Communications & Event Consultant

The UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND (UNCDF) in USA from Americas region had released this tender for Request for proposals are invited for Communications & Event Consultant Deadline: 05-Apr-2023 00:00 (GMT -3.00) Atlantic Time (Canada), Caracas, La Paz BACKGROUND Launched in September 2020, the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR, is a finance instrument that blends private and public funding to support businesses and finance mechanisms that improve the health and sustainability of coral reefs and associated ecosystems while empowering local communities and enterprises. The GFCR is administratively hosted by the UN Multi Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTFO). The Global Team is an independent structure under the Global Fund for Coral Reef Executive Board and manages the day-to-day activities and operation of the Fund. While hosted within the MPTFO, the Global Team works closely with relevant focal points of the Participating UN Organizations (UNDP, UNEP, UNCDF) and the Investment asset management team. The Global Team has management, technical, and operational expertise, and one of its primary roles is to develop the Fund investment plans and manage approval of project or programme proposals in accordance with financial decisions made by the GFCR Executive Board and in open collaboration with the Investment Window partners. The Global Team guarantees that successful innovative blended solutions are developed in accordance with agreed-upon objectives and criteria specified in the Terms of Reference and criteria specified in the Standard Operations Manual. SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED WORK Working on a daily basis with the Strategic Engagement & Partnership Specialist and with overall reporting to the Deputy Head of the GFCR Grant Fund, the Communications and Events Consultant will perform the following tasks: 1. Communications Maintain updated GFCR Briefing notes, speaking points, and communications materials. Develop and input to multimedia stories from the GFCR portfolio that have compelling narratives and reflect noteworthy achievements. Plan and update GFCR website content. Support the formation of target listings and contacts, including GFCR global and programmatic spokespeople/champions, and arrange check-in meetings, webinars, and relationship-building activities as needed. Delivering the draft of two communications campaigns. Input to GFCR communications workplan. Draft communications related reporting updates 2. Event Engagement Substantially contribute to the 2023-2024 event engagement strategy planning and execution. Conduct mapping on relevant forums/events, including mandates, priority topics, participants and key lessons learned. Substantive support for organisation and execution of high-level event plans; including delivering briefs, engagement plans, speaking points, and other documents related to global event engagement. Deliver event collaboration and visibility opportunities, including engagement plans with key partners and sponsors, defining the scope of joint initiatives and providing substantive input. Deliver GFCR Convening Agents event engagement plans and related products. REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Academic Qualifications: Masters’ degree (or equivalent/higher) in public relations, media relations, journalism, communications, marketing, political science, biodiversity, and/or other relevant field. Experience: A minimum of 2 years’ experience developing audience-specific content for communications and marketing pieces, engagement and advocacy calls to action. A minimum of 2 years’ experience developing story-telling content. A minimum of 2 years’ experience in curating corporate social media platforms, including using analytics tools. A minimum of 1 year experience managing and maintaining websites. Prior work experience in event planning is an asset. Demonstrable experience in producing and editing video and/or animations is an asset. Prior work experience at or familiarity with the work of UNDP and/or other UN agencies is beneficial. Knowledge of biodiversity conservation and/or innovative finance is an asset (e.g., marine conservation, blended finance, ecosystem-based management, etc.). Language: Fluent in written and spoken English. Working knowledge of another UN language (French, Arabic, and/or Spanish) is considered an asset. with tender notice no. 111781 published on 24 Mar 2023. The tender expired on 05 Apr 2023. This tender is sourced from Official Website and is eligible for suppliers interested in Event services. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 2941056.