Analyst II- Operations Outreach

Summary

Come join a company that strives for Extraordinary People and Exceptional Performance ! Chenega Enterprise Systems & Solutions, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services ' company, is looking for a Outreach Specialist to support the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Middle East Bureau Office of Strategic Planning and Operations Outreach Team, producing high-quality print and electronic materials for various audiences.

Our company offers employees the opportunity to join a team where there is a robust employee benefits program, management engagement, quality leadership, an atmosphere of teamwork, recognition for performance, and promotion opportunities. We actively strive to channel our highly engaged employee's knowledge, critical thinking, innovative solutions for our clients.

Responsibilities

• Write, edit, revise, and produce a wide range of high-quality print and electronic materials for internal and external audiences

• Work with Middle East Bureau staff and cooperating unit counterparts and staff as well as USAID's Legislative and Public Affairs Bureau on communications strategies, processes, and products

• Provide surge support to Development, Outreach and Communications Officers in USAID operating units in the Middle East and North Africa on media, Congressional, and other communications products

• Manage social media, web pages, and other electronic media

• Develop, write, edit, and post material after ensuring proper clearance

• Design and coordinate preparation of a wide range of events, trips, reports, briefings, presentations, memos, publications, and other related methods of communication

• Manage a variety of outreach, promotion and communication activities to build relationships and engage with diverse groups and individuals - including legislative, interagency and public audiences in the United States as well as the Middle East and North Africa

• Gather and explain material on often complex subjects, writing and editing a wide range of speeches and presentations, publications, and other communication.

• Design and coordinate events

• Create and execute strategies to maximize engagement opportunities.

• Liaise with and respond to inquiries from various internal and external stakeholder groups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a field such as international relations/studies, communications, journalism, social and political sciences, communication, finance, health, or similar areas

• 3+years of professional work experience in public relations experience and proven experience in supporting outreach and communications efforts, including direct experience with drafting press releases, fact sheets, Congressional testimonies, or similar types of written products.

• Experience in varied outreach and communications efforts, including direct experience with drafting speeches, press releases, fact sheets, congressional testimony or similar types of written products

• Demonstrated experience in or knowledge of the Middle East and development or assistance issues

• Experience on Capitol Hill or in congressional relations preferred

• Experience with managing social media is preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to travel as required to locations such as Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, West Bank/Gaza, and Yemen.

• Ability to meet often shifting or tight deadlines on multiple projects and respond and adapt to widely varied needs of a small communications team in a busy bureau.

• Must have excellent diplomacy and inter-personal skills.

• Proficiency in the use of Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet search engines and e-mail applications.

• Effective interpersonal skills, especially with senior leadership.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with others.

Teleworking Permitted?

Yes

Teleworking Details

Must be in the office 3 days a week or as directed by USAID

Chenega Corporation and family of companies is an EOE.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Native preference under PL 93-638.

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