Location: East and Southern Africa
Work Type: Consultancy
Salary: Not specified
Experience Level: Minimum 1 year
Application Deadline: Not specified
About UN Women
UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. It works globally to eliminate discrimination against women and girls and advance women’s rights across development, human rights, humanitarian action, peace and security.
The role supports UN Women’s work on ending violence against women and girls through the Advocacy, Coalition Building and Transformative Feminist Action (ACT) Project and the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women.
The Opportunity
UN Women is seeking a Communications and Reporting Consultant to strengthen strategic communications, advocacy visibility and results-based reporting across the East and Southern Africa region.
The consultant will support communication planning for major advocacy moments, including the AU Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls, 16 Days of Activism, regional forums and ACT Programme activities. The role will also provide communications support to ACT partners and help translate programme results into compelling digital and multimedia content.
What You’ll Do
- Develop, implement and monitor strategic communication plans across EVAWG and ACT programmes.
- Produce monthly communication packages highlighting milestones, events and partner achievements.
- Lead communications campaigns around the AU Convention, 16 Days of Activism and other regional advocacy moments.
- Create social media content for X, LinkedIn and Facebook.
- Develop multimedia content documenting programme results, best practices and success stories.
- Prepare press kits, talking points, media advisories and digital communication packages.
- Coordinate messaging and brand visibility with ACT partners and the UN Women Regional Office Communications Team.
- Provide technical assistance and communications coaching to ACT partners and grantees.
- Develop content calendars, creative briefs and messaging toolkits.
- Map communication assets and identify visibility gaps.
- Maintain a communications asset library containing photos, quotes, videos and templates.
- Develop an ACT newsletter and contribute to monthly reports and knowledge products.
- Design templates for social media graphics, reports, factsheets, policy briefs and success stories.
- Develop toolkits for ACT communications, 16 Days of Activism and the AU Convention ratification campaign.
- Design a visibility and results dashboard to monitor reach, engagement and communications impact.
- Produce monthly analytics reports and recommendations.
- Develop a “Results Through Stories” portfolio showcasing programme impact.
- Build relationships with media houses, influencers, creatives and AU-affiliated entities.
Requirements
Core Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or a related field.
- A first-level university degree combined with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted instead.
- Minimum 1 year of progressive experience in communications, visibility or advocacy.
- Demonstrated experience in gender communications or development communications.
- Strong portfolio of content and campaigns for international or UN organizations.
- Fluency in English.
Technical Expertise
- Strong writing and storytelling skills across digital and traditional platforms.
- Strategic communications and advocacy experience.
- Knowledge of gender and human rights advocacy.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Canva.
- Experience with Mailchimp and social media analytics.
- Familiarity with Drupal CMS and Microsoft Teams.
- Understanding of UN publishing standards.
Professional Strengths
- Effective communication.
- Stakeholder engagement.
- Creative problem solving.
- Strategic thinking.
- Political acumen in gender and human rights advocacy.
- Ability to develop communication campaigns and translate programme results into compelling stories.
Mindset Fit
UN Women highlights Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity as core values. The role also requires gender awareness and sensitivity, accountability, inclusive collaboration and leading by example.
Knowledge of another official UN language, including French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish, is desirable.
Key Deliverables
The consultant will be expected to deliver:
- Three campaign toolkits covering ACT, the AU Convention and 16 Days of Activism.
- Monthly content calendars.
- Branded digital visibility templates.
- A portfolio featuring five ACT partner success stories.
- Three multimedia packages, such as short videos or podcasts.
- Monthly analytics reports.
- Quarterly meetings with ACT partners.
- A partner communications briefing pack.
- An end-of-assignment report containing strategic insights, lessons learned and recommendations.
Why This Role Matters
The position combines strategic communications, advocacy, storytelling and programme reporting to strengthen the visibility of work addressing violence against women and girls across East and Southern Africa. It also provides direct communications support to civil society partners and contributes to major regional advocacy initiatives.
Apply
Applications should be submitted through the official UN Women recruitment portal.