About the Job
\nNETWORK OF ETHIOPIAN WOMEN\u2019S ASSOCIATONS (NEWA)<\/p>\n
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EoI) FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES<\/p>\n
To develop a comprehensive newsletter\/booklet to inform and promote the progress, resulted registered Project \u201cEmpowering Women-Led Associations and Community Structures to Enhance Grassroots and Upstream Movements to End Child Marriage,<\/p>\n
Position Title:\u00a0Consultant \/ Consultancy Firm to Develop a Comprehensive Project Progress Newsletter\/Booklet
\nPosting Date:\u00a0June 16, 2026
\nClosing Date:\u00a0June 26, 2026 (10 days from posting)
\nEmployment Type:\u00a0Short-term Contract \/ Consultancy
\nProject Title:\u00a0Empowering Women-Led Associations and Community Structures to Enhance Grassroots and Upstream Movements to End Child Marriage, FGM, and Violence Against Children\u00a0(Joint Initiative of NEWA and UNICEF Ethiopia)
\nLocation:\u00a0Addis Ababa (with desk-reviews\/coordination for Debar-Amhara, Fentale-Oromia, and Jijiga Babile-Somali regional field implementations)
\n1. Background about NEWA<\/p>\n
The Network of Ethiopian Women’s Associations (NEWA) is a non-partisan, non-governmental, national umbrella network established in 2003. Bringing together over 53 member organizations and associations across Ethiopia, NEWA serves as a national platform to coordinate, advocate, and strengthen the collective voice of women and girls. NEWA’s strategic pillars focus on policy advocacy, legal reforms, institutional capacity building, and the socio-economic and political empowerment of women. Evidence-based advocacy, research, and high-impact communication are core tools used by NEWA to push forward its agenda for gender equality and a society free from discrimination.<\/p>\n
2. Context and Purpose of the Assignment<\/p>\n
In partnership with UNICEF Ethiopia, NEWA is implementing a targeted intervention project:\u00a0\u201cEmpowering Women-Led Associations and Community Structures to Enhance Grassroots and Upstream Movements to End Child Marriage, FGM, and Violence Against Children.\u201d\u00a0As the project advances, there is a critical need to capture field-level milestones, document transformative human-interest stories, and systematically gather lessons learned. This assignment is designed to recruit a highly qualified individual consultant or firm to draft, design, edit, and produce a premium-quality, dual-language (Amharic and English) project newsletter\/booklet.<\/p>\n
The publication will heavily spotlight the vital field operations of NEWA’s local implementing partners:<\/p>\n
Amhara Women\u2019s Association (AWA):\u00a0Grassroots work on child protection and ending harmful practices in Debark Wereda (Amhara Region).
\nTarkanfi Sustainable Development (TSD):\u00a0Community mobilization and resilience building in Fentale Wereda (Oromia Region).
\nWomen Development and Resilience Organization (WDRO):\u00a0Interventions supporting vulnerable women and children in Babile Wereda (Somali Region).
\n3. Objectives of the Assignment<\/p>\n
To document, design, and produce a visually compelling, advocacy-driven newsletter\/booklet in English and Amharic that showcases project progress, human-interest success stories, and grassroot lessons learned across the three target project areas (Weredas).<\/p>\n
Specific Objectives:To document and write high-quality, ethically sound human-interest case studies directly from field implementations.
\nTo design a standardized, visually engaging, and easily scannable layout template utilizing data visualizations and professional layout methodologies.
\nTo copyedit and content-polish all materials ensuring strict compliance with NEWA\/UNICEF branding rules, ethical reporting, and child protection guidelines.
\nTo deliver publication-ready dual formats: high-resolution print files and interactive, web-optimized digital formats for media dissemination.
\nAnnex:\u00a0Consultant \/ Consultancy Firm to Develop a Comprehensive Project Progress Newsletter\/Booklet
\nAbout You
\nRequired Qualifications and Competencies<\/p>\n
NEWA seeks an individual consultant or firm matching the following high-level criteria:<\/p>\n
Advanced university degree (MA\/MSc or higher) in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Gender Studies, or international development fields.
\nMinimum of 5 years of progressive professional experience, and firms with at least 2 to 3 years of experiences in drafting, editing, and designing corporate newsletters, impact reports, or booklets for CSOs, NGOs, or UN Agencies.Proven background documenting highly sensitive themes including SGBV, FGM, Child Marriage, and Child Protection.
\nPrior experience or strong cultural familiarity working with communities in the Amhara, Oromia, and Somali regions.
\nTechnical Skills:\u00a0Superior professional writing and editing fluency in English and Amharic (knowledge of\u00a0Afan Oromo, and Somali\u00a0is a distinct added asset). Advanced technical proficiency with creative Suites (Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, or Canva Pro).
\nPortfolio Requirement:\u00a0Submission of at least\u00a03 distinct samples\u00a0of previously completed design-and-edit layout products (e.g., impact reports, corporate booklets, advocacy newsletters).
\nGender Equality Note:\u00a0Teams led by women, firms under female ownership, or consulting teams demonstrating strong gender-balanced representation are highly encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","job_listing_type":[17],"job_listing_category":[185],"job_listing_location":[4],"job_listing_tag":[],"class_list":["post-37537","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","hentry","job_listing_type-full-time","job_listing_category-media-and-communication","job_listing_location-addis-ababa"],"metas":{"_job_logo":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-content\/uploads\/wp-job-board-pro-uploads\/_job_logo\/2026\/06\/Network-of-Ethiopian-Womens-Associations.webp","custom-text-26140818":"Network of Ethiopian Women\u2019s Associations (NEWA)","_job_featured":"","_job_tag":[],"_job_filled":"","_job_urgent":"","_job_type":{"17":"Full Time"},"custom-select-24762152":"Onsite","_job_category":{"185":"Media And Communication"},"_job_expiry_date":"","_job_gender":"Both","_job_salary_type":"monthly","custom-number-21785310":"","_job_experience":"Senior","custom-select-25910079":"5 \u2013 10 Years","_job_qualification":"Bachelor Degree","_job_application_deadline_date":"2026-06-26","_job_location":{"4":"Addis Ababa"},"_job_apply_type":"with_email","_job_apply_url":"","_job_apply_email":"lliya.alemnew@newaethiopia.org","_job_phone":"","_job_employer_name":"Beleqet Jobs","_job_employer_url":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/employer\/meseret\/"},"beleqet_data":{"_job_employer_posted_by":"9629","_job_logo_img":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-content\/uploads\/wp-job-board-pro-uploads\/_job_logo\/2026\/06\/Network-of-Ethiopian-Womens-Associations.webp","_job_logo":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-content\/uploads\/wp-job-board-pro-uploads\/_job_logo\/2026\/06\/Network-of-Ethiopian-Womens-Associations.webp","custom-text-26140818":"Network of Ethiopian Women\u2019s Associations (NEWA)","_job_title":"Consultant \/ Consultancy Firm to Develop a Comprehensive Project Progress Newsletter\/Booklet","_job_type":"17","custom-select-24762152":"Onsite","_job_category":"185","_job_gender":"Both","_job_salary_type":"monthly","_job_experience":"Senior","custom-select-25910079":"5 \u2013 10 Years","_job_qualification":"Bachelor Degree","_job_application_deadline_date":"2026-06-26","_job_location":"4","_job_description":"About the Job\r\nNETWORK OF ETHIOPIAN WOMEN\u2019S ASSOCIATONS (NEWA)\r\n\r\nCALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EoI) FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES\r\n\r\nTo develop a comprehensive newsletter\/booklet to inform and promote the progress, resulted registered Project \u201cEmpowering Women-Led Associations and Community Structures to Enhance Grassroots and Upstream Movements to End Child Marriage,\r\n\r\nPosition Title:\u00a0Consultant \/ Consultancy Firm to Develop a Comprehensive Project Progress Newsletter\/Booklet\r\nPosting Date:\u00a0June 16, 2026\r\nClosing Date:\u00a0June 26, 2026 (10 days from posting)\r\nEmployment Type:\u00a0Short-term Contract \/ Consultancy\r\nProject Title:\u00a0Empowering Women-Led Associations and Community Structures to Enhance Grassroots and Upstream Movements to End Child Marriage, FGM, and Violence Against Children\u00a0(Joint Initiative of NEWA and UNICEF Ethiopia)\r\nLocation:\u00a0Addis Ababa (with desk-reviews\/coordination for Debar-Amhara, Fentale-Oromia, and Jijiga Babile-Somali regional field implementations)\r\n1. Background about NEWA\r\n\r\nThe Network of Ethiopian Women's Associations (NEWA) is a non-partisan, non-governmental, national umbrella network established in 2003. Bringing together over 53 member organizations and associations across Ethiopia, NEWA serves as a national platform to coordinate, advocate, and strengthen the collective voice of women and girls. NEWA's strategic pillars focus on policy advocacy, legal reforms, institutional capacity building, and the socio-economic and political empowerment of women. Evidence-based advocacy, research, and high-impact communication are core tools used by NEWA to push forward its agenda for gender equality and a society free from discrimination.\r\n\r\n2. Context and Purpose of the Assignment\r\n\r\nIn partnership with UNICEF Ethiopia, NEWA is implementing a targeted intervention project:\u00a0\u201cEmpowering Women-Led Associations and Community Structures to Enhance Grassroots and Upstream Movements to End Child Marriage, FGM, and Violence Against Children.\u201d\u00a0As the project advances, there is a critical need to capture field-level milestones, document transformative human-interest stories, and systematically gather lessons learned. This assignment is designed to recruit a highly qualified individual consultant or firm to draft, design, edit, and produce a premium-quality, dual-language (Amharic and English) project newsletter\/booklet.\r\n\r\nThe publication will heavily spotlight the vital field operations of NEWA's local implementing partners:\r\n\r\nAmhara Women\u2019s Association (AWA):\u00a0Grassroots work on child protection and ending harmful practices in Debark Wereda (Amhara Region).\r\nTarkanfi Sustainable Development (TSD):\u00a0Community mobilization and resilience building in Fentale Wereda (Oromia Region).\r\nWomen Development and Resilience Organization (WDRO):\u00a0Interventions supporting vulnerable women and children in Babile Wereda (Somali Region).\r\n3. 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