Communications and Social Media Advisor,
Afghanistan's Measure for Accountability and Transparency (AMANAT),
Kabul, Afghanistan
P roject Summary:
Afghanistan's Measure for Accountability and Transparency project (AMANAT) is a USAID activity focused on supporting Afghan government and non-government institutions reduce and prevent corruption in the delivery of public services. The project works closely with local counterpart agencies to identify public services that are particularly vulnerable to corruption, develop mitigation strategies, implement those initiatives, and monitor their impact. Examples of AMANAT's reforms include administrative streamlining, improved internal controls, e-governance applications, more open data, and establishing ethics units in government agencies. The project also promotes better communication of these reforms to generate more public trust in government. In addition, civil society, business and the media play major roles in AMANAT by conducting robust monitoring and oversight of these institutional reforms and their impacts.
**Please note: Only Afghan citizens are eligible for this position
Position Summary:
The Communications and Social Media Advisor will build capacity of the designated government entity in the area of internal and external communications, with a particular focus on social media. The advisor will work closely with the relevant communications department to design and deliver on-the-job training and workshops related to communications and the management and maintenance of social media and websites. The advisor will also contribute to the development and implementation of communications strategies, guidelines and campaigns. In this communications role, the advisor will be an essential member of a multi-disciplinary team that is creating change in public service delivery by identifying and focusing on business processes in government agencies and then making them more efficient by simplifying them.
Responsibilities:
Build the capacity of government communications department staff on various communications topics through on-the-job training and workshops
Support the development and implementation of the annual communications strategy, guidelines and campaigns, including for media outreach and social media
Contribute to the development of communication strategies and guidelines
Support the planning and implementation of events
Facilitate the presentation and communication of program activities and impacts for external audiences
Advise and support the communications team to write, develop, and strategize online content production and scheduling
Work collaboratively with the communications team to generate, edit, publish, and share content daily (original text, images, video, and HTML)
Build meaningful connections and encourage community members through dialogue and messaging
Develop the communications team's capacity to research and write press releases, and content for the website, infographics, blogs and newsletters
Develop the communications team's capacity to maintain social media pages and profiles
Develop and implement a system and build the communication team's capacity to track and analyze analytic reports to gain effectiveness and utilize this information to positively affect future outcomes
Collaborate with other departments to manage reputation, coordinate campaigns, and increase reach
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree is required. Master's degree is preferred
- Minimum of five years of relevant experience
- Experience in designing and implementing strategic communications strategies
- Experience designing and implementing innovative social media campaigns
- Strong social media messaging skills and capacity to train others in this area
- Content writing experience for all media platforms
- Proven social media networking expertise
- Experience developing and managing website content
- Photography skills
- Excellent coordination, teamwork and participatory skills.
- Proactive problem solver
- Demonstrated track record of creativity, innovation and flexibility
- Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities
- Conflict resolution and/or mediation skills
- Fluent English, and professional proficiency in Dari and Pashto (writing and speaking)
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Applications due by: July 17, 2020
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
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