Communications Specialist (Temporary) at ACDI/VOCA

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Execute the activities in the communications work plan using overarching communication strategy for LMS.
• Attend monthly USAID communications meeting and actively participate in the LMS Communications Working Group and execute on action items that come out of these meetings.
• Proactively work with field staff across LMS using the project updates from the field and other reporting to identify learning and achievements.
• Craft messages (case studies, one pager, webinar, tweets, etc.) to disseminate learning and results to different stakeholders (USAID, implementing partners, government of Kenya and others);
• Coordinate with program staff to gather information for writing programmatic communications including manuals, graphics, articles, success and impact stories that offer analytical story telling.
• Share appropriate content with ACDI/VOCA’s HQ to be distributed on the weekly internal newsletter “AV Global”, on ACDI/VOCA’s public website and social media.
• Edit project reporting deliverables such as weekly, quarterly and annual reports to ensure we are communicating our progress, learning, and results in alignment with USAID’s Journey to Self-Reliance.
• Coordinate with the field staff the organization of events. This includes drafting communications collateral (manuals, press releases, key messages, success stories, talking points, graphics etc.).
• Build the capacity of and provide communications support to LMS team.
• Maintain a comprehensive database of communications consultants who can offer niche communications services.
• Manage LMS’s photo library and conduct photo editing as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Education: Master’s degree in Mass Communication or its equivalent.
• Experience: A minimum of 5 years’ experience in communication specially using digital media and excellent writing skills.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Experience drafting and executing a comprehensive communication plan in support of a project strategy, incorporating a variety of media and tactics.
• Experience writing and managing content for a variety of media including digital and social media platforms (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.), video scripts and storyboarding, case studies, and factsheets/briefings.
• Ability to work proactively with teams to anticipate and identify learning and results occurring in the field and craft messaging around those.
• Ability to work independently as well as build relationships across a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to represent the project in external meetings including with the donor.
• Ability to research, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information quickly.
• Ability and willingness to travel in LMS’s implementation counties (Garissa, Isiolo, Marsabit, Turkana, Wajir), including to remote locations.
• Knowledge of graphic design and photo/video editing software.