Communications Specialist
Dexis Consulting Group
- Papua
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide communications and documentation support for AIM project activities.
- Ensure all AIM communications, events, outreach, and activities comply with USAID branding and marking requirements.
- Train or orient AIM staff and partners on AIM objectives, appropriate messages, and branding and marking guidelines;
- Use innovative tools or methods to communicate project impact and messages.
- Identify and manage the appropriate communications tools to reach targeted audiences. This may include but is not limited to writing press releases, success stories, partner and beneficiary testimonies, providing professional photography, producing videos and data visualization, managing social media, and developing conference and activity materials.
- Produce impactful and compliant materials for the project team when requested.
- Support the MEL Specialist, Objective Leads, and Technical Specialists in achieving AIM's objectives by providing communications expertise to technical teams.
- 5 years of relevant professional experience (or 3 years of professional experience plus an advanced degree in a related technical area).
- Communications, outreach and advocacy experience of no less than 2 years, preferably for projects funded by USAID or another international donor.
- Bachelor's degree in political science, international development, or related field. Postgraduate degrees preferred.
- Demonstrated experience writing story-driven content about complex technical subjects and projects in a variety of formats (e.g., newsletters, success stories, news stories, op-eds/blogs, videos, photo essays, podcasts, one-pagers) that engages target audiences and communicates impact.
- Familiarity with USAID's branding and marking requirements.
- Self-initiative and ability to work independently.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Innovative thinker with experience designing and executing creative communications campaigns.
- Positive and results-orientated working style, and the ability to work under pressure and collaboratively with counterparts and colleagues.
- Oral and written command of the English and Tetum languages.
- Data visualization skills.
- Knowledge of monitoring, evaluation, and learning policies and procedures.
- Familiarity with anti-corruption work.
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