The Public Partnerships Division (PPD) works to strengthen UNICEF’s position as a partner of choice for children’s right among governments and public actors around the world. Given nature of the office, under the general guidance of the Director, UNICEF Tokyo Office, the Public Partnership Specialist is responsible for the conceptualization, planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation of a policy advocacy and communication strategy to contribute to mobilizing and leveraging resources from Japan as well as strengthening partnership with various stakeholders to support UNICEF's global mission and mandate.  Those stakeholders include, but are not limited to, the Japanese parliamentarians, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Japanese non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academia, the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Ms. Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese young people, and the general public. The Public Partnership Specialist also plays a leading role to raise awareness on UNICEF’s activities and children’s issues in partnership with the Japan Committee for UNICEF.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

• Advocacy strategy development  
• Advocacy strategy implementation
• Communication strategy development and implementation
• Digital communications
• Advocacy and communication M&E
• Project and budget management
• Stakeholder engagement
• Others

• An advanced university degree is required in one of the following fields: international relations, political science, communications, international development, public relations or another relevant technical field. * A first level university degree with an additional two years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• At least five (5) years of progressively responsible and relevant professional work experience in one or more of the following areas is required: public affairs, programme management, resource mobilization, external relations, or other relevant area. 
• Experience in leading the development and implementation of advocacy strategies, with clear theories of change, with specific, measurable and timebound objectives and performance indicators.
• Proven experience in deploying a range of advocacy and communication tactics based on a clear theory of change.
• Experience in building and maintaining a network of stakeholders, and in working with coalitions.
• Experienced and current in digital and social media content and audience trends as well as in managing online platforms and channels.
• Experience in media relations.
• Strong communicator with emphasis on being able to present complex policy ideas in succinct, engaging ways through campaign narratives and creative tactics.
• Demonstrated experience in design and management of projects, including budget management and monitoring and evaluation of results.
• Knowledge of children’s rights, public policy, international development and humanitarian issues.
• Experience in advocacy at the international level is an asset.
• Experience working in a developing and emergency environment is an asset.

UN P3 level

Those interested in applying should refer to the site below and apply accordingly.
https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/573609/public-partnerships-specialist-p3-ta-ppd-tokyo-japan-parental-leave-cover-post-129338