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#IBelong Campaign Community Co-ordinator
Title: #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness Community Co-ordinator
Project: UNHCR #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness
Duty station: Geneva, home-based
Section/Unit: Events, Campaigns and Goodwill Ambassadors, Division of External Relations
Contract/Level: Individual consultant
Duration: September 1 – February 28. Non-renewable consultancy
Supervisor: Stateless Campaign Manager
1. General Background
On 4 November 2014, UNHCR launched its Campaign to End Statelessness in 10 years. Statelessness is an
entirely a man-made problem and is relatively easy to resolve and prevent. With the necessary political will
and public support, millions of people around the world could acquire a nationality and prevent their children
from being born stateless. UNHCR’s 10 year Campaign is supported by its Global Action Plan to End
Statelessness: 2014 - 2024, which sets out steps for states to help end statelessness.
Following a successful campaign launch the focus now moves into the first full year of the campaign. The
launch was extremely successful- receiving high levels of media coverage and attention on social media. In
addition, several concrete actions have also followed including commitments made in three regional
declarations and an additional four countries have acceded to the stateless conventions. As a largely manmade problem- ending statelessness is indeed possible within our lifetime.
Largely a digitally led campaign its main call to action is to sign an online Open Letter to End Statelessness.
While the Campaign has had some success online – attracting high level signees and creating buzz on
social media -the biggest challenge will be to maintain momentum over ten years. In order to do this we must
create a global movement behind the campaign – that calls for an end to this human rights abuse.
This position would develop a strategy to identify and engage individual supporters- with the longer term aim
of creating communities of support. By creating these communities the Campaign’s message and goals
could be embraced by a wide array of civil society and private sector groups and individuals who can
advocate for change- and engage others in the global movement to end statelessness.
2. Purpose and Scope of Assignment
Supervised by the PR Officer, Events, Campaigns and Goodwill Ambassadors’ Section of the Division of
External Relations, the incumbent will deliver the following:
1) A strategy to engage our existing supporters on a systematic basis ensuring they have continued
opportunities to support the campaign and to enlist others in the movement.
a. Assist the Manager of the #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness in planning, developing
and implementing a supporter engagement strategy. This strategy will direct outreach as
well as digital engagement to identify and ultimately create supporter communities. These
communities will help drive:
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New signatories to the open letter
Increase public awareness and broaden public debate on the issue.
Advocacy actions by governments and civil society
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Academics, and university student groups
NGO’s supporting cross cutting issues ( children, women, human rights)
Faith-based organisations
Other organized civil society groups, (i.e. International Scout Federation, YWCA etc)
2) Maintain a global calendar of events from partners and targets in our key groups and work to find a
place for the #IBelong campaign in these events.
3) Provide a regular flow of information, content, engagement ideas with a view of increasing the
commuities involvement in our core campaign moments.
4) Provide support as needed to advance other activities of Events, Campaigns and Goodwill
Ambassadors’ Section.
3. Monitoring and Progress Controls
Development and roll out of a supporter engagement strategy to be handed over in an operational
capacity at the end of contract.
Engagement of five organisations in substantial communications support around the #IBelong
campaign anniversary moment in November.
Creation and maintenance of global calendar of events that is up to date for 2016 and contains key
campaign opportunities with our partners throughout the year.
4. Qualifications and Experience
a. Education
Bachelor’s degree is essential.
Advanced university degree in social sciences, international relations, politics or law is desirable.
b. Work Experience
Up to two years’ work experience in advocacy, campaigning or communications is essential.
Experience of managing a supporter network desirable.
Professional and/or academic experience relating to statelessness, nationality and human rights
desirable.
Fluency and excellent drafting skills in English are essential. Knowledge of French is an asset
c. Key Competencies
Planning and Organizing
Team work and collaboration
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Organisational Awareness
Accountability
To Apply
Interested applicants should submit their letter of motivation and P11/Curriculum Vitae to Caroline
Charmaine Torres Caroline Charmaine Torres: [email protected].
The application will remain open until the position is filled.
Interview information
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.
Technical information
Applicants must have the right to work in Switzerland
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