United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Ukraine

Solicitation for U.S. Personal Services Contractor

Senior Communications Advisor, GS-15

DUTIES AND REPONSIBILITIES:

USAID is recruiting an American citizen eligible to work in Ukraine for a one-year contract (with four option years). The Senior Communications Advisor reports directly to the Deputy Mission Director of the USAID/Ukraine. The Mission is responsible for the development, implementation, and oversight of USAID-funded activities operating in Ukraine. Due to the region’s strategic importance to the U.S. Government (USG), the Mission receives a high number of senior-level official visitors, works closely with the Embassy interagency, host government, and civil society actors, and places a high importance on communication and outreach to advance USG priorities and highlight the impact of the USG’s development efforts. The Advisor’s mandate is to strengthen public understanding of USAID’s goal of helping Ukraine advance as a sovereign, independent, democratic, and prosperous society free to choose its own path forward. The Senior Communications Advisor will be a key member of the Mission’s Senior Management Team, supervising the Development Outreach and Communications (DOC) team housed within the Office of Strategic Engagement (OSE) whose primary objective is to generate greater public awareness about, and support for, U.S. assistance to Ukraine, including the Mission’s response to Russia’s illegal and unjustified invasion. Other major responsibilities include developing and implementing integrated, highly-effective communications strategies and campaigns; developing/writing/editing all external Mission high-level communications and outreach materials (in collaboration with the respective technical offices, the Embassy Public Affairs section, and others) to various external audiences; planning, carrying out, and serving as the control person for trips by high-level visitors; preparing, overseeing, and supervising the creation of high quality briefing materials, scene setters, and other materials to effectively communicate USAID's work and advance the impact of operations and further USG policy objectives; developing, monitoring, and improving Mission outreach and communications tools, including social and digital media; and planning, scheduling, and executing public events, conferences, seminars, press conferences, interviews, and other public-facing activities. The Advisor serves as the OSE Office Director.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION:

Education: A bachelor's (or equivalent) degree in journalism, marketing, business administration/management or a related field to the Statement of Duties is required.

 

Work Experience: Ten years of progressively responsible experience in related fields is required, with at least five to seven years of experience in a field such as marketing, public relations, journalism, and/or communications.

 

The full version of this Announcement is accessible at

https://www.usaid.gov/ukraine/careers

CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS: January 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST

by e-mail attachment only to Human Resources Office at kyivvacancies@usaid.gov

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