Programme Communication Specialist (for Resource Mobilization), South Africa

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For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. 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, foundations and governments.

Purpose of the Assignment

As the per capita income in South Africa continues to increase, government funding as well as Regular Resources have been likewise decreasing. This has put intense pressure on the Country Office to deliver core programmes for children. At the same time, with the changing landscape in Africa and South Africa in particular being the hub of a sub-region, there is considerable opportunity in private sector resource mobilisation.

The Public Advocacy and Partnerships component of the current country programme 2013-2017 aims to consolidate UNICEF's position as this hub and strengthen and expand partnerships in support of the UNICEF agenda through:

• External communication and brand marketing: child-rights issues are known and responded to by leading decision and opinion makers;
• Private-sector organizations are increasingly aware of their social responsibility for the well-being of children in South Africa; and
• Sufficient resources are generated and leveraged to address child-rights issues in the country.

SACO is in the process of expanding private sector partnerships as well as consolidating and streamlining partnerships with 'traditional' UNICEF donors - public sector and National Committees. A critical component required for successful implementation of these resource mobilization efforts is positioning of UNICEF brand through packaging of programme content, developing advocacy messages and engaging partners through robust communication materials that articulate a clear, simple and convincing case for support to UNICEF programmes.

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