Communication Specialist - Feed the Future Bangladesh Nutrition Activity

Abt Global

Dhaka, Bangladesh

The goal of the Activity is to contribute to improvements in the nutrition outcomes for Feed the Future Zone of Influence (ZoI) households, especially children under five, pregnant and lactating women, and adolescent girls and boys by (1) increasing consumption of nutritious, diverse, and safe diets by households; (2) increasing social and economic empowerment of adolescents and women; and (3) improving adoption of improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices. The Activity implements nutrition-sensitive interventions that complement and reinforce ongoing nutrition-specific activities, and applies a combination of market systems development (MSD) and social behavior change (SBC) approaches to achieve its goal.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Reporting directly to the Communications Manager, the Communications Specialist will assist designing and implementing the Activity’s communications and outreach strategies, managing report production, and ensuring compliance with the project’s Branding and Marking Plan. This may include, but is not limited to the following: 
Support development of an integrated communications strategy 
Support the project’s technical, cross-cutting, and operations teams to ensure efficient planning and implementation of communications activities 
Create and disseminate appropriate communication products via relevant channels, including traditional and social media, events, printed materials and video. Ensure key messages are consistently delivered to relevant target audiences across all channels 
Write and package success stories for internal and external publications 
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 
With the Communications Manager, develop weekly bullets and stories summarizing activity progress, challenges, successes, and learning 
Champion innovative and nimble methods to drive communications

 Qualifications:  

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (communications, journalism, social sciences, international development) and at least 2+ years of relevant professional experience 
Or Master’s degree in a relevant field (communications, journalism, social sciences, international development) and 0-2 years of relevant professional experience 
Prior experience working on donor-funded projects, preferably with USAID 
Excellent 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 Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills. Experience in Google platforms and other virtual working platforms is an added quality

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