GENERAL STATEMENT OF PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT:
Exceptional efforts to communicate USAID and USG objectives and impact are vital to USAID/Ethiopia’s ability to be successful in achieving its foreign policy and development objectives in the region. The Mission seeks to improve the quality and availability of information about U.S. foreign assistance and its benefits in the region to a broader audience. Strong communications and outreach policies and strategies, and forward-leaning implementation is essential to USAID’s and the USG’s ability to build foreign relations in support of U.S. national interests.
For these purposes, USAID established the Senior Development Outreach and Communications (S/DOC) Specialist position, an off-shore U.S. Personal Services Contract position. This position will be located in the Front Office of USAID/Ethiopia and reports directly to the Deputy Mission Director, USAID/Ethiopia
STATEMENT OF DUTIES TO BE PERFORMED:
The S/DOC Specialist (hereafter referred to as “S/DOC”) will service the needs of USAID/Ethiopia and its area of responsibility, to include Djibouti, per the requirements below.
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with possible travel as stated in the Statement of Work.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: For three base years with two option years to renew. No PSC contract may exceed a five-year period of performance. Estimated to start on 5/2/2024. The base period will be 5/2/2024– 5/1/2027
ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: U.S. Citizens, Resident Aliens Offerors
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION:
Applications will be initially screened by the Mission Human Resources Office to determine whether they have met the minimum qualifications listed below. All candidates who meet the minimum qualifications requirements will be referred to the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) for further consideration and screening.
EDUCATION: A Master’s degree in the field of journalism, communications, international relations, international development, public administration, development/area studies, social studies, public relations or a related area.
WORK EXPERIENCE: A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible professional experience in public relations in an international setting such as in an international organization, corporation, donor, foreign government, or NGO.
SUBMITTING AN OFFER:
For your application to be considered, the following documents must be submitted:
To ensure consideration of offers for the intended position, offerors must prominently reference the Solicitation Number in the offer submission.
Application must be submitted ONLY via addisusaidjobs@usaid.gov and the email subject must say –:72066324R00001 – Senior Development Outreach and Communication Specialist. Be sure to include your name and the solicitation number at the top of each page.
Offeror submission must clearly reference the Solicitation number on all offeror submitted documents.
CLOSING DATE/TIME: 11/30 2023, 5pm (EAT)
