Senior Communications Manager at RTI International

Specific responsibilities:

• Co-develop and implement multi-year Communication Strategy with Power Africa Coordinator’s Office communications team.
• Work closely with the EECA Communications Team, USAID East Africa Development and Outreach Coordinator and Power Africa representatives (e.g., USAID mission, State department economic office, and/or other USG representatives), and Power Africa Coordinator’s Office communications team to amplify energy work in East Africa and at the country-level.
• Develop and implement schedules for social media content and routine communications deliverables (e.g., video stories, blog content, photography contracts) for Power Africa’s communication materials.
• Work with technical and cross-cutting teams to organize success story schedules, lessons learned events, and compiling EECA routine reports (e.g., quarterly, annual, monthly reports to USAID).
• Ensure USAID and project branding and marking guidelines are adhered to with trainings for EECA staff.
• Manage and develop project events in East Africa including (but not limited to) capacity building events, transaction milestone events, partnership events, energy cafes, local community events, donor meetings, etc. throughout the countries.
• Identify the resources, key audiences, messages, and communication channels.
• Integrate inputs from all technical and cross-cutting teams on a weekly basis for routine reporting through the EECA communications team for East and Central Africa.

Qualifications

Qualifications and skills:

• Bachelors Degree plus 12 years or a Masters degree plus 10 years experience in the media or communications industry.
• A degree in journalism, writing, public administration, international affairs or a closely related field.
• Five years experience designing and successfully implementing communication strategies and media outreach events.
• Experience with USAID or other major donors preferred. Excellent coordination and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills. Ability to work in a multi-cultural, multi-country team environment.
• Excellent English language skills.