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The USAID Future Technologies Activity (FTA), implemented by Chemonics International, seeks Social media & Events Specialist for Long Term Contract.

The USAID Future Technologies Activity continues USAID, Sweden, and UK Aid’s legacy of sector competitiveness programming, building on lessons learned and adaptions, relationships, and local partner trust achieved by previous programs over the past 15 years. FTA uses a global market systems framework to continue to build capacity for sustainable, systemic progress while applying best practices to new partners and sectors. FTA co-creates systemic interventions with Moldovan partners to transform selected sectors by applying new technologies, promoting innovation, and integrating with global markets. FTA focuses on infusing digitalization, innovation and creativity, and sustainability across all sectors, with a particular focus on urban-based technology-enabled sectors, including light manufacturing, information and communication technology (ICT), engineering, creative industries, and digital media.

Position Description:

The Social media & Event Specialist – working with the communications team – will contribute to the project promotion and visibility, media and social media presence, successful events, proper branding and marking, and communications support for partners. Illustrative activities are listed below.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Supports development of online materials including regular social media posts
• Contributes to the conceptualizing, planning, and organizing of project events (and partner events as appropriate).

• Ensures the integration of communications throughout all project activities.
• Develops industry- or program-level communications plans around ongoing technical activities of the project and assisted industries.
• Supports strategic communications for project partners and grantees as appropriate and in-line with project needs; builds communication capacity for partners and determined by project work plan.
• Supports the project’s efforts to increase the quantity and quality of media stories in project related industries; supports media relations efforts.
• Monitors press and saves media clippings for the project’s reporting purposes.
• Reviews project deliverables, publications, and communications for adherence to USAID Branding and Marking Guidelines.

• Provides guidance and support on USAID, Sweden and UKaid marking and branding of project materials and communications and materials of grantees and partners.
• Maintains the project photo and video library and social media presence and ensures timely updates of project activities, events, and results.
• Develops background information, talking points, speeches, and scene setters for events organized by the Project. Ensures key messages are integrated.
• Develops technical specifications/scope of work/ request for proposals for outsourcing communications activities and coordinates the contracts with local partners, monitors deliverables and outcomes of the contract.
• Develops weekly updates and monthly success stories for USAID about project activities in coordination with communications team.
• Develops project fact sheets, one and two-pagers to highlight project flagship initiatives, assisted industries, and Centers of Excellence.
• Supports development of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports developed by the project for internal or public distribution.
• Supports the formatting, editing, and publishing of studies, working papers, planning tools and methodologies or other new activities.
• Supports development of project reports, results reporting and other project-related products
• Performs other duties as necessary or assigned.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of four years of experience working in strategic communications
• Degree in relevant field.
• Demonstrated experience working effectively with various industry stakeholders including the private sector, academia, the Government of Moldova, donors, and others.
• Fluency in Romanian and proficiency in English preferred with excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience implementing donor-funded programming preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity.

Application instructions:

Including “FTA Social media & Events Specialist” in the subject line, please send an email with your CV and a short expression of interest to office@chemonics.md by July 17, 2023. No telephone inquiries, please. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Chemonics will contact finalists for interviews.