Communications Specialist

Job Description:

Scope of Work:

The Communications Specialist will carry out duties related to the promotion and information dissemination of Company activities. (S)he will establish and maintain cooperative relationships with representatives of the media stakeholders and public interest groups and plan and direct the development and communication of informational material. (S)he will be responsible for the development of content to maintain favorable public perceptions of the Fund’s accomplishments and agenda with its stakeholders. (S)he will also manage information within the Company to ensure the monitoring and documentation of project activities as input to media campaigns. The Communication Specialist will occasionally travel to various cities in Pakistan where the Fund is active to work collaboratively with its partners to promote its core objectives. This work will be part of the overall dissemination strategy of the project.
   
Functional Responsibilities:

The Communications Specialist will:

• Manage information collected through Company’s various sources including technical staff to ensure that substantive material is accurate and meets the criteria for dissemination through the media or other channels.
• Maintain regular contact with Company staff to elicit news and promotional items of interest and to compile information about the Company activities.
• Subscribe to local papers and compile information related to competitiveness issues, both local and at the national level, and disseminate the information to its stakeholders and, as relevant, to the public at large.
• Monitor radio, TV and newspaper coverage of Company, USAID and GOP and produce monthly summaries of news for the website in collaboration with the Manager Communication.
• Process collected information (policy relevant studies, technical assistance interventions, matching grants projects, business incubators/venture capital etc.) into articles for dissemination through newspapers, websites (project or other sites), newsletter, or other channels.
• Establish relationship with major media outlets (national and regional) and create a strategy on how to include the media to disseminate information on competitiveness issues and promote Company outputs.
• Write (or organize the publication process) brochures, leaflets and other promotional materials on Company and/or Company’s objectives and/or its partners.
• Manage and update the Company website (in cooperation with an IT specialist) and issue periodically the Competitiveness newsletter.
• Manage the Company library (electronic and hard copy) to ensure that information and materials are easy to access for all Company staff, other interested  organizations/ USAID and facilitate journalists/media professionals for their research and writings on competitiveness.
• Organize the publishing process for Company publications and brochures.
• Write and distribute press releases
• Design activities to educate media representatives on competitiveness issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Reports to the Manager Communications.
• Oversees budgeting, direction, coordination, and implementation of Company's events.
• Takes primary responsibility for coordination of the events, conferences and workshops and ensure successful coordination of other special events. 
  
  Minimum Qualifications:
  
  
  • Must have basic economic background.
  • Ability to develop communication content
  • Self-starter with highly organized and flexible, strategic planning skills.
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  Preferred Qualifications:
  
  
  • Master's degree or combination of education and relevant experience necessary to perform job duties.
  • Creative thinker with ability to develop content.
  • Excellent writing and editing skills.
  • Experience in and commitment to team approach both within an organizational division and throughout an organization.
  • Sensitivity to cultural and personal differences in age, ethnicity, and lifestyle.

Skills
Must	Title	Level	Description
	Writing skills.	Excellent
	Communications skills	Excellent