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Communications and Outreach Lead

Internews – Afghanistan, Multi Location

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Bachelor's Degree
Multi Location ()
Full Time
1749

About Internews – Afghanistan

Job Summary

Internews Network is an international media development organization, working in
Afghanistan since 2002, Internews Network is seeking a Communications and Outreach Lead candidate for the USAID funded RASANA project, a media support initiative in Afghanistan, which has the goal of further strengthening the media sector, particularly through training women journalists and building investigative journalism skills. The Communications and Outreach Lead will provide leadership on all programmatic media outreach activities under the program. S/he will be responsible for the Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Reporting components of the program by coordinating with all program partners and beneficiaries. He/She will also be responsible for undertaking activities that showcase the impact of the program nationally and internationally.

Duties & Responsibilities

Track and report on all program activities and progress, biweekly and quarterly against work plans.

Provide oversight of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Reporting components of the program.

Develop and maintain relationships with all local program partners and beneficiaries.

Undertake reasonable outreach activities to ensure maximum exposure for the program nationally and internationally.

Oversee the design and implementation of all programmatic media outreach activities in collaboration with local partner organizations.

Provide mentoring and capacity building for local media partners in communications and reporting is concerned.

Maintain a thorough knowledge of the media landscape of Afghanistan especially issues facing women and women journalists.

Directly supervise the communications and reporting departments under the program.

Any other duties assigned by the Chief of Party.

Job Requirements


5+ years of significant professional experience in the Afghanistan media or NGO sectors.

Excellent English language skills both written and oral

Experience in report writing for USAID-funded activities required.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Submission Guideline

Interested candidates meeting the qualifications should forward a cover letter and resume to the following email
Please make sure to put the vacancy # in the subject line in the subject line.
Please name your attached documents in the following format: “LastName_cv” and “LastName_cover”.

Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Functional Area

Communication

Countries

Submission Email

vacancy@internews.org

Post Date

Apr 16, 2017

Closing Date

Apr 28, 2017

Reference

IN - 250

Number of Vacancies

1

Salary Range

As per NTA salary scale

Years of Experience

5 years

Probation Period

3 month

Contract Type

Long-term

Contract Duration

Not Specified

Contract Extensible

false

Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree

Gender

Any