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The European Bank for reconstruction and development is looking for a Communication and Public Relations Expert for the EBRD-supported Business Support Office (BSO). BSO is one of 11 Investment Councils currently supported by EBRD as part of the Bank’s Investment Climate and Governance Initiative (ICGI) and funded by the UK Government’s Good Governance Fund. The Investment Councils play a key role in efforts to improve the business and investment climates in their countries, by providing a platform for public-private dialogue between senior government figures and representatives from the private sector. This public-private dialogue between the authorities and the private sector is essential for identifying the key challenges for businesses and investors and shaping the necessary reforms to address them. It also provides governments with the necessary support from the private sector to deliver these reforms. The Investment Councils have also been playing an important role in supporting the implementation of other EBRD-supported technical assistance projects, including in response to the economic impacts of Covid-19 on businesses.
Since its inception, the EBRD-supported BSO has facilitated policy dialogue and regular consultations between the Ministry of Economy (in charge of reform implementation) and the private sector. The BSO’s success led to the establishment by the then Prime Minister of an SME Development Council in July 2011 - a platform to identify, prioritize and resolve key constraints to SME development in Armenia.
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The tasks of the Expert will include, inter alia, the following:
- Advise the Senior Consultant on effective media/ communication strategy and lead on its delivery;
- Introduce new public relations and communications initiatives promoting the role of the EBRD and the council to business and society, donor organizations, media, and other stakeholders;
- Lead on development and implementation of donor visibility initiatives, highlighting the support of the UK Good Governance Fund to the BSO;
- Manage the day-to-day public relations and communication activities of the Council;
- Work on and organize regular updating of the Council’s website in Armenian and English languages;
- Organise and authorize interviews highlighting the Council's activities and achievements. Draft press releases, outreach materials, briefing papers or background materials aimed at raising public awareness on the Council’s activities;
- Provide support in maintaining positive relationships as well as developing professional contacts and relationships with the press, local national and international journalists, TV channels, etc. to ensure timely and high-quality media coverage of the Council’s activities;
- Contribute to the development of booklets, video materials (script), news bulletins, etc. on the Council and BSO activities through collection and processing of relevant information;
- Carry out information dissemination and administrative support of the Council's secretariat activities;
- Assist the Senior Consultant as necessary in supporting Council deliberations;
- Provide technical assistance in preparing the Council sessions;
- Under the direction of the Senior Consultant agree on and assist the Council secretariat in preparation of agenda and necessary documents, including ensuring that appropriate documentation is provided, for holding the Council sessions as well as various meetings, working groups, and round tables;
- Record the sessions of the Council, round tables, and working groups and the decisions resulting from them in Armenian and English;
- Under the direction of the Senior Consultant, participate in public relations activities of programs and projects carried out by international organizations in the development area of business (particularly SME) development and investment attraction;
- Screen the daily news for articles of interest to the BSO and the Council, trace media coverage of Council events, prepare press clippings, and share these with the Senior Consultant on a weekly basis;
- Keep track of BSO and Council promotional matters, maintain video/ DVD/ CD and photo archives;
- Interpret at meetings and translate program-related documents. Draft letters, invitations, and documents. Accompany the Senior Consultant and the Head of Council secretariat during events. Prepare briefing packages;
- Assist the Senior Consultant in reporting about Council activity to the EBRD and to local audiences;
- Prepare reports summarising the achievements of the policy dialogue, which will be provided to the Council.
- Prepare quarterly and annual reports for the Senior Consultant summarising the achievements of the assignment to be submitted to the EBRD's Operation Leaders;
- Occasionally participate in conferences and workshops, where appropriate, on investment climate with a view to learning lessons from the experiences gained by other countries that have faced similar issues and to exchanging ideas with them how to address common situations;
- Perform any other job-related tasks that may arise.
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- Background in Business, Economics, Communications or a related field, with preferably at least one postgraduate degree in one of these subjects;
- At least 5 years of relevant work experience in public relations and communications; experience working with international organizations and donors is an asset;
- Experience in working with email marketing tools and social media tools;
- Proven track record implementing successful public relations and communications initiatives;
- Ability to interact effectively with senior officials in government and the business community;
- Ability to work effectively in a team;
- Ability to prioritise and work under the pressure of deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Armenian and English languages.
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All interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to follow the link:
https://tinyurl.com/EBRD-Public-Bid-Site and Register in the system (right-up corner). Once registered, choose from bids PR 006017 Armenia Business Support Office: Communications and Public Relations Expert. You’ll need to submit the following parts of the technical proposal in the system: B - Consultant’s Experience, C - Approach to the assignment (cover letter and CV).
Instructions to Submitting your Proposals:
The following documents are mandatory in order for your response to be evaluated. Failure to provide one of the below documents will lead to disqualification.
1) Qualification Questionnaire - ensure that you answer each statement. If the response to one or more questions is “no”, provide full disclosure of any convictions, dismissal, resignations, exclusions or other relevant, in the box under each statement;
2) Technical Proposal - ensure that you refer to the requirements stated in the Terms of Reference and the evaluation criteria set out in the Data Sheet. You are required to complete:
a) Section B (Evaluation Criterion 2) and C (Evaluation Criterion 3) as part of a cover letter;
b) Form EOI.2 - CV.
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2000 EUR/ per month (Gross)
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Failure to follow the procedure of proposal submission and provide one of the documents listed in the instructions, will lead to disqualification of the candidate.