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Communication

Communication Specialist Full Time

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POSITION: Communication Specialist

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: June 2023 – August 2027

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Lilongwe, Malawi
GRADE: 9

POSITION REPORTS TO: MEL Director

1. Project Background

Through the Malawi Governance for Solutions (GfS) Activity, USAID seeks to build on the incremental gains in decentralization and associated service delivery improvements, with the understanding that to make the significant leaps now required for Malawi to meet its own development goals in the face of a fast-growing, young population-a bold, adaptive, and sustainable approach is required. To successfully remove critical bottlenecks and diffuse effective governance practices, DAI will deploy a locally driven approach-Facilitate, Catalyze, and Scale drawing on Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) as a core methodology. Through the Facilitate, Catalyze, and Scale approach, DAI will help local stakeholders to tackle the root causes of service delivery failures through best-fit solutions and offer demonstrative models based on positive deviance. Through both process-oriented facilitation and the provisions of technical support and grants, GfS will foster stable, resilient, and more self- reliant partnerships that best position local communities to address their own challenges and contribute to the trajectory of Malawi Vision 2063.

2. Objectives of the assignment

The Communication Specialist will support the MEL Director in managing aspects of Communication, Learning, and Adaptation, and will lead in the development and dissemination of GfS communication products. S/he will engage activity stakeholders in collecting and analyzing results and lessons emerging from activity implementation and use this knowledge to help develop a comprehensive learning agenda, to inform adaptation, and to develop GfS learning notes, success stories, and project outreach materials. S/he will manage all internal and external communications promoting collaboration and effective knowledge exchange among activity implementing partners and external stakeholders, including conducting an annual pause-and-reflect workshop.

3. Tasks & Responsibilities

The Learning and Communications Specialist will work collaboratively with other members of the GfS team to help communicate progress against Project objectives and expected results.

The Specific responsibilities include:

  • Oversee the maintenance, updating, and project use of the Branding and Marking Plan
  • Develop and implement a Communications and Outreach Strategy to ensure GfS ability to reach target audiences with the appropriate messages and media.
  • Comply with USAID requirements for Branding, Marking and Communications, obtaining all appropriate approvals and using required formats
  • In collaboration with GfS team, develop Success Stories for inclusion in Monthly Reports and manage the editing process of delivering reports.
  • With MEL Director, develop Learning Agenda and track progress against learning questions including in Pause-and-Reflect sessions
  • Compile and document lessons-learned and technical materials of benefit to project stakeholders and USAID
  • Responsible for all internal and external communication, including response to ad hoc requests from USAID and development and production of project reports
  • Support capacity building in learning and communications practices for activity beneficiaries and partners.
  • Serve as the chief editor ensuring all communication materials are pristine and manage the editing process within the team.

Qualifications

  • At least 7 years of experience in a combination of CLA and communication roles
  • At least 3 years’ communications experience with donor funded projects; familiarity with USAID a plus
  • Familiarity with governance programming a plus
  • Proficiency with desktop publishing and graphics
  • Excellent verbal and written English
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in a communication related field.

5. Method of Application

Eligible candidates meeting the above requirements should submit their application with up-to- date detailed CV indicating names of three traceable referees through the link:
https://fs23.formsite.com/OLJTgx/elbjox5w4d/index

And should be received not later than 14th June, 2023.

Only shortlisted applicants will be acknowledged and invited for interviews.

DAI is an equal opportunity employer.

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