Communications Specialist
Project Summary:
The five-year USAID
Communication for Development Support project will support the implementation
of Outreach and Communication Strategies, as well as regional communications
for USAID/Kenya and East Africa and USAID/Somalia. The project will use
strategic communications approaches to engage stakeholders within Kenya, East
Africa, and Somalia on U.S. Government strategic objectives.
**Please note:
Only Kenyan citizens are eligible for this position.**
Position Summary:
The Communications Specialist will be a part of a communications technical team supporting the USAID/Somalia mission. The Specialist will participate in the full scope of strategic communication support tasks including the development and production of information products and publications, event coverage, field work, photography, social media management, strategy development, videography, and writing. The position will report to the Somalia Team Lead and be based from MSI’s Nairobi field office, with travel to Somalia as needed.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain
a clear understanding of the mission’s portfolio and structure, as well as
mission and Agency communications objectives.
- Contribute
to the professional presentation and execution of communications products
and services and contribute to systems to track metrics/indicators that
will translate the effectiveness of these efforts.
- Produce
compelling and relevant content that adheres to branding and style
guidelines and uses a consistent tone, style, and language to communicate
to target audience.
- Participate
in and contribute to presentations at quarterly coordinating, strategy,
and performance review meetings that assess MSI efforts during the
previous quarter.
- Contribute
to the accountability of the project by tracking/updating content and
tasks using project management and filing systems.
- Contribute
to the development of technical team communications strategies and content
plans in their area of coverage.
- Provide
daily monitoring and management of platforms to flag any sensitive issues.
- Contribute
to the development of social media messaging and toolkits with draft
messages, corresponding links, and appropriate images on a regular basis.
- Schedule
and post social media content optimally as per the content calendar and
checking that all edits have been made and approvals secured prior to
publishing.
- Work
with management on a daily basis to develop systems and workflows among
the team that streamline social content development, approvals, and
publishing.
- Provide
analytics, including impressions, clicks, views, and other useful
indicators of community engagement and growth.
- Contribute
to a monthly catalog of news stories that will be further analyzed by an
independent media monitoring organization on a monthly and quarterly basis.
- Facilitate
travel, coverage, or otherwise liaising with journalists on site visits.
- Conducting
interviews, taking photos, videos, or otherwise supporting field work or
events, and assisting with other activities, such as assembling materials,
setting up signage, tents, etc.
- Work
with photographers and videographers to capture human interest stories.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s
degree in a relevant field is required.
- Minimum
five years of relevant professional experience in journalism or public
relations, including demonstrated experience in digital technologies such
as Meta Ads, Twitter Ads, Brandwatch, or others is required.
- Experience
working and traveling in Somalia and in-depth understanding of Somali
culture, geography, and development issues is required.
- Experience
working with non-governmental organizations, donors and/or agency or mass
media is preferred.
- Experience
in building the capacity of others on how to develop content for social
media is preferred.
- Social media or digital marketing
certifications are preferred.
- Experience
with managing influencers and user-generated content is preferred.
- Broad
knowledge of digital (websites, social networking, email and blogging),
photography and videography to seamlessly apply to multiple scenarios is
required.
- Strong
written and verbal fluency in English and Somali languages is required.
How to Apply
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