Roster for Storytelling and News Writer

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Vacancy Announcement: Roster for Storytelling and News Writer, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Apply now Job no: 596597

Contract type: Consultant

Duty Station: Phnom-Penh

Level: Consultancy

Location: Cambodia

Categories: Communication

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, the right to opportunity.

UNICEF started operation in Cambodia in 1952 and opened first country office in 1973 in Phnom Penh. More information on what we do in Cambodia is available at https://www.unicef.org/cambodia/.

How can you make a difference?

(Consultants may be engaged only when the assignment is of a temporary nature; based on payment for services or work with defined deliverables and outputs that are specific and measurable, to be performed and completed within a specified period of time. Consultants must not be engaged to perform staff functions or other functions that are not based on defined deliverables or outputs):

UNICEF works to uphold the rights and well-being of every child, with a particular focus on reaching the most disadvantaged and excluded. In Cambodia, UNICEF partners with the Royal Government, civil society organizations, development partners, and communities to ensure that all children survive, learn, are protected from violence and exploitation, and have the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Strategic communication is central to UNICEF's mission. Effective storytelling and news reporting help amplify children's voices, raise awareness of the issues affecting them, influence public discourse and policy, mobilize resources, strengthen partnerships, and demonstrate accountability to donors and stakeholders. Through compelling narratives, UNICEF communicates programme results, evidence, and lived experiences in ways that inspire action and support the realization of children's rights.

UNICEF Cambodia regularly develops a wide range of communication products, including human-interest stories, News Settler , feature stories, donor visibility materials, impact stories, case studies, situation updates, campaign content, blogs, speeches, and multimedia narratives. These products play a critical role in showcasing programme achievements, highlighting challenges faced by children and communities, supporting advocacy efforts, and demonstrating the impact of UNICEF-supported interventions.

To support these efforts, UNICEF Cambodia is seeking qualified individual consultants to join a roster of Storytelling and News Writers who may be called upon to provide professional writing, editing, and content development services on an ad hoc basis. The roster will enable UNICEF to efficiently access experienced communication professionals to support strategic communication, advocacy, visibility, partnership engagement, donor reporting, and resource mobilization initiatives as needs arise.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: TOR_Roster for Storytelling and News Writing_tms.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, Communications, Media Studies, English, Creative Writing, Public Relations, Development Studies, or another relevant field with a strong focus on writing, storytelling, and content development is required

Work Experience:

• Minimum five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in journalism, news writing, storytelling, feature writing, content development, editing, public relations, media, communications, advocacy, or related fields.
• Proven experience in producing high-quality communication products, including human-interest stories, news articles, feature stories, press releases, Op-Eds, speeches, talking points, media Q&As, social media content, reports, and other communication materials.
• Demonstrated experience conducting interviews, gathering information from multiple sources, and translating complex technical information into clear, engaging, and audience-friendly content.
• Proven experience in editing, proofreading, and quality assurance of publications, reports, knowledge products, or communication materials.
• Experience developing content for websites, digital platforms, and social media channels.
• Experience working with international organizations, United Nations agencies, NGOs, development partners, government institutions, media organizations, or the private sector is considered an asset.
• Experience covering development, humanitarian, child rights, education, health, nutrition, social protection, climate, gender, disability, or related social issues is desirable.

Skills

• Excellent writing, storytelling, editing, and proofreading skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of journalistic writing, feature writing, news reporting, and storytelling techniques.
• Ability to develop compelling narratives tailored to different audiences, communication objectives, and platforms.
• Strong interviewing, research, fact-checking, and information-gathering skills.
• Ability to synthesize and translate complex technical information into clear, concise, and engaging content.
• Strong understanding of media relations, digital communications, social media content development, and audience engagement.
• Familiarity with content management for websites and digital platforms.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple assignments while meeting tight deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of ethical communication principles and child-rights-based approaches to storytelling.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and common content development and editing tools.

Language Requirements:

• Excellent written and spoken English is required.
• Knowledge of Khmer is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to write for diverse audiences and platforms, including media, digital channels, advocacy materials, donor communications, reports, and public-facing content.

Desirables:

• Previous experience working with UNICEF, United Nations agencies, international organizations, NGOs, development partners, government institutions, or media organizations.

• Experience producing communication products related to child rights, education, health, nutrition, child protection, social protection, climate resilience, WASH, humanitarian action, or emergency response.

• Experience developing content for advocacy, social and behaviour change, fundraising, donor visibility, partnership engagement, and media outreach initiatives.

• Familiarity with UNICEF's communication, branding, editorial, ethical communication, and child safeguarding standards.

• Willingness and ability to travel to remote locations across Cambodia, sometimes at short notice, to support field reporting, interviews, events, and content development assignments

• For every Child, you demonstrate...

• UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

• The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• (1) Builds and maintains partnerships

• (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

• (3) Drive to achieve results for impact

• (4) Innovates and embraces change

• (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

• (6) Thinks and acts strategically

• (7) Works collaboratively with others

• Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

• UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to s