Adaptive Management Communications and Knowledge Management Specialist

Job Description

EI is seeking an Adaptive Management Communications and Knowledge Management Specialist (CKM Specialist) for the anticipated USAID-funded Highlands Resilience Platform for Adaptive Learning (R-PAL) Activity in Ethiopia. This activity will provide USAID/Ethiopia and Ethiopia Highlands Resilience partners with project and technical assistance to advance the use of evidence, adaptive management techniques, and Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) practices and principles to facilitate evidence-based program iteration and adoption. This Activity will also support innovation within USAID’s Highlands programming to drive early adoption and scaling of new rigorously tested approaches.

Among other responsibilities, the incumbent will ensure knowledge management (KM) for generating, capturing and sharing knowledge to maintain institutional memory that can be utilized within and between partner organizations, and provide knowledge products related technical support and capacity strengthening to partners.

The CKM Specialist will work as part of a larger team to advance adaptive management. Expected results of the Adaptive Management team’s work include:

• Increased capacity of partners to intentionally make decisions and adjust in response to new information and change in the context
• Partners have increased change readiness and established organizational adaptation management and metrics
• Highlands partners reporting increased use of data-driven programmatic adaptations
• Local partners engaged in adaptive management processes valuation
• Program learning feedback loops are created and used to inform decision making

The CKM Specialist will therefore support a diverse array of communications and knowledge management needs to support the learning and knowledge sharing priorities of the activity.

This is a full-time position contingent upon USAID award. Ethiopian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain communications templates and protocols for the R-PAL activity.
• Ensure that the activity follows all USAID branding and marking requirements.
• Ensure that activity learning and knowledge products are appropriately stored, and made available, for stakeholders.
• Manage activity’s social media channels.
• Support the creation of clear and concise reports and knowledge-sharing products, including infographics.
• Support the implementation of knowledge-sharing and learning events.
• Provide training and capacity-building on communications and knowledge management best practices to USAID, IP staff, and Ethiopian stakeholders.

Skills and Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant field required, advanced degree preferred.
• A minimum of 8 years’ experience supporting communications and
• knowledge management for donor-funded projects, preferably USAID.
• Experience creating and maintaining knowledge-management systems.
• Experience supporting the development of high-quality written products.
• Experience with video and photo communications strongly preferred.
• Experience using social media channels for outreach purposes.
• Excellent planning, management, and communication skills, ability to work in teams.
• Strong proficiency in written and spoken English and Amharic.

The position will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Due to the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, the position will begin remotely. Being present in the office on multiple days per week is an expectation once we reopen offices, which is expected to commence in line with local recommendations and guidelines.

Environmental Incentives offers a competitive benefits package. Salaries depend on qualifications and location.

Please submit your application no later than July 23, 2021. On a rolling basis throughout the application period, we will review applications and contact qualified candidates to request additional information. We will invite the top candidates to interview and may also request that they complete a short written or analytical skills assessment.

About the Organization

ENVIRONMENTAL INCENTIVES

Environmental Incentives’ mission is to enhance the environment that sustains healthy communities. We empower public and private sector leaders to maximize their effectiveness using performance-driven conservation and development tools and practices. Since our establishment in 2004, we have become a leading advisor on evidence-based adaptive management across the United States and internationally. We apply expertise and tools to help our clients get the most from their programmatic investments by strengthening performance management. EI’s International Practice works across multiple technical sectors with client offices at USAID including the Bureau of Policy, Planning, and Learning, the Office of Forestry and Biodiversity, and the Office of Water. Other clients include the Walton Family Foundation, the University of Colorado, Boulder, and the Training Resources Group.

Environmental Incentives is a certified B Corporation operating four offices across the U.S. and supporting field staff in multiple countries, to include a fully registered office in Nairobi, Kenya. Our US-based offices include:

• Western Office (headquarters) - South Lake Tahoe, CA
• Eastern Office - Washington, DC
• Mountain Office - Denver, CO
• Southern California Office – San Diego, CA
• Kenya Field Office - Nairobi, Kenya