Communication Specialist, Regional Intergovernmental Organization Systems Strengthening Activity at Management Systems International

Position Summary:
This position will provide the communication strategy for the project and the stakeholders it represents. This role will include managing all aspects of the communications related activities under the project. S/he will primarily focus on writing/editing content for web, briefing materials, publications, social media, and speeches. This position will be situated in Nairobi. Kenya.

**This position is contingent upon continued donor funding**

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the project’s communication strategy within a multi-stakeholder framework and raise public awareness of the RIGO Working Groups.
• In collaboration with the three RIGOs, develop and implement communication campaigns for project activities.
• Develop and coordinate Technical Advisor publications.
• Prepare, review, and edit news releases, newsletters, web material, reports, and publications and ensure that they comply with USAID branding requirements.
• In collaboration with the RIGOs and project staff, organize press conferences (when appropriate and approved by the COP and USAID) and draft and review speeches and presentations.
• In collaboration with the RIGOs and beneficiary ministries, take and/or supervise the taking of pictures and videos of project activities with technical assistance, as needed.
• Draft project success stories for submission to the Chief of Party.
• Update and manage the project website and supervise the work of the webmaster.
• In collaboration with the RIGOs and project staff, participate in media interviews if approved by the COP.
• Coordinate the translation of documents in English, French or Arabic.
• Identify opportunities for dissemination of documents created by this regional program and overseas. Coordinate and manage archived project reports of activities, outreach material, digital photos, stakeholders, and beneficiaries, etc.
• Ensure that all project communications are in conformity with USAID branding requirements. Collaborate with the Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist to gather data for performance monitoring reports and assist in writing reports when needed.
• Draft weekly, monthly, quarterly, and other reports as needed regarding project activities.
• Perform other related activities as requested by the COP.

Qualifications:

• Minimum seven (7) years of experience in the Regional of East Africa 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 Kenyan society preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work with internal and/or external parties including USAID and public institutions.
• Expert skills in Microsoft Word for report and document preparation. Skills in publication software preferred. Proven skills in PowerPoint and other presentation software.
• Experience working on donor-funded activities preferred.
• Business-level fluency in English (written and verbal) is required.
• Kenyan nationals preferred.