TERM: 
Full-time
JOB DESCRIPTION: 
Chemonics International seeks a Strategic Communications Specialist for the five-year U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Strategic Communications Support Activity. The Activity will support the Government of Armenia (GOAM) to build effective streamlined, data-driven, and citizen-centered strategic communications systems, capacity, and practices. Specifically, the Activity will support GOAM in the following three main focus areas: 1) enable the institutional set-up and talent management of the public sector’s streamlined strategic communications; 2) ensure the public sector has institutionalized systems and capacity for data-driven information management to inform strategic communications; and 3) foster citizen-centered strategic communications and public outreach.
The Strategic Communications Specialist will work as a part of the Component 1 team to design and implement interventions to improve the GOAM’s strategic communications capacity, including developing standardized operating procedures, improving institutional processes, procedures, systems, and structures for communications. Additionally, Strategic Communications Specialist will support the design of tools, platforms, and approaches to improve interagency communications and coordination within the Armenian government.
RESPONSIBILITIES: 
- Support the Component Director in designing and leading the overarching strategic communications capacity building scheme composed of a capacity building strategy and action plan;
- Design and manage the implementation of interventions to improve government strategic communications capacity, and interagency communications and coordination, including improved institutional processes, procedures, tools, systems, and structures for communications in line with the GOAM’s ongoing reform efforts in the area of strategic communications;
- Identify standard operating procedures in need of development/updating and work with government counterparts, civil society, and the strategic communications expert community to operationalize them;
- Leverage principles of and incorporate tools for behavior change and change management to drive capacity building efforts and sustain impact;
- Closely and consistently collaborate and coordinate with Components 2, 3, and CLA teams;
- Perform other duties as required or assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as communications, marketing, public administration, political affairs or other related field required; master’s degree preferred;
- At least four (4) years of experience in strategic communications, organizational development, and project management, including designing and implementing communication coordination interventions for government or other relevant organizations. Previous communications-related work experience with government institutions at the national and local level is an advantage;
- Demonstrated experience designing and coordinating the implementation of projects, preferably in strategic communications both in public and private sectors;
- Previous USAID or other related donor experience is desirable; knowledge of USAID rules and regulations preferred;
- Demonstrated ability to fully and effectively communicate in English, both oral and written, is required.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: 
Please submit your CV or resume to ************************@*********.*** with the subject line “Attn: Strategic Communications Specialist Application [YOUR NAME]” no later than 09 January, 2025. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.
Chemonics is an equal opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, or protected veteran status, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
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