SwitchMed is looking for a dynamic team of communication professionals with experience in the southern Mediterranean to assist with branding, stakeholder engagement and communication to support the creation of the new Mediterranean Green Business Award, a flagship initiative of the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development.

Within the framework of the SwitchMed programme, the Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP/RAC) is seeking a team of communication experts to undertake a comprehensive set of communication activities and stakeholder engagement to support the first edition, in 2021, of the Mediterranean Green Business Award for southern Mediterranean countries.

The experts will be responsible for (1) creating the branding and associated guidelines for the award; (2) preparing the stakeholder engagement and communication strategy; (3) designing the stakeholder engagement and communication plan; (4) executing activities from this plan corresponding to the initial phases of the award process; and (5) preparing concept notes for the launch of the award and the award ceremony.

The activities will require a team of experts that has a good level of understanding of the cultural context of the Southern Mediterranean countries, and the ability to produce content for stakeholder outreach and communication campaigns in Arabic, English and French.
The duration of this home-based consultancy is estimated at five months.
Complete details for the assignment are provided in the terms of reference.