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Pacific Women Communications Panel of Specialists, Advisers and Assistants

Pacific Women Communications Panel of Specialists, Advisers and Assistants

Be part of a panel of communications experts providing advice on the Australian Government’s flagship gender equality program in the Pacific.

About the Program

Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development (Pacific Women) is a regional development program funded by the Australian Government and managed by Cardno. It commits $320 million over 10 years to improve the political, economic and social opportunities of Pacific women.

About the Role

The Pacific Women Support Unit is recruiting communications specialists, advisers and assistants to join its Communications Panel. Panel members will provide high quality technical and strategic communications advice and capacity development across 14 Pacific Island countries.

A range of opportunities arise for members of the Communications Panel. Pacific Islander and international gender experts with experience working in the Pacific, with all levels of experience, are encouraged to apply.

Please copy and paste this link to access the Terms of Reference detailing responsibilities and selection criteria: http://tiny.cc/PW-ToR<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__tiny.cc_PW-2DToR&d=DwMFAg&c=QSj8pw-Dfe-PLjj4Ds2WCg&r=muDTOJHqzo5ZO42aF2GEKpGhGta2Lib8ER-EbMh3AXY&m=llWHSX7Fhy6L6VFujG7HSlV5_CCZZk824Po1NuMBt6I&s=nRZ-daeUhMpFUa4073jyUVTNCDog-Pndkpa__FNeQR0&e=>

About You

The Pacific Women Support Unit is looking to engage consultants with skills, expertise and experience in the following areas:

•         Gender, disability and inclusion

•      Communication assistants

•         Freelance journalists or writers located in Pacific Island countries

•         Freelance photographers located in Pacific Island countries

•         Writers (report writing, creative story writing, academic writing)

•         Editors

•         Microsoft Word formatting expert

•         Strategic communications specialists

•         Multiple media and digital media assistants and specialists

•         Digital art graphic design advisers

•         Communications for Development (C4D) specialists.



Please refer to the Terms of Reference and Application Form for further details on selection criteria.

Engagement and Remuneration

Successful candidates will be contracted through a Deed of Standing Offer. Opportunities will be made available to members on an as-needed basis. Each time a panel member is offered an assignment, the fee rate will be negotiated based on the category and level of the position pursuant to DFAT’s Adviser Remuneration Framework (https://bit.ly/2pWN5TW), or on competitive local rates, as designated for the role.

Why join the Pacific Women Support Unit?

The Pacific Women Support Unit is a committed team that is dedicated to gender equality and making a meaningful contribution to the communities and countries in which we work. We strive for excellence, thrive on challenges and have fun along the way.

By joining the Pacific Women Support Unit, you will be part of an environment where you can collaborate with leading experts from diverse backgrounds, access development programs to achieve your career goals, and be challenged to take a global outlook.

How to apply?

We welcome your interest in joining the Pacific Women Support Unit team. Click the "apply" button to submit your application online. Applications must include the following:

  *   Your CV;
  *   Samples of your written or other relevant communications work; and
  *   Completed Application Form (accessible here: http://tiny.cc/PW-App<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__tiny.cc_PW-2DApp&d=DwMFAg&c=QSj8pw-Dfe-PLjj4Ds2WCg&r=muDTOJHqzo5ZO42aF2GEKpGhGta2Lib8ER-EbMh3AXY&m=T23RdGSNq5ImYC3E068GHQ9QqR-C-tQmDTxcuXhPPFU&s=EgBc3kDNrefJDaBt2MlnOCB3klKHwknkFIYXToYVDyU&e=> )

If you encounter trouble uploading the application form, please email it to recruitment at pacificwomen.org.fj<mailto:recruitment at pacificwomen.org.fj> quoting your name and ‘Communications Panel’ in the subject line.

Applications must be submitted by 11:59pm, Sunday 16 February 2020 (Suva time).

About Cardno

We are a global provider of integrated professional services which enrich the physical and social environment for the communities in which we live and work. Our team of multidisciplinary specialists has more than 70 years’ experience in designing, developing and delivering sustainable projects and community advancement programs.

Contact

For any questions about this role, please contact recruitment at pacificwomen.org.fj<mailto:recruitment at pacificwomen.org.fj> quoting “Communications Panel” in the email subject line.

Terms of Reference

Reports to:                  Pacific Women Support Unit, Communications Manager

Location:                     Home-based, with Pacific regional travel as required for particular assignments

Duration:                     Opportunities to be engaged for short-term inputs possibly up to June 2022.



Overview of Role

Communications specialists, advisers and assistants on the Pacific Women Communications Panel will support the provision of high-quality technical and strategic communications support, coordination, production, advice and capacity development across 14 Pacific Island countries.

The Pacific Women Support Unit is expanding the membership of its Communications Panel, which is a database of communications specialists, advisers and assistants (either individuals or specified contractor personnel from within a company). The panel’s members will demonstrate a range of skills and experience that can be matched to a variety of tasks across design, editing, writing, digital media and other communications channels and approaches.

Panel members are engaged through a Deed of Standing Offer and are then contracted and mobilised quickly for specific consultancy opportunities when they arise, minimising application and contracting processes.

Pacific Islanders and international professionals with experience in the Pacific region are encouraged to apply.



Program Background

Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development (Pacific Women) was announced by the Australian Government at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ meeting in August 2012. It commits up to $320 million over 10 years in 14 Pacific Islands Forum member countries. The program aims to improve opportunities for the political, economic and social advancement of Pacific women. Pacific Women will support countries to meet the commitments they made in the Pacific Leaders’ Gender Equality Declaration in 2012. The outcomes sought by Pacific Women are:

▪         Women, and women’s interests, are increasingly and effectively represented and visible through leadership at all levels of decision making (Leadership and Decision Making).

▪         Women have expanded economic opportunities to earn an income and accumulate economic assets (Economic Empowerment).

▪         Violence against women is reduced and survivors of violence have access to support services and to justice (Ending Violence against Women).


▪         Women in the Pacific will have a stronger sense of their own agency, supported by a changing legal and social environment and through increased access to the services they need (Enhancing Agency).

Pacific Women is managed by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and works with a wide range of implementing partners, including the 14 partner governments, multilateral organisations, international and national NGOs and civil society organisations.

The Pacific Women Support Unit provides the program with logistical, technical and administrative support and is in Suva, Fiji, with a sub-office in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.



Roles and Responsibilities

Communications plays a vital role in the Australian Government’s mission to promote gender equality in the region through Pacific Women. The Pacific Women Communications Strategy 2019–2022 provides guidance to DFAT and the Support Unit on effective and strategic communications with stakeholders and implementing partners.

Members of the Pacific Women Communications Panel provide high-quality communications support, advice on program activities and strategic planning. They provide product, event or campaign development. Inputs are at the regional or country level across Pacific Women’s outcomes (Leadership and Decision Making; Economic Empowerment; Ending Violence against Women; and Enhancing Agency).

Considerations for members of the Communications Panel include:

▪         Working in close collaboration with the Pacific Women Support Unit and DFAT staff to develop and implement communications products, activities or strategies that ensure information and lessons are shared appropriately and an evidence base is built.

▪         Contributing to collaboration and capacity building, with a view to building communications expertise in the region.

▪         Contributing to quality assurance of communications products and activities funded by Pacific Women.

▪         Providing practical support and strategic advice, in line with international good practice and internal approved style guide approaches, to DFAT staff, partner governments and Pacific Women implementing partners, including responding to queries and commenting on documents.

▪         Supporting communications as part of gender-responsive programming to achieving Pacific Women’s outcomes (Leadership and Decision Making; Economic Empowerment; Ending Violence against Women; and Enhancing Agency).


Pacific Women works across 14 Pacific Island countries (The Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu). The type of roles panel members undertake regionally or in individual countries may include, but are not limited to:

•         Communication assistants: Communications generalists, ideally located in Suva and Port Moresby, assist with a full range of communications activities from drafting media releases and social media, to developing publications and coordinating events and media liaison. May include basic filming and video editing for vox pops and short videos for social media.

•         Freelance journalists or writers located in Pacific Island countries (‘stringers’): Freelancers write about in-country events and craft human interest stories about people involved in Pacific Women projects.

•         Freelance photographers located in Pacific Island countries (‘stringers’): Freelancers cover in-country events and photograph people featured in human interest stories for Pacific Women projects.

•         Writers (report writing, creative story writing, academic writing): Writers of various levels for different products and projects, all with a focus on plain language and style guide compliance (knowledge of internal, approved style guides is an advantage but not a requirement, as capacity support can be provided). Writing styles include:

o    Writing general program publications and reports, such as the Annual Progress Report, website content, program factsheets and summaries for public audiences.

o    Creative writing to develop tantalising human interest stories, field stories and stories of change (possibly including case studies).

o    Writing academic papers and/or ‘think pieces’, which require highly-experienced writers to develop thought-provoking new content based on research and analysis. This may include writing thematic-based papers around Pacific Women outcomes.

•         Editors: Editors of various levels, for proofreading, copy editing and sub-editing that may include structural edits, fact checking and copy writing.

•         Microsoft Word desktop publisher: Desktop publisher to format and finesse Microsoft Word documents to confirm within existing Word templates (Word formatting only and not graphic design).

•         Strategic communications specialists: Communications specialists provide high-level strategic advice, guidance, strategic writing and other support to the Pacific Women Communications Unit to support implementation of the Pacific Women Communications Strategy.

•         Multiple media and digital media assistants and specialists: Multiple media communicators create digital media content, including for websites, online forums and social networking media. May include basic videography and post-production for short videos, vox pops and social media content.

•         Digital art graphic design advisers: Graphic designers advise on, create or modify digital images, infographics and general design pieces.

•         Communications for Development (C4D) specialists: C4D specialists support gender-

transformative change’, which includes providing projects and partners with education, advice and guidance on developing innovative ways to help advocate, influence and transform social norms and individual attitudes and behaviours.

Terms of engagement

Successful candidates will be contracted to the Communications Panel through Deeds of Standing Offer. Each time a panel member is offered an assignment, the fee rate will be negotiated:

▪         For adviser positions categorised under DFAT’s Adviser Remuneration Framework, fee rates will be based on the category and level of the position, taking into account the panel member’s years of relevant experience.

▪         For locally engaged positions, fee rates will be competitive rates based on local labour standards in the relevant country.

For each assignment, a Service Order will be signed outlining the assignment terms and duration.

Opportunities will be made available to members on an as-needed basis and will be offered in a range of ways, including but not limited to: open calls to all panel members; limited calls for expressions of interest; and occasional cases of sole sourcing. Each opportunity is dependent on an assignment’s requirements and the skill sets of the available panel members. Inputs will vary in terms of scope and duration, depending on the needs identified.

All flights for an assignment will be economy class.

Being a member of the Communications Panel provides no guarantee of work.



Selection Criteria

▪         Tertiary qualification in communications, marketing, gender, social sciences, development or a related discipline.

▪         Experience working with communications for programs in the Pacific region.

▪         Understanding of contemporary gender issues in the Pacific at both regional and country level with the ability to relate this understanding to develop media and communications products and approaches.

▪         Highly developed interpersonal skills and a proven ability to work in a multi-cultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity

▪         Skills and experience in one or more of the following areas:

o    Editing skills for:

o    proofreading

o    copy Editing

o    sub-editing that may include structural edits, fact checking and partial copy writing (re- writing).

o    Writing for:

o    general program publications and reports

o    annual reports

o    website content

o    factsheets

o    summaries.

o    Creative writing of:


o    human interest stories

o    field stories

o    stories of change

o    case studies.

o    Academic writing of:

o    ‘think pieces’ based on research and innovative findings or recommendations

o    thematic essays, papers or briefs

o    editorial pieces.

o    Freelance journalism / ‘stringing’ (in the 14 Pacific Island countries in which Pacific Women

operates).

o    Freelance photography (in the 14 Pacific Island countries in which Pacific Women operates).

o    Communications for Development.

o    Multiple media (basic and advanced).

o    Digital media content creation, including for websites, online forums and social networking media (basic and advanced).

o    Videography and post-production (basic and advanced).

o    Graphic design (digital art or publications).

o    Event and campaign development and management.

o    Publications management including annual report writing or project management.

o    Media release writing and media management for events, campaigns and general actions.

o    Leading or designing capacity building or training for small and large groups in the area of media and communications.

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Lisa Leilani Williams
Pacific journalist, media specialist and trainer.
ENGAGEPACIFIC: 'Communications for Pacific communities'.
Mob: +64 210642704


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