International Consultant to provide capacity building on strategic communication and social media, public speaking and media presence, and personal branding (multiple positions)

The consultant will provide capacity building on strategic communication, social media, public speaking, media presence, and personal branding for women leaders in Moldova. The role involves developing learning modules, delivering training sessions, and producing a final report to support women MPs, mayors, and executives in public leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Develop learning modules/methodology on strategic communication and social media, public speaking and media presence, and personal branding, ensuring alignment with international standards and best practices in political communication and adult learning, with a strong emphasis on practical, experiential formats (media simulations, on-camera exercises, content labs).
• Deliver up to 6 training sessions for up to 25 participants each, as per the developed methodology. Pre- and post-training questionnaires assessing the knowledge of participants will be developed and conducted.
• Develop a Final Report on the assignment, summarizing lessons learned, challenges, and recommendations for future capacity-building opportunities.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Political Science, or other related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Certification in media training, communication coaching, or facilitation would be an asset.
• At least 5 years of proven experience in designing and delivering methodologies and training programmes on strategic communication, political communication, public speaking and/or media training, particularly for public figures, senior officials or women in public leadership roles, is required.
• Experience in social media strategy, digital content creation and personal branding, including hands-on coaching of leaders on their digital presence is required.
• Experience in developing curricula, facilitation guides and interactive methodologies (media simulations, video exercises) for executive-level or senior public officials is an advantage.
• Experience addressing online harassment, hate speech and hostile communication targeting women in public life is an advantage.
• Experience working with parliaments, governments, local authorities, or international organizations, including the UN, is an advantage.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of Romanian language or any other UN official language is an asset.

Skills

• Strategic Communications
• Social Media Strategy
• Digital Content Creation
• Personal Branding
• Public Speaking
• Media Training
• Communication Coaching
• Training Program Development
• Curriculum Design
• Facilitation
• Media Simulations
• Video Exercises
• Capacity Building
• Political Communications
• Online Harassment Mitigation
• Executive Coaching
• Report Writing

Languages

English