Communications Consultant -FHI360 عودة إلى الفرص

Background

About FHI 360

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions.  Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender, youth, research, technology, communication, and social marketing- creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges.  FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories.

Ma3an Project Background: 

Ma3an is a 7-year (2018-2025) $60 million USAID-funded project with the goal to increase Tunisian youth civic engagement and economic empowerment to advance progress towards sustainable, inclusive development in Tunisia. Ma3an’s objectives are that youth have improved access to skills, services, and opportunities for civic engagement and economic empowerment and lead, or meaningfully participate in, activities to address youth and community priorities. 

Scope of Work

The Consultant will provide technical assistance to the Ma3an project to define its communications strategy for the remainder of the project, including its key messages and its approach for tailoring and communicating them to target audiences, and priority communications products to communicate project impact throughout implementation.  The consultant will:

1. Facilitate consultations and design discussions with the Ma3an team to collect inputs and ideas on how best to tell Ma3an’s story, share outcomes, and communicate messages using a variety of methods. 
2. Provide technical assistance to key communications team members to shape inputs into a strategy and action plan for the upcoming year. 

These tasks will be delivered both in-person and remotely and the Ma3an Technical Monitor and the consultant will agree beforehand which specific tasks will be completed in-person.

Deliverables/Milestones & Due Dates: The consultant and the FHI 360 technical monitor will coordinate closely on the tasks, deliverables and due dates outlined below, and any changes to the Scope of Work, Deliverables, LOE allocated to Deliverables and Period of performance will require prior authorization from the Technical Monitor.

Location of Work:  Remote and Tunis, Tunisia 

Travel: Anticipated 1 10-day trip to Tunis, if required, in March 2023. 

Timetable and Address for Submission: Applications are due no later than 5:00 PM EDT on Friday, February 16, 2023. Required documentation listed below must be e-mailed to tunisprocurement@fhi360.org with the Subject Line: USAID Ma3an Communications Consultant Application.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree or its International Equivalent in English, Journalism, Public Relations or Related Field – Master’s Degree preferred. 
• Typically requires 8+ years of writing, editing, and publications experience. Articulate, professional and able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with clients and staff.
• Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English – working proficiency in French or Arabic a plus. 
• Ability to research, write, and tailor a broad range of communications that promote the client’s activities and key messages.
• Experience supporting the creation of communications’ strategies.
• Experience providing training on  action plan implementation and communications best practices.
• Experience with youth and civic engagement activities a plus.

Evaluation Criteria: Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the following criteria:

• Preference for previous experience supporting youth or civic engagement communications’ activities 
• Value for price 

Selection Criteria: 

• • Pricing:  10%. 
  • Relevant technical skills:  50%. 

• Previous relevant experience: 40%

Required Documentation: Proposals must include the following components:

• Cover Letter 
• CV with proposed rate of pay 
• Proposed methodology to carry out this work 
• Writing sample from previous work

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• Covid-19 Safe Federal Workforce Provision for US Based Consultants:  The selected Consultant will be required to be fully vaccinated (2 weeks after 2nd dose of a 2-dose series or 2 weeks after a single dose vaccine) and provide proof of vaccination to the FHI 360 when requested and prior to receiving work from FHI 360.   Selected consultant shall be required to comply with all Covid-19 safety protocols implemented by FHI 360.  Covid-19 provisions may change at any time and without advance notice.

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