MODIFICATION
R -- USPSC DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
- Notice Date
- 4/27/2006
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Agency for International Development, Overseas Missions, Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa, Dept. of State, Washington, DC, 20521-2030
- ZIP Code
- 20521-2030
- Solicitation Number
- 663-06-008
- Response Due
- 5/24/2006
- Archive Date
- 6/8/2006
- Description
- The Development Outreach and Communications (DOC) Officer reports directly to the Deputy Mission Director, USAID/Ethiopia. He/she will serve as the Mission?s principal liaison with all strategic objective teams and implementing partners, providing leadership in the development and implementation of the Mission?s overall communications strategy. The DOC Officer collaborates closely with the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Officer and Press Officer to ensure that Embassy personnel are always aware of USAID public activities and projects. The DOC Officer also serves as the primary liaison with USAID?s Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs in Washington, D.C. The DOC Officer will interact with senior managers throughout the Embassy; with local and international press contacts, and with senior Government of Ethiopia officials. The incumbent will be a key member of the Mission?s senior management team. B. Duties and Responsibilities 1. Work closely with the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section, USAID Mission and partners to achieve maximum exposure and understanding of U.S. humanitarian and development assistance efforts and initiatives in Ethiopia, as defined by the Chief of Mission and USAID Mission Director. 2. Develop, design and implement the Mission?s communications and outreach strategy to increase understanding of, and support for, USAID programs to external target audiences. Manage all outreach and communications-related contracts for the implementation of the strategy. 3. Ensure target audience awareness of programs and projects funded by USAID throughout Ethiopia. 4. Provide USAID/Washington and the Embassy with information on programs. 5. Advise the Mission Director and other USAID staff on press and media relations in collaboration with the Embassy Public Affairs Section. Ensure a targeted, coherent, and consistent message from all USAID staff and partners. 6. Monitor local and international press coverage, awareness and attitudes of USAID programs and monitor effectiveness of the communications strategy. Provide feedback to inform ongoing activities and future programming. 7. In collaboration with and under the guidance of the PAO and Information Officer, serve as the principal USAID contact for representatives of the local and international media in Ethiopia to promote story ideas and feature stories on USAID programs. As appropriate, organize media tours and facilitate contacts among members of the media and USAID implementers to encourage in-depth coverage of USAID programs in the local and international media. 8. In conjunction with Embassy Public Affairs Section, Mission Director, technical teams and implementing partners, organize and coordinate press events for USAID projects, such as inaugurations, ribbon-cutting, and completion of projects, including writing press releases, organizing background briefings for media, compiling and disseminating press packets, dealing with protocol issues, site selection, staging and logistical issues, identifying and scheduling speakers, liaison with U.S. and local government officials and on-site coordination of media. Follow-up with media to ensure coverage of public events. 9. The incumbent will be responsible for managing all of USAID/Ethiopia?s branding efforts and will assist USAID staff and contractors in developing appropriately branded public information and events, and organize branding workshops to explain and ensure proper implementation of branding guidelines. 10. Establish and maintain contacts with donor representatives and other U.S. government agencies to collect information for reports. 11. Maintain a calendar of USAID program events in close coordination with implementing partners and the Cognizant Technical Officers (CTO). 12. Assist USAID staff and contractors in developing appropriate public information programs. Design, develop, and disseminate all outreach materials and activities to promote USAID programs to target audience and media, including outreach folders and fact sheets, newsletters, brochures, website, photo essays, video and public service announcement campaigns for broadcast and print media. 13. Travel to the field to get to know projects and capture success stories for dissemination through website, outreach folders and to media. 14. Maintenance of USAID/Ethiopia?s internal and external websites. Participate in website quality control such as ensuring links are functional and pages are loading properly. Develop and implement a marketing plan which maximizes the number of visitors to the sites. 15. Serve as the primary Mission point of contact for site visits by official visitors from the U.S. Embassy, USAID/Washington, and other agencies. Coordinate VIP site visits as necessary. Lead the preparation of schedules, briefing materials, scene setters, briefings with partners, constituents, and other donors. 16. Manage all logistics related to visits and accompany visitors as required. 17. As directed by the Mission Director, and in collaboration with PAO, respond to inquiries from the general public and media about USAID programs, practices, and any other general information requests. 18. Perform other duties as assigned or required. PLEASE SEE UPDATED SOLICITATION AND DISREGARD PREVIOUS VERSION.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Addis Ababa
- Country: Ethiopia
- Country: Ethiopia
- Record
- SN01036104-W 20060429/060427220104 (fbodaily.com)
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