URGENTLY NEEDED: Communications Manager – USAID BIJAK Project

VACANCY
Chemonics International Inc.
USAID BIJAK Project (Bangun Indonesia untuk Jaga Alam demi Keberlanjutan)

 

Chemonics International seeks
applications for a Communications Manager with experience performing
environment-focused communications activities for the newly awarded USAID BIJAK
project.

 

Position: Communications Manager (Code:
COM-MGR_yourname)
Applications due by: September 5,
2016

Date of Hire: As soon as possible
Type: Fixed-term employment
Period: 2 years (with possible
extension)

 

Project Overview

USAID’s BIJAK
(Bangun Indonesia untuk Jaga Alam demi Keberlanjutan) is a Jakarta-based, five-year
project implemented by Chemonics International in collaboration with Kemitraan
and Wildlife Conservation Society. The overarching objective of USAID’s BIJAK
project is to address the constellation of market forces, financial incentives,
policy levers, social norms and values driving deforestation and biodiversity
loss in order to promote enduring changes in individual and organizational
behavior which reduce greenhouse gas emissions and conserve valuable marine and
terrestrial biodiversity. To realize this objective, BIJAK will work through
national instruments and systems to impact the following:

·        
Number
of national level laws, policies, regulations, decrees, procedures, or fiscal
and budgetary practices developed, revised, adopted and/or applied in order to
reduce GHG emissions, reduce wildlife trafficking, and conserve valuable
terrestrial and marine biodiversity with support from BIJAK.

·        
Improved
capacity and willingness of Indonesian institutions and organizations to
address biodiversity conservation, especially wildlife trafficking, and climate
change.

·        
Number
of businesses engaged in extensive land-use practices, especially palm oil,
developing green business practices and sharing them widely with others in
their industry.

·        
Amount
of investment leveraged in USD from private and public sources for biodiversity
conservation and/or climate change.

·        
Public
opinion and behaviors changed as a result of advocacy campaigns developed and
implemented to support targeted terrestrial and marine biodiversity

conservation and low carbon development issues.

·        
Model(s)
for successful low emissions development and forest conservation developed and
shared at all levels of government and with other key stakeholders.

 

Position Responsibilities

  • Develop
    BIJAK’s communications plan, including a comprehensive social media
    strategy.
  • Apply
    USAID’s branding and marking regulations and other communication
    guidelines to BIJAK and its materials.
  • Provide
    support as needed to the team in charge of the development of behavior
    change communications campaigns, and supporting BIJAK partners (primarily

    CSOs and think tanks) in developing and improving their communications
    strategies, including public outreach and advocacy activities.

  • Lead
    the development of communications and outreach products, including but not
    limited to the following: regular newsletter, written and video success
    stories, project website and social media tools, project brochures, press
    releases, etc.
  • Support
    internal communications and record-keeping, develop tools for knowledge management to share best
    practices and lessons learned with other donors, the government, and other
    key stakeholders and to assist in the promotion, adaptation and nationwide
    application of successful approaches and practices arising through the
    BIJAK project.
  • Assist
    in the development of project progress reports (quarterly, annual, final).
  • Maintain
    database of stakeholder contacts, and develop and maintain relations with media
    professionals.

 

Minimum Qualifications

The Communications Manager is responsible for providing
technical assistance for activities related to communications and outreach
regarding project activities. The
Manager should be highly creative and innovative and have a minimum 5 (five)
years of professional experience with public communications and work with all
forms of media. A university degree in journalism, English, public relations,
or comparable education or experience is preferred. Prior
experience with technical assistance projects and work with donor-funded
projects is preferred, particularly in the field of environment. Written and
verbal fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia is a prerequisite.  Strong inter-personal and communication
skills are required.  Demonstrated skills
with software packages such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as photo and
video editing software are required (knowledge
of subtitling software a plus); familiarity with web
management tools. 

Selection will be based upon education, work experience and
writing skills in addition to personal qualities such as:  interpersonal skills, leadership and
management capability, consensus-building skills, creativity and willingness to
utilize innovative approaches to meet the objectives of the BIJAK Project.
Candidates will be asked to take writing tests in English at the interview.
Final candidates will be selected after the interview, where the above
selection criteria will be evaluated.

 

Instructions

·        
Please
put the Code as your Email Subject; COM-MGR_yourname

·        
Please
send your latest CV and Cover Letter to [email protected]

·        
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date September 5, 2016

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