The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the world's leading organization working for the rights of children, is seeking to recruit following staff for their Country Office in India. Excellent knowledge of written and spoken and good knowledge of Hindi required.

Communication For Development Specialist
Under the direct supervision of the Programme Management, the incumbent will be responsible to lead the design, management, monitoring and evolution of strategic communication for behavior and community-lead social change communication strategies in support of the India Country Programme, with specific focus on the state of Utter Pradesh.

Training in media and communication with experience in strategic communication planning for behavior development/ social mobilization/ advocacy/ participatory communication/ development and production of creative materials/ research, training or facilitation of communication/ impact evaluation of communication interventions required.

Qualification: Minimum Advanced university degree in the Social/ Behavioral Sciences (Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Health, Education or other field related to the Work of UNICEF).

Experience: Minimum five year's of progressively responsible work experience in the design, planning and management of strategic communication programmes. Experience in inter-disciplinary approach in strategic communication with knowledge of UN and/ or UNICEF's work in humanitarian action an asset.

Location: Lucknow

Candidates meeting minimum requirements may e-mail their applications consisting of a cover letter and an up-to-data CV by 6th February 2013. In order to ensure that your application is sorted correctly, Please mention the post/ location in the subject line of your email/ application.

For more details of the post and full job descriptions, visit the UNICEF India website at: www.unicef.in and click on "Careers at UNICEF" at the bottom of the page. Only applications of short listed candidates will be acknowledge. These vacancies are open to Indian Nationals only. 

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.

UNICEF is a non-smoking working environment.

UNICEF does not charge a fee at any state of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, travelling, processing, training or any other fees).