Communications Specialist, USAID Program Support Services Project, Kenya
Company Profile:
MSI is an international development firm in the Washington, D.C., metro area with a 30-year history of helping to deliver results across the developing world. In 2008, we became part of Coffey International Limited. Since that time, we have greatly expanded our ability to respond seamlessly and flexibly to client needs with Coffey's international development offices in the United Kingdom and Australia. We operate in some of the most challenging political and economic climates in the world, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and South Sudan. MSI currently employs 800 development experts in the fields of public sector management, monitoring and evaluation, governance, and anticorruption. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
MSI is an international development firm in the Washington, D.C., metro area with a 30-year history of helping to deliver results across the developing world. In 2008, we became part of Coffey International Limited. Since that time, we have greatly expanded our ability to respond seamlessly and flexibly to client needs with Coffey's international development offices in the United Kingdom and Australia. We operate in some of the most challenging political and economic climates in the world, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and South Sudan. MSI currently employs 800 development experts in the fields of public sector management, monitoring and evaluation, governance, and anticorruption. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project Summary:
MSI, in close coordination with USAID, shall be responsible for producing communications products and publications focused on USAID’s strategy. These will include: assisting USAID to liaise with implementing partners, county government information officers and media through various means; repackaging already approved content into formal and social media formats; and developing some original content to be officially cleared by USAID and distributed.
MSI, in close coordination with USAID, shall be responsible for producing communications products and publications focused on USAID’s strategy. These will include: assisting USAID to liaise with implementing partners, county government information officers and media through various means; repackaging already approved content into formal and social media formats; and developing some original content to be officially cleared by USAID and distributed.
Please note: Only Kenyan citizens are eligible for this position.
Position Summary:
MSI will engage a Kenyan national for a period of eight months to support regular field visits and developing media content for distribution, media monitoring, and other internal support to USAID’s Development and Outreach Communications (DOC) Office as needed.
MSI will engage a Kenyan national for a period of eight months to support regular field visits and developing media content for distribution, media monitoring, and other internal support to USAID’s Development and Outreach Communications (DOC) Office as needed.
Responsibilities:
- Work with USAID and Mission staff to disseminate communications materials, as needed, including tweets, Facebook posts, press releases, media advisories, Flickr photo stories, and internal slide shows and multi-media.
- Produce a daily media monitoring report of national Kenyan media, and daily reports (which is already collected by a media monitoring firm.
- Act as a liaison between USAID and implementing partners, county government information officers and local media through a variety of means.
- Take two field trips per month to collect information (photos, videos, quotes), and package content as needed.
- Develop original ‘Transforming Lives’ stories.
- Support the DOC office as needed.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, Communications or a relevant related field of study.
- 3-5 years of related public relations, public outreach or Communications for Development experience.
- Demonstrated experience producing written products such as articles, reports, fact sheets, speeches, success stories, and press releases.
- English language skills at the S/5 and R/5 level to perform communications technical services.
- Ability to travel as needed throughout Kenya.
- Demonstrated supervisory skills.
- USAID experience is a plus.
- Ability to work well in a team.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
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