. Guide Regional And Country Teams On Goals And Approaches For Their National Communications. 3. Organize Media Outreach; Arranges Media Contacts, Press Briefings, And Interviews; Provides Communication Talking Points And Other Materials As Needed For Senior Staff; Responds To Media Inquiries Quickly And Effectively. 4. Provide Advice And Build Expertise Of Managers, Senior Officers And Other Public Information Staff On A Range Of Advocacy And Outreach Issues, Methods, And Approaches; Anticipates And Resolves Communications/ Public Relations Issues/problems. 5. Provide Insight On How Communications Will Help Enable Breakthroughs In Political Leadership, Policy And Practice That Will Fulfil The Initiative’s Advocacy Goals, Including Identifying Support Needed. 6. Hone Key Messages For Media And Advocacy. Support High-profile Champions In Making The Case, Including Drafting Speeches And Op-eds By A Range Of Leaders. 7. Develop News Stories In Support Of The Advocacy Goals Of The Initiative. Create Press Releases And Materials And Help Coordinate Press Conferences. 8. Undertake Communications For High Profile Policy Advocacy Events At The Au And Other High-visibility Fora. 9. Shape Multi-media Products In Support Of The Advocacy Goals Of The Initiative As Well As Strong Brand For The Initiative Including Developing A Title And Icon, And Strong Advocacy Materials. 10. Develop A Network Of Strategic Partnerships With Key Communications And Media Constituencies To Elicit Support For And Maximize Impact Of Promotional Objectives. 11. Ensure That The Initiative Has A Strong Presence In African Media And That It Has The Media Profile Needed With Policymakers And Influential Personalities. 12. Use The Communications Of The Initiative To Engage Young People And Support Young People Who Will Be Protagonists In The Initiative, And That The Communications Of The Initiative Support And Reinforce Civil Society Movements’ Own Advocacy. 13. Identify Innovative Opportunities And New Communications Tools And Platforms Which Can Serve To Highlight The Work Of The Education Plus Initiative. 14. Implement The Multi-year Communications Strategy For The Education Plus Initiative. 15. Perform Other Communications-related Duties, As Required. The Consultancy Starts On 01 February 2024 / Or Upon Finalization, For Eleven Months In Duration. For Details On The Activities And Expected Outcomes Please Refer To The Attached Rfp Document.