Development Outreach and Communications

**Location**: On-site at USAID/Libya or Remote with TDYs as required
**Position Duration**: September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025
**Type**: Full-time
**Clearance Required**: Secret level security clearance

**Position Title**: Development Outreach and Communications (DOC) Specialist
**Position Duration**: September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025
**Requesting Office**: USAID/Libya
**Travel**: 4 TDYs. Contractor will travel to Tunis, Tunisia for up to 2 weeks at a time, once per quarter or as requested by USAID/Libya.
Clearance: Secret level security clearance

This position serves as the DOC Specialist for USAID/Libya. USAID/Libya is based in Tunis, Tunisia at the Libya External Office (LEO) (the U.S. Government’s diplomatic representation to Libya). The position reports to the USAID/Libya Program Officer.

The DOC Specialist will be responsible for executing USAID/Libya’s communications strategy, working with USAID staff and implementing partners based in Tunisia and Libya. The DOC Specialist will work closely with all members of the USAID/Libya team, the LEO’s Public Affairs Section (PAS), and the communications staff of USAID implementing partners. The DOC Specialist may also liaise with relevant staff of other donors and international organizations working in Libya, local and international businesses, and Libyan government officials. They will manage USAID/Libya’s outreach and communications strategy, ensuring that the Libya Operating Unit’s (OU’s) results story is effectively communicated to the Libyan public and relevant Agency and interagency stakeholders. Close collaboration with USAID/Libya technical staff and other members of the LEO is required to be successful in this position.

The DOC Specialist must be able to work constructively across team structures in a fast-paced working environment often driven by tight deadlines and evolving requirements. They must demonstrate initiative and creativity, have the ability to clearly guide the outreach efforts of USAID implementing partners; produce accurate, timely, and well-written products with mínimal supervision; and have the knowledge and skills needed to provide communications oversight and conduct training on best communications practices for USAID staff and partners. In addition, they must be a skilled “story-teller,” capable of identifying and using appropriate communications tools and channels including video clips, social media, and targeted written pieces for USAID/Libya and LEO platforms and publications. The DOC Specialist must also be well-versed in U.S. foreign policy goals for Libya, the strategic objectives of USAID/Libya and how USAID’s work supports their achievement.

Substantial reliance is placed on the DOC Specialist’s experience and judgment regarding all aspects of outreach activities. The incumbent must identify, react to, and interpret changing priorities and circumstances in local and international media and provide guidance on how these shifts affect the work of the USAID Country Office and the LEO. The need to exercise good judgment carries over into communication with Washington stakeholders, including through speeches, cables, or other similar documents, as well as in the sphere of social media, as they will be posting regularly on behalf of the United States Government.

The DOC Specialist’s experience and managerial skills will be brought to bear on a daily basis as the USAID/Libya team members and implementing partners reach out to the DOC with questions regarding USAID assistance and with requests for advice and clearances. The DOC Specialist must plan their work schedule independently and assist colleagues to focus and prioritize key actions that are needed to amplify USAID’s message effectively. The DOC Specialist also serves as USAID/Libya’s “Branding Champion” and will be required to ensure full understanding and compliance with USAID and LEO requirements.

**Responsibilities**:
**Public Outreach (40%)**
- The DOC Specialist counsels USAID/Libya leadership on targeted media placement, including print, TV, radio, and internet; they provide guidance to USAID technical teams and implementing partners on branding, storylines, engagement strategies, and linkages with USAID and LEO strategic communication approaches.
- They identify activities appropriate for media coverage, participate in travel to visit activities, and accompany TV/radio crews to site locations for filming should this occur.
- The DOC Specialist will help to plan and directly support press events and trips involving the participation of the U.S. Ambassador, the Deputy Chief of Mission, USAID leadership, and visiting VIPs. The DOC Specialist coordinates the outreach components of travel and public affairs activities for USAID, LEO leadership, and major U.S. Government and Congressional visitors.
- The DOC Specialist prepares schedules, briefing materials, information related to events (e.g., backgrounders/scene setters, briefing