Communication Manager

Job Description

Title: Communication Manager

Company Name: Abt Associates, Inc.

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in a relevant field (communications, journalism, social sciences, international development).
∎ Bachelor's Degree + Nine years of relevant experience, or Master's Degree + Seven years of relevant experience, or PhD + Four years of relevant experience

Experience Requirements:
∎ 6 to 8 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Abt Associates seeks a qualified Communications Manager for the Feed the Future Bangladesh Nutrition Activity (BNA/Activity). This is a full-time position is based in Dhaka.
∎ The goal of BNA is to contribute to improvements in nutrition outcomes for children under five, pregnant and lactating women, and adolescent girls in the Feed the Future Zone of Influence (ZOI) by (1) increasing consumption of nutritious, diverse, and safe diets by rural households; (2) increasing social and economic empowerment of girls and women; and (3) improving adoption of improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices.
∎ The Activity uses a two-pronged approach-social and behavior change (SBC) and market systems development (MSD)-to introduce catalytic, scalable interventions and promote doable behaviors through local actors and systems that will sustainably improve nutritional outcomes. The Activity is targeting three key entry points for nutrition: consumer behaviors, supply chains, and environments. This Activity will implement nutrition-sensitive interventions that complement and reinforce ongoing nutrition-specific activities.
∎ Reporting to the Chief of Party, you will be responsible for designing and implementing the activity`s communications and outreach strategies, managing production of communication products, and ensuring compliance with the project`s Branding and Marking Plan. You will work in close coordination with Technical Leads and the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Director to identify, package, and disseminate the Activity`s achievements and learning. You will supervise a Communications Officer and work with short-term consultants as required. You will also be mentored and supported by Abt`s home office strategic communications team.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Lead development/adaptation of the Activity's communications strategy.
∎ Champion innovative and nimble methods to drive communications.
∎ With support of the Communications Officer and short-term consultants, create appropriate communication products including social media posts, newsletters, success stories, technical/intervention briefs, and multimedia products.
∎ Disseminate communication products via relevant channels, including traditional and social media and events. Ensure key messages are consistently delivered to relevant target audiences across all channels.
∎ Develop a repository of high-quality photographs and infographics for use in communication products. Ensure compliance to ethics standards in photography and quotes.
∎ Maintain and update a repository of the Activity's technical products (reports, presentations, publications, key client communication) in SharePoint/Teams.
∎ Coordinate production of the Activity's plans (work plans, MEL plan, etc.), quarterly/annual reports, and presentations. Ensure reports and presentations are edited and formatted appropriately.
∎ Ensure consistent and coherent USAID and Feed the Future branding and editorial style across all Activity outputs, including media outreach, audiovisual material, publications, reports, documents, and presentations
∎ In collaboration with the Activity's Finance and Administration team, support the project's technical, cross-cutting, and operations teams in organizing meetings and events. Ensure meetings and events are appropriately branded, relevant communication products are available, presentations are edited and formatted, run-of-show is choreographed, and external participation meets expectations.

Additional Requirements:
∎ 6-8 years of relevant professional experience, at least 2 years of experience in a managerial role.
∎ Prior experience working on donor-funded projects, preferably with USAID
∎ Proven English language proficiency, including report writing skills
∎ Strong creative and analytical skills and good strategic judgment
∎ Demonstrated leadership and ability to work closely with peers
∎ Ability to remain organized and focused on long-term vision and strategy
∎ Strong understanding of media planning and experience working on digital communications
∎ Excellent Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills. Experience in Google platforms and other virtual working platforms a plus.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 16 Dec 2022

Company Information:
∎ 6 Dec 2022
∎ Abt Associates, Inc.

Category: NGO/Development

Source: bdjobs.com

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