Mission and objectives

UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has been present in Brazil since 1950, supporting the most important changes in childhood and adolescence in the country. UNICEF participated in major immunization and breastfeeding campaigns; the mobilization that resulted in the approval of Article 227 of the Federal Constitution and the drafting of the Child and Adolescent Statute; the movement for universal access to education; programmes to combat child labour; among other great advances in guaranteeing the rights of Brazilian girls and boys. In recent decades, Brazil has promoted a strong process of inclusion of children and adolescents in public policies. However, a significant portion of the population remains excluded. Therefore, in its cooperation programme with the Brazilian Government for the period 2024-2028, UNICEF focuses its efforts on the most vulnerable and excluded girls and boys, with a special focus on children and adolescents who are victims of extreme forms of violence. These children and adolescents in situations of greater vulnerability are spread throughout Brazil, but they are more concentrated in the Amazon, in the Northeast and in large urban centers. Through the UNICEF Seal, UNICEF promotes commitments to guarantee the rights of children and adolescents in the Northeast and in the Amazon regions in Brazil. In large cities, UNICEF works with a focus on reducing intra-municipal inequalities, through the #AgendaCidadeUNICEF.

Context

The UNICEF Brazil Private Sector Partnerships and Philanthropy area has experienced remarkable and consistent growth over the last years, solidifying private investment as a fundamental pillar in realizing UNICEF's mission. The retention and continuous strengthening of these strategic alliances are imperative to ensure the continuity, expansion, and sustainability of high-impact programs. To achieve this, in addition to actively developing and nurturing relationships with partners and donors, it is essential to ensure maximum accountability and continuous transparency. This is realized through the periodic submission of impact reports and strategic presentations, fostering a transparent and data-based relationship regarding goal achievement. These results communication materials must be of high quality, integrating concise textual content with visibility assets (photos, videos, and communication assets) to translate social impact into engaging narratives. It is crucial that they are attractive and user-friendly for the private and philanthropic sectors, serving as a living testimony to the unwavering belief that investing in children and adolescents generates transformation in the most vulnerable territories and leads to a more prosperous and equitable future. The UN Volunteer will integrate the Marketing Services area, which is part of the Resource Mobilization and Partnership section, which operates with individual and high value donors teams, to drive the achievement of fundraising goals, through strategy and content production, activations and fundraising events. This specific position will work in the Marketing Services area, but exclusively for the high value donors, supporting the creative production of its reports.

Task Description

The UN Volunteer will report directly to the Marketing Services Officer and to the Creative Producer Expert as part of the Marketing Services team in close coordination with the Reporting Officer and the High Value, Communications and other relevant teams in Brasilia and local offices. They will undertake the following tasks and responsibilities: • Support the development of partnership reports and presentations’ graphic design • Effectively support the production of partnership reports, combining/ collecting different visibility materials in close coordination with the Marketing Services and Communication teams, as well as the Programme team when needed • Assist the creation, organization and maintenance of a database of media related to partnership reports, including photos, videos (professional and non-professional) and other images); • Support the development of other report related materials upon request

Competencies and values

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS). The UNICEF competencies required and expected for this assignment are: • Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness • Works Collaboratively with others • Builds and Maintains Partnerships • Innovates and Embraces Change • Thinks and Acts Strategically • Drive to achieve impactful results • Manages ambiguity and complexity

Living conditions and remarks

The assignment will be in Brasilia, the nation's capital. Brasilia is a family duty station, Hardship A. Security level in Brazil is moderate (3). UNDSS Brazil advises to exercise a high degree of caution in Brazil due to high levels of serious and violent crime, particularly in major cities. Violent crime as muggings, armed robbery, kidnappings and sexual assault, is very high. Avoid shanty towns (favelas) in the big cities and if you are attacked or robbed, do not resist. Demonstrations can occur at any time and may turn violent with little or no warning. All United Nations personnel must scrupulously comply with UNDSS procedures and recommendations during their assignment in Brazil. For missions in rural areas or indigenous reservations, special procedures may apply; UN personnel should consult with the local DSS office in advance. Brasilia was founded in 1960. It is considered as one of the major examples of the modernistic movement in architecture and urban planning in the 20th century and was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Brasília is the most populous Portuguese-speaking capital city. The city has a unique status in Brazil, as it is an administrative division rather than a legal municipality like other cities in Brazil. Although Brasília is used as a synonym for the Federal District through synecdoche, the Federal District is composed of 31 administrative regions, only one of which is the area of the originally planned city, also called Plano Piloto. The rest of the Federal District is considered by IBGE to make up Brasília's metro area. Planned for only 500,000 inhabitants, Brasilia has seen its population grow much more than expected. Several satellite towns have been created over the years to house the extra inhabitants. Brasilia's total population is now over 4,000,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area. Outdoor recreational activities include basketball, golf, horse-back riding, picnicking, riding, sailing, soccer, sunbathing, swimming, tennis and volleyball. Inexpensive lessons in many sports are available at the clubs to members and non- members alike. Brasília is a pleasant and safe city, with live cultural ambience. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's centre-western region, at 1,172 m. The Paranoá Lake is a large artificial lake that was built to increase the amount of water available and to maintain the region's humidity. Brasília has a tropical savanna climate (Aw, according to the Köppen climate classification), with two distinct seasons: a rainy season from October to April and a dry season from May to September. The average temperature is 22ºC, rising to over 30ºC during the hottest period. The hottest month in Brasilia is September and the coolest month is July. The living conditions in Brasilia are good as well as the access to health services. The accommodation facilities are in general good and the choice is wide. As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. National UN Volunteers are part of the malicious insurance plan. You can check full entitlements at the duty station at https://app.unv.org/calculator. The complete UN Volunteer Conditions of Service is available at https://explore.unv.org/cos.