Deadline for Applications
December 29, 2025
Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)
H (no hardship
Family Type (not applicable for home-based)
Family
Staff Member / Affiliate Type
CONTR Local Entry and Mid-Level Support
Target Start Date
Terms of Reference
DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ENGAGED INDIVIDUALCONTRACT HOLDER
Engagement type: Part-time 40% or 2 days per week
Location: Homebased
General Background of Project or Assignment, Operational Context:
This contract is to support the GWA Team in GCS with essential work during a time of transition. Areas of focus include supporting the team around upcoming GWA missions with logistics and briefing packs, managing GWA content requests on Refugees Media, and providing support around the GWA due diligence process. Moreover, this role will assist the team with upcoming key events featuring GWAs, including the Nansen Refugee Awards, providing support around background materials and logistics. In light of extreme funding cuts, the GWA team is working to maintain it's robust and impactful work to the greatest extent possible, while working with fewer resources. To ensure the programme continues to build, to professionally manage existing and new GWA relationships, to respond effectively to increasing demands for GWA support from UNHCR departments and offices, and to help ensure best practice and risk mitigation across GWA/HPS work across the organization, a dedicated engagement role is required. The GWA Engagement Assistant will help ensure the Global GWA Programme operates efficiently across 5 defined work streams:
• Providing support and advice to UNHCR offices and focal points working with celebrities.
• Celebrity prospecting, recruitment and stewardship.
• Activating celebrity support for UNHCR campaigns and initiatives.
• Monitoring and evaluation including impact reports, contracts and GWA record sheets.
• Content management.
Purpose and Scope of Assignment:
The contractor will work on the following tasks and deliver the related outputs for the GWA Team:
• Research/input on planning, strategy, logistics and briefing packs for GWA trips, events and other activities.
• Research/input on planning and strategy for the GWA programme including management of meetings,drafting agendas, streamlining reporting processes and maintenance of key documents.
• Oversee GWA content management, including filing, uploads and Refugees Media requests.
• Manage GWA contracts, including drafting, renewals and other updates, guiding focal points through theofficial process in line with GWA toolkit and guidelines.
• Organize events, skill shares and trainings.
• Liaise with national/regional GWA/HPS focal points providing guidance and advice as needed.
• Keep UNHCR's GWA and HPS webpages updated in liaison with web teams.
• Keep GWA toolkit and guidelines updated.
• Conduct online research relating to celebrity supporters and liaising with PSP to oversee due diligenceprocess.
• Create/develop team presentations, draft copy, including scripts, op-eds, feature pieces and developcontent ideas for GWA as and where appropriate.
• Draft contracts and TORs for external consultants and contractors around key GWA projects.
• Oversee the updating of GWA record sheets.
• Additional ad hoc tasks as needed, including supporting social media outreach.
CANDIDATE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, SELECTION CRITERIA
Required qualifications, language(s) and work experience:
Required: Bachelor degree
Field of expertise, competencies: Required/mandatory:
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills
• Proven computer literacy
• Knowledge of digital asset management (DAM) systems and Adobe Creative suite, and ideally experience with UNHCR's DAM Refugees Media
• Knowledge of UNHCR's terminology and field operations
Minimum years of work experience: At least 1 year of experience in communications.
Language: Required: English
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Other information
Part-time individual contractor (2 days per week), homebased in London.This position doesn't require a functional clearance
Remote
Yes