Consultant for training on PowerPoint preparation and story-telling, Kigali Rwanda, 11 months: (Deadline 5 September 2022)

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, care

To learn more about UNICEF work in Rwanda, please visit the country website https://unicef.sharepoint.com/sites/RWA/

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

Train UNICEF staff on how to create an effective PowerPoint that delivers a message or tells a story about children

Scope of Work:

• Review 10 sample PowerPoint decks that UNICEF staff have presented
• Prepare or use existing training material
• Deliver one or more training sessions on how to create an effective PowerPoint that delivers a message or tells a story about children and UNICEF’s work
• Refine the existing UNICEF Rwanda deck about our work
• Critique and give feedback on 10 PowerPoint decks between September 2022 and July 2023.

Work Assignment Overview

Tasks/Milestone:

• Prepare or refine draft training materials
• Deliver training (consultant to propose length and frequency of training)
• Refine and update the UNICEF Rwanda office slide deck so that it reflects the principles that are being taught to the UNICEF team
• Critique and give feedback on 10 PowerPoint decks from any section/unit between September 2022 and April 2023

Deliverables/Outputs:

• Draft training materials
• Training delivered
• Final version of the UNICEF Rwanda slide deck (noting there will be at least 2 draft versions).
• Written and verbal feedback delivered

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

The consultant needs to have demonstrated

• A university degree in Mass media and communication (Bachelor’s or Higher). Additional qualification and experience in play-based learning is an added advantage.
• Experience in creating PowerPoint presentations that use graphs, graphics, photos, etc.
• Tell a story and deliver a message.
• Experience training others on how to create such slide decks and how to create the story or message we wish to deliver.
• Examples of previous training packages and references from previous clients should be provided.
• Working experience with UN and or other international organizations will be an added advantage,
• Fluency and excellent writing skills in English required,

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. The candidate may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).