Afghanistan: Senior Communication Specialist, USAID/Afghanistan Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Activity, Afghanistan

Senior Communication Specialist, USAID/Afghanistan Monitoring,

Evaluationand Learning Activity, Afghanistan

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.

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Proposal Summary: **
The Afghanistan Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Activity (AMELA) will assist USAID/Afghanistan in achieving the Agency's vision for strengthened monitoring, evaluation and learning through four components. The components include: 1) Evaluation Technical Support Services, 2) Monitoring Technical Support Services, including third party monitoring, 3) Learning and Adaptive Management Services and 4) Program Support Services, including support for strategic planning and the development of the new Mission Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) and Performance Management Plan (PMP). This is a five-year project with expected start in late 2017 or early 2018.

Position Summary:
MSI is seeking a long-term Senior Communication Specialist. This role will be responsible for designing and implementing comprehensive, context specific communications strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Formulate mission wide messages and implement development, outreach and communications efforts to increase awareness of USAID assistance programs in Afghanistan.
• Conceptualize and oversee the production of video messages, radio spots, social media postings and print collateral to promote messages regarding USAID assistance programs to Afghan audiences.
• Research and write success stories about USAID activities.
• Provide guidance to achieve maximum exposure and understanding of USAID assistance programs and aid in setting priorities for USAID media and public outreach.
• Monitor local and international press coverage, awareness and attitude of the USAID programs being monitored.
• Plan and promote events where messages about USAID activities are shared with Afghan audiences.
• Manage any communications-related to this specific contract and the programs which are to be monitored and evaluated.

Qualifications:

• Minimum seven (7) years of experience in Afghanistan in communications, journalism, media relations or a related field.
• Experience with writing press releases and success stories, development of scripts for radio and video spots and use of social media channels to reach the public preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in communications or related-field.
• Familiarity with foreign assistance and USAID's contributions to Afghan society preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work with internal and/or external parties including USAID and IPs.
• Expert skills in Microsoft Word for report and document preparation. Skills in publication software preferred. Proven skills in PowerPoint and other presentation software.
• English fluency required.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

To apply: Please visit our website,www.msiworldwide.com

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