United States of America: Communications Manager


Chemonics is seeking a communications manager for the USAID Promoting Excellence in Private Sector Engagement project. This five-year project will provide technical and institutional support services to the Global Development Lab’s Center for Transformational Partnerships (CTP). The project will support CTP in advancing its mandate to increase USAID’s utilization of partnerships to achieve sustainable development impact. The work will focus on five types of services: functional support, communications support, training, private sector engagement technical support, and private sector engagement for strategic initiatives. The Communications Manager will be tasked with spearheading the communications components of these services.


Scope of work may include, but is not limited to:


  • Responsibility for overall communications of the program

  • Ensuring strategic coordination among various efforts and consistency in messaging

  • Managing all forms of outreach (internal and external), communications, and promotion

  • Creating informational documents, videos, social media pieces

  • Overseeing drafting of speeches or editorial pieces

  • Supporting communications and organization around events, including the logistical and communication components

Preferred Qualifications:


  • Advanced degree in relevant discipline preferred

  • Demonstrated experience in supporting and creating a wide array of public media including, but not limited to: press releases, marketing videos, print media, graphic design and social media; and

  • Effective oral and written communication skills and be able to articulate thoughts and ideas to others

  • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to multi-task, and an ability to work well under pressure

  • International experience preferred

  • Minimum of five (5) years or more of progressively responsible work experience in managing complex projects

  • Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

  • Fluency in English required

In addition, please download and complete Chemonics’ equal employment opportunity self-identification form and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com with only “Communications Manager – PEPSE” in the subject line. If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check “I do not wish to complete the information requested.” Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.
Chemonics is an equal opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will received consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, or protected veteran status, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.





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