marine activities with the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), local communities, and the private sector.
Specific requirements
The Communications Manager will have the following responsibilities:
1. Identifying and validating potential communications needs at the provincial, district, and village level, as well as any communications initiatives involving the private sector. This includes but is not limited to defining knowledge, attitudes, and practices; audiences; messages; communications mechanisms/media; expected outcomes; and approaches for monitoring impacts of campaigns.
2. Task-specific responsibilities, based on contract requirements, include:
- Under Task 1 (Institutional Development) oversee communications efforts, working with the Task 1 team, to improve MMAF’s public outreach capacity. A primary objective of the work is to enhance community participation in the management of Indonesia’s marine resources.
- Under Task 3 (Community Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation), oversee IMACS communications efforts to increase coastal populations’ awareness of potential disaster and climate change impacts and risk reduction practices in selected villages and communities.
- Under Task 4 (Program Integration, Coordination, and Administrative Support), oversee relevant communications responsibilities including the IMACS website, program outreach materials consistent with USAID policies, and other information dissemination and exchange, fostering improved public awareness and support of marine conservationnactivities at national and local coastal community levels.
3. Work with MMAF, including the communications department, and oversee IMACS communications staff working with provinces to encourage the government to adopt and implement selected policies and regulations related to marine resources and fisheries, and enhance government outreach capacity at the local level.
4. Manage technical work on agreements with communications/marketing/public relations firm(s) to finalize and facilitate MMAF’s and IMACS’ messaging and roll-out of awareness and outreach campaigns.
Supervision
The Communications Manager will report to the Deputy Chief of Party. The manager will supervise the Jakarta-based Communications Specialist and coordinate the work of the Communications Officers in the Mataram and Kendari field offices, working in close communication with the Regional Office Director or designee, who directly supervise the specialists.
Qualifications:
- At least 5-7 years of communications experience, especially in public outreach
- Experience working with central and local government preferred
- Successful experience working in a diverse, fast-paced environment
- Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesian required Time Frame
Interested applicants are requested to send a cover letter and resume (references will not be contacted prior the interview) to IMACSproject@gmail.com as soon as possible but no later than May 17, 2013.
Please indicate “Communications Manager” in the subject line or your application and CV will be ignored. Only strongest candidates will be contacted and no telephone inquiries, please.