Scope of Work
Communications
Specialist
I. Overview
Chemonics International was
founded in 1975 and is one of the largest U.S. consulting firms providing
expertise in developing and emerging-market countries for initiatives financed by the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID).
II. Position Name
Communications
Specialist
III. General Responsibilities
The Communications Specialist is responsible
for providing strategic direction, coordination and technical input into all
project components, with supervision, in compliance with USAID regulations and
the contract signed by USAID and Chemonics. Public communications, public
awareness, and public affairs are common themes to all components, as well as
being a specific output. As such, there is an overarching responsibility to
ensure that all public awareness, public relations, and media products are of
the highest quality, are consistent with the project objectives, and adhere to any restrictions
required by USAID and Chemonics. The Specialist is expected to fill this
overarching responsibility by working closely and coordinating with
other technical staff.
The Communications
Specialist will at all times adhere to and act according to the Chemonics
Professional Code of Ethics (“Living Our Values”) and will make the principles
of the Code a part of the project’s culture and standard operating procedures.
IV. Specific Duties
Under supervision from the COP and/or DCOP:
- The Communications Specialist will contribute to all scopes of work for work undertaken for public communication, public awareness and public relations by the project.
- The Communications Specialist will maintain technical quality control for all public communication, public awareness and public relations work, ensuring that performance targets and deliverables outlined in the project contract are completed in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- The Communications Specialist will contribute to the project weekly and quarterly reports and other project reports and deliverables as required.
The Communications
Specialist may be called upon by the COP or DCOP to undertake assessment trips,
initiating pilot projects, and conducting other technical assignments.
V. Qualifications
·
Minimum
five (5) years of professional experience with public communications and public
information and work with the media.
·
Written and verbal fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia is required.
·
Strong inter-personal and communication skills are required.
VI. Reporting
The Communications
Specialist will report directly COP/DCOP. He/she
will prepare regular
oral and written progress reports that demonstrate the status of project
activities toward expected results, as well as other reports as required.
As teamwork is crucial
to the success of the project, the Specialist will also coordinate work with
other project staff working as a team, as per direction from COP/DCOP.
Interested applicants for this position are
requested to send a cover letter and resume to us.chemonics@gmail.com no
later than 15 March 2014. Please indicate the position in
the subject line. Only the strongest candidates will be contacted. No
telephone inquiries.
