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International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over 100 countries and implemented over 300 projects. IBTCI serves government agencies, private sector companies, and several donor agencies. IBTCI specializes in monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) and institutional support across many areas and sectors including, but not limited to, conflict and crisis, democracy and governance, agriculture, economic growth, food security, education, environment, and global health.
Job Title: Communications and Outreach Specialist (Content Writer)
Department/Location: USAID/ Peru (Remote – home based assignment anywhere globally)
Reports To: ISPI Project Manager
Type: Consultancy – 130 days
Clearance Required: Facilities (applied for upon hiring)
Overview:
The incumbent performs key communications functions, including preparing or contributing to a broad range of products for internal and external audiences, and for inclusion in the Mission’s knowledge management systems. These efforts contribute to the Mission’s strategic communications goals.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:
The specific duties of the incumbent include the following:
- Guide and assist technical offices in crafting and editing reports, fact sheets, briefers, success stories, press releases and other materials that explain and promote USAID programs.
- Develop, produce, aggregate, assemble, edit, and coordinate information and communication material for the Ambassador, Mission Director, and other USAID and embassy leadership, including briefing memos for official trips to projects and meetings with senior counterpart officials (Minister-level); and responses to information requests from senior USAID and Embassy officials.
- Define content and produce periodic activity updates of programmatic activities to inform senior USAID and Embassy officials.
- Write and edit a broad range of internal products, including cables, briefers, memoranda, reports, correspondence (including official letters and emails), policy briefs and other material to advance USAID’s development objectives and strategic communications goals.
- Organize and prepare responses to information requests from USAID/Washington in line with guidance from the LAC Bureau and ensure that systematic procedures are developed for this process.
- Contribute to materials production and formal review of annual performance reports, operational plans, portfolio review summaries and other ongoing program monitoring products.
- Contribute written content, graphic visualizations and review/edit documents and products generated by USAID/Peru.
- Support the Mission in managing and presenting data in graphic formats to easily convey complex concepts and results for laypersons.
- Assist in document management and the processes for clearance and approvals.
Deliverables
- Mission Highlights periodic e-newsletter (5 in total)
- Technical documents (long) copy edited (approximately 1 per work week)
- Technical documents (short) copy edited (approximately 1 per work week)
- Assembly and collation of input and edits from USAID staff to short documents needing quick turn-around (approximately 5 such documents per work week)
- Drafting of in-depth “”programmatic briefers”” (approximately 3 over the contract period)
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- A minimum of five years of experience in an international development assistance, private sector, government, non-governmental organization, or similar office environment.
- Advanced skills in using word processing applications (e.g., MS word, GoogleDocs).
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree is required, preferably (but not required) in a field related to program management, Public Administration, Business Administration, Political Science, International Development among others.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Spanish preferable, but not required.
- Mastery of the Google suite of applications (e.g., GoogleDocs, GoogleSheets) preferable, but not required.
Working Environment: Work is to be performed remotely.
Physical Requirements: This is largely a sedentary position that requires the ability to speak, hear, see, and lift small objects up to 20 lbs.
Supervisory Responsibility: This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.
Travel: International travel may be required and may include travel to fragile and/or conflict-prone zones.
Work Authorization: Candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
About the Organization:
IBTCI has been in business since 1987. We specialize in Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL), Institutional Support (IS), Financial & Risk Management (FRM), Supply Chain Management & Procurement (SCMP); Social & Behavior Change (SBC) and Capacity Building. We provide these services across many sectors including, but not limited to, agriculture, resilience & food security, conflict & crisis, democracy & governance, economic growth & trade, education & human capacity development, energy & infrastructure, environment & climate change, global health & WASH and humanitarian and disaster assistance. At IBTCI, our colleagues are encouraged to collaborate and be part of the solution while getting the tools and guidance needed to grow and support our clients’ missions.
IBTCI is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identification, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran, or any other classification protected by applicable anti-discrimination laws. We prohibit and do not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
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