Exhibit A: Scope of Work
Short Term
Communications and Outreach Specialist
Background
The Feed the Future Bangladesh Improving Trade and Business Enabling Environment Activity (Feed the Future Bangladesh Trade Activity) aims to improve economic growth in Bangladesh through the following objectives:
- Objective 1: Improving Trade Facilitation;
- Objective 2: Improving Business Enabling Environment; and
- Objective 3: Promoting Best Practices in Economic Growth Activities and Their Application.
This includes facilitating an improved policy environment to promote sustainable economic growth and prosperity, improved regional economic cooperation, sound management of institutions, and good governance while expanding markets for U.S. goods and services in the Indo Pacific. This activity also addresses efficiency and transparency in the business enabling environment.
The Feed the Future Bangladesh Trade Activity delivers technical assistance and capacity building to support the implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and improve the BEE. The project works with key public agencies, private sector stakeholders, and civil society organizations. Work activities draw on best practices and regional experiences in order to build support for initiatives aimed at simplifying documentary requirements for imports and exports. The project supports strengthening technical capacity across border agencies and modernizing procedures through digitization and ICT.
The technical assistance and capacity-building activities supported by Feed the Future Bangladesh Trade Activity are based on an inclusive approach that integrates the gender dimension and addresses vulnerable and marginalized populations. Ensuring inclusivity is central to realizing USAID’s goals and objectives for the Feed the Future Bangladesh Trade Activity. Activities seek to include and ensure representation of women, youth, and other marginalized groups in public-private dialogue and advocacy efforts.
Position Description and Rationale
The Feed the Future Bangladesh Trade Activity is seeking a Communications and Outreach Specialist consultant to assist the Communications Team in preparing success stories, social media posts, and other communications material for various audiences, including USAID, activity counterparts, stakeholders, beneficiaries, and the general public. The Communications Specialist will interact closely with the technical teams and the full-time Communications Specialist to collect and collate information to craft compelling and high-quality success stories in accordance with client requests and expectations.
Specific Tasks
The Communications and Outreach Specialist shall:
- Communicate with the Objective 1, 2, and 3 teams to discuss opportunities to create success stories and other communications materials to increase positive awareness of the Activity.
- Review content for submission to USAID, including reports, success stories, descriptive notes, social media content, and emails.
- Make contact with stakeholders as needed to conduct interviews and/or seek information.
- Work with the full-time Communication Specialist and the entire Activity team to implement effective communication strategies.
- Prepare at least two 3-paragraph stories each month.
Deliverables:
The Communications and Outreach Specialist shall deliver the following:
- Two approximately 3-paragraph stories per month
- Social media content and draft posts
- Written contributions to success stories
- Notes from any interviews conducted with stakeholders and other relevant information gathered in the process of preparing stories
- Other written communications materials as requested
Reporting Requirements:
The Communications and Outreach Specialist will report to the Activity’s full-time Communications Specialist.
Period of Performance and Level of Effort
The period of performance will be o/a November 13, 2022 – October 14, 2023 and the level of effort will be a total of 40 days.
Required Skills and Experience:
- A graduate degree in a relevant discipline and three years of work experience or a bachelor’s degree and five years of experience.
- Relevant experience to include working on communication issues and/or projects. Prior experience working as a journalist or strong relationships with print or electronic media, with knowledge of how to engage with media outlets to report out/frame stories that would be of interest.
- Experience of working on a USAID Project is an advantage.
- Highly skilled in Microsoft Office and other relevant software. Graphic design a plus.
- Fluent in English.