Communications Advisor

Job Description

Title: Communications Advisor

Company Name: Management Sciences for Health (MSH)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Required: Bachelor's degree in the areas of communications, journalism, or similar field.
∎ Preferred: Master's degree in relevant discipline will be preferred.

Experience Requirements:
∎ 5 to 7 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Supports the project's technical, cross-cutting, and operations teams to ensure efficient planning and implementation of communications activities for the program.
∎ Creates and coordinates dissemination of appropriate communication products via relevant channels of USAID Bangladesh, global MTaPS, and MSH, including traditional and social media, websites, newsletters, and at events.
∎ Works closely with and with guidance from MTaPS Strategic Communications Lead to provide news updates and stories from MTaPS Bangladesh for publishing on global MTaPS channels; to ensure communications outputs carry key messages; and to develop strategic content (short online articles, print products, videos, etc.) for promotion and campaigns.
∎ Develops and coordinates regular project highlights for distribution to USAID Bangladesh Mission, MTaPS and MSH, ensuring key messages are consistently delivered to relevant target audiences across all channels.
∎ Works directly with the technical staff to plan, design, and or/manage specific strategies and activities, such as supporting incorporation of technical, contextual and experiential learning into technical strategies, interventions, and processes.
∎ Manages and coordinates requests for project-related briefs, press briefings, case studies and other communications and knowledge products, as appropriate.
∎ Works with technical experts to guide and produce high-quality print and digital communication products that translate complex technical information into easily understandable and meaningful messages.
∎ Serves as the primary point of contact for ensuring compliance of the project's branding and marking regulations, under guidance of MTaPS Strategic Communications Lead.
∎ Assists in identifying and developing success stories, working in close collaboration with technical team and global MTaPS Communications team through the review process, approval and publishing (in print and online).
∎ Prepares and shares posts for channels like Facebook and Twitter to promote stories and content. Able to manage Facebook page.
∎ Liaises across project team and with communications counterparts across global MTaPS and MSH team and USAID Bangladesh as needed to collaborate on promotion and campaigns

Additional Requirements:
∎ Required:
∎ 5-7 years working on communications programs
∎ At least 3-4 years' experience with a global organization with a focus on communications strategy, print and digital communications, media engagement, and highly collaborative approach - internally and externally
∎ Preferred: Experience with USAID funded project will be preferred
∎ KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS:
∎ Expert writing and editing skills
∎ Native-level fluency or global standard in English for ability to write, deliver presentations, and conduct business
∎ Organized with strong multi-tasking capabilities
∎ Excellent inter-personal skills
∎ Prior experience working with international public health, development programs and USAID is helpful
∎ Self-starter who is able to work independently, as well as in teams
∎ Results-oriented, resourceful and ability to address tasks positively
∎ Computer skills essential - proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
∎ Experience with crafting posts for social media channels, such as Twitter and Facebook
∎ Experience with Web content management and MS Access a plus.
∎ Multi-media skills preferred but not necessary (example, light graphic designing, taking photos, and recording/ editing short video clips)

Application Deadline: 6 Feb 2021

Company Information:
∎ 21 Jan 2021
∎ Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
∎ Business : Management Sciences for Health (MSH) founded in 1971, is a non-profit organization with a mission to save lives and improve the health of the worlds poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. Together with our partners, we are helping managers and leaders in developing and transitional countries to create stronger management systems that improve health services for greatest health impact. Headquartered in the United States, we have operations in more than 30 countries and employ more than 2,000 people from over 73 nations.

Category: NGO/Development

Source: bdjobs.com

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