Consultant - Malaria Investments Campaigns Coordination

RBM Partnership to End Malaria: 

The RBM Partnership to End Malaria is the global platform for coordinated action against malaria. It mobilizes for action and resources and forges consensus among partners. The Partnership is comprised of more than 500 partners, including malaria endemic countries, their bilateral and multilateral development partners, the private sector, non-governmental and community-based organizations, foundations, and research and academic institutions. For more info check the RBM website: www.endmalaria.org.

Despite these gains, malaria still poses a significant threat to public health and sustainable development. WHO report indicates that in 2019, there were 87 countries and territories that reported a total of 229 million cases of malaria cases and 409 000 deaths. Worldwide, 11 countries - all but one in sub-Saharan Africa - carry 70% of the global malaria burden. At the same time, more countries than ever are within reach of elimination.  

The RBM Partnership to End Malaria is seeking a consultant to coordinate a campaign that will enable the partnership to place malaria higher on the global decision-makers and public agenda. The consultant will help link global and regional campaigns to country priorities and ensure the partnership mobilises voices and builds a powerful movement to influence public and private sector investment decisions in favour of eliminating malaria. The consultant will work under the guidance of the Advocacy and Communications Manager and in collaboration with the Advocacy and Resource Mobilisation Partner Committee (ARMPC) and Strategic Communications and Advocacy Partner Committee.

RBM's Vision is of a world free from the burden of malaria. The work of RBM is guided by the  2021-2025 Strategy.

With the competing priorities, malaria, which is already underfunded, could see even less money allocated to it within the next year. The situation is made worse by the perfect storm of climate, conflict, biological threats, and already limited funding. These new and ever-evolving complexities make it harder to meet 2030 goals. Already, only less than half the money needed to enable the attainment of SDGS on malaria has been invested. With the little inadequate resources already under threat of reduction, it is important to intensify campaigns that will draw more attention to the devastating effect of malaria on different economic and social aspects of people’s lives and the economies of the most affected countries.  

Even as countries apply sub-national tailoring to maximize the impact of existing resources and mobilize domestic funding, 70 percent of funding for malaria still comes from international sources. If adequate resources are not raised and allocated to malaria, countries that are in many cases already experiencing a complicated economic terrain will struggle and we could regress even further in our fight against malaria.

The Consultant  - Malaria Investments Campaigns Coordination is expected to; 

Develop a Campaigns roadmap and strategy: The consultant is expected to lay down a one-year campaign roadmap that will increase the visibility of malaria and key issues surrounding it, mobilise people at country and global levels to participate and support interventions to eliminate malaria and lead to more public and private investment in malaria.  Work with members of the partnership to develop and implement a campaign strategy and workplan identifying top opportunities/ key moments to push the malaria agenda.

Develop Messages: Develop and disseminate powerful messages to influence public thought and targeted decision-makers, including developing key knowledge pieces such as opinion pieces, briefs, and speeches. 

Coordinate the partnership:  Lead the planning and implementation of the campaign, ensuring inclusive participation of partnership members and adherence to timelines to achieve impact.

Monitoring and Progress Controls

Key Deliverables /Measurable Outputs

• Malaria investment campaign strategy and workplan (including mapping of key partners and key moments)

• At least four knowledge pieces (opinions, briefs, analyses, speeches) to be utilised for the campaign

• Malaria investment messages  

• Partner campaign content toolkit developed inclusively with countries and that can be implemented by the targeted countries

Education 

• A Master’s degree  preferably in advocacy, communication, international relations, journalism, law,  international development, business management, public administration, public health, social science or another relevant field is required.  

OR

• A Bachelor’ s degree will be accepted in lieu with an additional 2 years of relevant experience.     

Work Experience & Language Requirements

Required: 

• Seven (7) years of experience in creating and implementing campaign strategies in the health and development sphere

• Experience in movement building and mobilizing diverse groups and individuals for campaigns.

• Experience in developing messages for diverse audiences at global, regional and country level.

• Within the required 7 years, at least 4 years experience in linking country, regional, and global campaigns to achieve greater impact. 

Desirables:

• Experience working in a developing country or malaria-endemic country.

• Strong interpersonal skills to foster inclusivity and collaboration.

• Proven ability to work remotely and collaborate with staff located in other geographical locations. 

• Fluency in oral & written English is essential. Working knowledge of French is an asset 

• Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes.

• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

• Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process, which involves various assessments.

• UNOPS embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity. Our workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures,  languages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities. UNOPS seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. 

• Qualified women and candidates from groups which are underrepresented in the UNOPS workforce are encouraged to apply. These include in particular candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.

• We would like to ensure all candidates perform at their best during the assessment process.  If you are shortlisted and require additional assistance to complete any assessment, including reasonable accommodation, please inform our human resources team when you receive an invitation.

Terms and Conditions 

• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post. 

• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few mandatory courses ( they take around 4 hours to complete)  in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS. Refreshers or new mandatory courses may be required during your contract. Please note that you will not receive any compensation for taking courses and refreshers. For more information on a retainer contract here.

• All UNOPS personnel are responsible for performing their duties in accordance with the UN Charter and UNOPS Policies and Instructions, as well as other relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, all personnel must demonstrate an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a manner consistent with UN core values and the UN Common Agenda.

• It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential personnel. Recruitment in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.