Kenya: Communications Specialist, Development Outreach and Communications Services for USAID/Kenya and East Africa, Kenya

Communications Specialist, Development Outreach and

Communications Services for USAID/Kenya

and East Africa, Kenya

Company Profile:

MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI implements nearly 100 projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Colombia, and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with more than 80 organizations across all sectors of international development with clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the UNDP to national and local governments, NGOs, think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.**
Project Summary: **
MSI's Development Outreach and Communications Services project supports and strengthens the USAID/Kenya East Africa strategy by providing the Mission with the day-to-day information needed to make informed program management decisions, as well as the qualitative and quantitative data needed to assess and evaluate the Mission's development hypothesis.

The project also assists the Mission with its public education goals by providing qualitative and anecdotal evidence on the project's impact on individual beneficiaries.

**Please Note: Only Kenyan citizens are eligible for this position.

Position Summary:
The Communications Specialist will support USAID/Kenya and East Africa's Development Outreach and Communications (DOC) Services task order through August/September 2018. The Communications Specialist will work full-time to provide support to the development of communications products and publications focused upon USAIDs development strategy, as well as lead the production of high quality, brand-compliant, multimedia information products and visual assets.

Responsibilities:
Social Media and Media Monitoring

• The Communications Specialist will be responsible for managing the projects presence in social media and for the creation of content necessary to grow the USAID mission's engagement within the sector. S/he will also focus on content creation, basic online graphics and development of products/messages for public access and online platforms including website, Facebook, Twitter and Flickr.
• Author brief social media postings with corresponding links and source appropriate images for the postings.
• Schedule and post social media content as per the content calendar and obtain approvals for content prior to publishing.
• Produce social media toolkits and contribute to the daily management of several accounts.
• Provide analytics, identify trends and develop creative inputs.
• Review daily press and produce media monitoring reports.

Event Coverage

• Prepare website stories.
• Engage in media calls and prepare press kits.
• Take, edit and post photos.
• Update media contact lists.
• Prepare event specific media monitoring reports.

Gathering Content from the Field

• Gather stories from implementing partners via field visits at the discretion of the COR.
• Produce various products from field content including Flickr photo albums, Transforming Lives and Exposure photo stories that reflect USAID reach and impact with a human-interest focus.
• Prepare content for use in other publications including annual reports, e-newsletters and brochures and videos.

Strategic Planning

• Provide input into strategy review sessions on a quarterly basis
• Assist in developing an agenda and a presentation that:
  • Reviews and assesses MSI communications work in the previous quarter using indicators established by the overall communications strategy;
  • Highlight successes, challenges and recommendations;
  • Synthesizes journalist participation and press coverage; and
  • Pitches potential stories or identifies gaps in content based on field work and research.

Coordination Meetings

• Support coordination of quarterly meetings with IP communication staff.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, Communications or a relevant related field of study. Master's degree preferred.
• 3-5 years of related public relations, public outreach or Communications for Development experience
• Demonstrated experience producing and editing written products such as social media messages, news/blog 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 and East Africa
• 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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