Project Summary:
The USAID/Kenya and East Africa Development Outreach and Communications Support Project, including a USAID Somalia Development Outreach and Communications support component, supports outreach to and communication with stakeholders within Kenya, East Africa, and Somalia on U.S. Government strategic objectives and impacts. This includes producing communications products and publications, supporting events management and interactive engagement opportunities, and contributing to the development of strategic communication strategies for the Kenya and East Africa Mission.
**Please note: Only Kenya citizens are eligible for this position
Position Summary:
The Communications Specialist – Social Media 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—with an emphasis on leading on social media issues. This position will report to the Chief of Party and work full-time at MSI’s Nairobi field office.
Responsibilities:
Produce content that adheres to USAID branding and style guidelines
Interpret and tailor complex, technical content for different audiences
Assign to staff and follow up on content development
Ensure relevance of tone and of messages to programmatic priorities
Manage partner-generated content
Coordinate closely across the DOC, MSI teams and implementing partners
Contribute to the professional presentation and execution of communications products and services
Contribute to systems to track metrics/indicators
Participate in and contribute to presentations, strategy and performance review meetings
Social Media:
Provide daily monitoring and management of platforms to flag any sensitive issues
Adapt content to reflect local developmental realities in each different context the project supports activities
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 according to the content calendar
Make edits and secure approvals prior to publishing
Solicit social media content on a regular basis from implementing partners
Set up social media advertisements
Repost upon request or cross-post flagship content across all platforms
Media Monitoring and Press Relations:
Review and analyze traditional and online media on a daily basis
Identify and summarize relevant mentions in communications to the Mission
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 liaise with journalists on site visits
Engage in media calls and prepare/distribute press kits
Update media contact lists after each event or site visit
Prepare event specific media monitoring reports, on request, that synthesize journalist participation and press coverage
Field Work:
Review relevant reports, news articles, social media handles, and other online information to prepare for field work
Draft and submit a short, pre-field brief that outlines sites to be visited, partner/travel contacts, potential interviewees and interview questions before travelling to the field
Work with management and USAID to identify suggested partners, sites, or interviewees, particular angles and themes, relevant resource documents, timelines and final products
Conduct interviews, take photos, videos, and otherwise support field work
Work with other photographers and videographers to capture human interest stories
Obtain signed digital consent from necessary parties, using the Easy Release mobile application
Conduct reconnaissance on sites to determine and report its suitability for future events or stories
After returning from the field, complete necessary uploads of high-quality photos, captions and metadata, raw audio files, field contacts
Submit brief final trip report
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree required in relevant field, master’s preferred
Minimum of eight years of relevant professional experience in journalism or public relations required
Demonstrated experience implementing communication strategies and outreach campaigns that successfully raise the profile of projects or commercial companies
Work experience with non-governmental organizations, donors and/or mass media, and understanding of the international development space
Demonstrated broad knowledge of digital (websites, social networking, email and blogging), photography and videography
Experience in building the capacity of USAID projects on how to communicate and report their progress and successes is highly preferred
In-depth understanding of Kenyan culture, geography and development issues
Experience working and traveling in Kenya
Ability to pitch and shape earned media opportunities
Written and verbal fluency in English is required
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
Reasonable Accommodations: MSI is dedicated to hiring an inclusive workforce. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations during the application process, please email MSI.Dept.HRRecruiting@tetratechinc.onmicrosoft.com with Reasonable Accommodations in the title. Our recruitment team looks forward to engaging in an interactive process to provide reasonable accommodations for candidates.
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