Country: Pakistan
Closing date: 31 Jan 2016
World Learning has an immediate opening for a Communication & Outreach Specialist for the USAID-funded “Training for Pakistan Project”. Duration: Approximately 18 months. Location: Islamabad, Pakistan.
Background: The Training for Pakistan project provides training and capacity development services to USAID/Pakistan’s contractors, grantees, and partners under Government to Government assistance programs, and at times to the Mission directly. The Project supports all USAID sector teams interested in exchanges or training of host-country Pakistani nationals.
Communication & Outreach Specialist’s Responsibilities: S/he will be responsible for enhancing the awareness of U.S. assistance in Pakistan through the project by carrying out various publicity activities through a variety of media and ensuring that promotion, outreach, and recruitment activities reach relevant entities and people in the Government of Pakistan, local organizations, education institutions, and non-governmental and civil society organizations. In addition, s/he will advertise project’s training activities, recruit participants, reach out to participant alumni and conduct/organize alumni activities, and gather success stories to develop documentaries. S/ he will also be the Point of contact for all the USAID Alumni associates and have the ability to run a successful association.
Responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain relationship with media
• Organize publicity events by working very closely with USAID/Pakistan Task Order Contracting Officer Representative (TOCOR), Development Outreach and Communications (DOC) office, relevant technical teams and USAID contractors, grantees and media on all project publicity events
• Develop the project overall communications strategy
• Produce and disseminate print and electronic publicity materials
• Maintain project website and social media presence
• Engage local and international media, as appropriate and in consultation with the TOCOR and the USAID/DOC office
• Train and guide other project staff on publicity issues
• Maintain media contacts and information databases
• Recruit participants through the project website or media
• Conduct alumni activities
• Assist with success stories
• Drafting event briefing memos (EBM)
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, marketing or a related field.
• At least five years of experience in the development and implementation of increasing awareness of a service or a product among Pakistani audiences required.
• Strong communication skills and experience working across a variety of media required.
• Experience in working on outreach and recruitment activities of a similar scope and scale necessary.
• First-hand knowledge of the local media, Pakistani advertising market, as well as the principles of public relations required.
• Proficiency with website content management and the use of social media required.
• Familiarity with graphic design, printing and publishing processes required.
• General understanding of procurement processes necessary.
• A broad understanding of issues related to international development required.
• Experience of working in Media & Communications with a USAID Project will be preferred.
• Familiarity with graphic design, printing and publishing processes required.
• General understanding of procurement processes necessary.
• A broad understanding of issues related to international development required
Ability to speak and write fluently in English and Urdu
How to apply:
Qualified applicants must apply as soon as possible as interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis . Please transmit CV and cover letter (in English) with the post title on the subject line explaining why you are best qualified for this position, and three reference with contact information, to http://www.worldlearning.org/connect/employment/ Pakistani nationals are highly encouraged to apply. Urdu and English fluency are required. Only finalist candidates will be contacted. No telephone enquiries please. Thank you.