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Solicitations open to: Ukrainian Nationals (Residency/Ukrainian Work Permit)

 Solicitation No.: 720-121-24-R-10008

 Position Title: Development Outreach and Communications (DOC) Specialist

 Issuance date: July 19, 2024

 Closing date and time: August 02, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Kyiv Time

 Work hours: 40 hours (Full time)

 Position Grade: FSN-10

 Market Value: Basic Annual Rate (in U.S. Dollars): $32,838 – $42,697 I

 Place of Performance: Kyiv, Ukraine

 Period of Performance: Five-Year Period of Performance with possibility extension

STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

The Development Outreach and Communications (DOC) Specialist is located in the

USAID/Ukraine Program Office (PRO), DOC Unit, Public Engagement team and reports directly to the Senior DOC Advisor and/or the Program Office Director’s designee. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as chief advisor to the Mission on raising awareness of USAID activities and goals through visits and public events. The person in this role identifies long-term trends and emerging policy-relevant issues and advises Mission leadership on strategies for promoting accurate, balanced outreach on U.S. development activities and foreign policy priorities. The position is located within the DOC team and reports directly to the Senior Communications Advisor, and indirectly to the Program Office (PRO) Director and the Mission Director. The DOC Specialist engages directly and regularly with the Public Affairs Section (PAS) and other Embassy Kyiv sections and agencies.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE:

Education: Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, international relations or development, marketing, design, linguistics, or related field is required. 

 Prior Work Experience: A minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional-level experience in mass communications, public relations, marketing, journalism, linguistics, international relations, or public affairs work is required. At least two years of this experience must have been in government, NGO, journalism, or development-related work, or related fields, for donor agencies, host-government organizations, or private-sector institutions which included communications and outreach strategies to communicate results of program/project/activity design is required.

 Language Proficiency: Fluent (Level 4) Ukrainian with excellent written and oral English communication skills (Level 4) are required.

 For further details and instructions on how to apply, please see the full version of this

Announcement at:  https://www.usaid.gov/careers/vacancy-announcements/development-outreach-and-communications-doc-specialist-events