Encompass LLC Hiring for Communications Manager, USAID WEELA, Jordan at Amman, Jordan Full Time

Position Description

EnCompass LLC seeks Communications Manager candidates for a five-year, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Women’s Economic Empowerment and Leadership Activity (WEELA) in Jordan. The purpose of WEELA is to contribute to increasing women’s access to waged employment and leadership opportunities in Jordan by improving women’s access to the job market, addressing inequalities and prohibitive social norms and traditions, and enhancing the workforce enabling environment.  

The Communications Manager will work with the WEELA team, leading the day-to-day communications activities, including developing and implementing a communications strategy that effectively describes the objectives, activities, and accomplishments of WEELA to all stakeholders. S/he will be responsible for fostering and maintaining favorable relationships with media, editors, reporters, communication heads of other USAID and donor projects, relevant USAID Offices, GoJ partners, community leaders, and stakeholder organizations. The Communications Manager will be responsible for supporting, creating, designing, and disseminating WEELA communication materials and content; promoting events; creating reports; and sharing achievements on all platforms including social media. S/he will ensure compliance with USAID marking and branding policies in all project activities including those implemented by WEELA local and international partners. 

This position will be full-time and based in Amman, Jordan.

Position Duties and Responsibilities

Essential functions:

·      Devise and implement the overall communications plan, including media campaign strategies for WEELA activities, working closely with the component leads and in line with partner work plans.

·      Develop a marking plan for WEELA, and ensure formatting, layout, and development of graphical elements are in accordance with USAID requirements, specifically for Marking and Branding of USAID-funded projects, and USAID DOCs office approval is sought and granted for all branded material.

·      Collaborate with and support WEELA staff in information sharing, identifying and generating success stories and communication opportunities to illustrate project activities and accomplishments. 

·      Liaise with internal teams/partners and external agencies providing technical content and design solutions for communications  materials and presentations.

·      Lead in preparing internal and external communications and presentations, including a variety of promotional and informational materials, such as articles, bulletins, pictorial reports, postcards, media coverage reports, fact sheets, success stories, and other related materials.

·      Develop and disseminate communication materials (e.g., weekly, quarterly, and annual reports, newsletters, brochures, flyers, case studies, success stories, documentaries), ensuring all communications products and strategies are in compliance with USAID regulations.

·      Align communications materials with WEELA objectives on topics such as youth and women employment, labor market priorities, economic sectors, gender equality, economic and community engagement, gender-based violence, and community mobilization. Investigate program information to support developing communications activity and social media outreach.

·      Provide leadership and supervision of the Event Planning Coordinator to organize and oversee project-related special events and outreach activities, including developing messages to help publicize and promote these activities.

·      Analyze, develop, and articulate media policies, and manage communications and media budgets.

·      Establish and maintain contact and working relationships with journalists and relevant actors from print and broadcast media, both local and national, and proactively pitch story ideas on a local and national level, seeking out media opportunities for promoting WEELA’s messaging and campaigning platform.

·      Design and facilitate trainings related to communications and messaging of WEELA initiatives, including providing advisory support and capacity building to local partners and staff to ensure effective implementation of communication initiatives are in accordance with USAID standards.

·      Manage procurement of quality communications products and services according to USAID/ EnCompass policies to optimize value for money and develop a diverse list of quality vendors for the project.

·      Participate as a member of the senior project management team, contribute to long-term and short-term work planning, and help foster/promote a collaborate and positive working environment.

·      Track and report on the results of communications activities.

·      Represent WEELA as and when requested by the COP.

·      Any other task assigned by COP.

Position Requirements

Qualifications

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or Related Field, Masters preferred.
• Citizen or permanent resident of Jordan

Experience and Skills

• Six to eight (6-8) years of experience in communications and design experience (design/layout, content development/promotion, writing/editing).

• Strong social media content development skills and experience
• Significant experience in designing and facilitating interactive meetings, workshops and capacity building trainings preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication and creative skills and creative ability across a range of platforms.
• Knowledge and experience in using principles, theories and methods of communications for advocacy and awareness building.
• Practical experience in planning and implementing national and local awareness campaigns including the development of creative content and materials.
• Experience in issues relating to women’s empowerment, economic engagement, youth, and leadership issues a plus.
• Articulate professionally and communicate in a clear, positive manner with clients and staff.
• Prior experience working on USAID-funded programs required.
• Superior skills in English, both written and verbal, required. Fluency in Arabic, required.

How to Apply

Please submit CV and cover letter and complete the application at https://app.ismartrecruit.com/jobDescription?x=E7pZW5jb21wYXNzd29ybGQuY29tXzU1Nl9QUk9NT1RFVVJMX2VuQ9e

EnCompass LLC is a progressive Equal Opportunity Employer. We promote, celebrate, and support a diverse and inclusive organizational culture and workforce. We are committed to providing all of our employees with an environment free from discrimination and harassment, where all are treated with dignity and respect. We do not tolerate, and explicitly prohibit, discrimination or harassment of any kind, at any time, in all aspects of employment. This includes recruitment, hiring, promotions, disciplinary measures, terminations, compensation, benefits, social and recreational programs, and training. EnCompass also does not tolerate retaliation against individuals who report discrimination or harassment. Our continuing commitment to the principle of Equal Opportunity Employment for all means all employment decisions are based only on the job requirements, the candidate’s qualifications, and the needs of EnCompass as a business—not on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, belief, sex (including pregnancy and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability status, veteran status, genetic information, HIV status, family/marital/parental status, or any other status protected by the laws and regulations in the jurisdictions where we work.