Overview
Write and review documents and articles about UNICEF's work in Guinea-Bissau. The role involves creating communication and advocacy materials to support UNICEF's efforts.
Key Responsibilities
- Write, edit and finalize crisp, concise, text for all documents.
- Ensure Issues and characters being documented, in-depth interviews of community, service providers, government counterparts, beneficiaries, while being mindful of sensitivities of specific situations, to support the story writing.
- Work in close coordination (where required) with photographers to help capture relevant, powerful captions of photographs for their stories and photo essays.
- Review, edit, and consolidate material for knowledge products, ensuring clarity and continuity of the argument and clarity of structure and core themes.
- Write digital content media as required, including project factsheets, webpages, stories of change, and knowledge products such as forewords, prefaces, etc.
- Ensure implementation of the UNICEF style guide.
- Draft blurbs, stories, and content as may be required for the website.
- Be available for feedback and inputs as per the requirement of the office.
- Be available for several rounds of editing with regards to stories.
Required Experience
Experience in writing for national or International Organizations is desirable. Experience in copy editing is desirable. An experience writing about the social development sector, is desirable. Good ability to conduct research and interviews whenever needed to build the communication material. Ability to analyze, plan, communicate effectively orally and in writing draft reports.
Qualifications
A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Literature, Marketing, Journalism, Advertising, Creative/technical writing, Public Health, Social Sciences related field. A Diploma in a relevant field with experience can be considered in lieu of the degree.
