U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Nigeria Established Opinion Leaders Exchanges Coordinator Jobs
Duties
The Established Opinion Leaders (EOL) Exchanges Coordinator coordinates the Embassy’s exchange programs for EOL audiences in the Embassy Abuja consular district, including individuals and organizations such as think tanks, professional associations, civil society organizations, and academic institutions. Designs, plans, implements, and evaluates the impact of a broad range of activities and initiatives for engaging EOL audiences in the Embassy Abuja consular district.
Qualifications and Evaluations
All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a Public Trust security clearance.
All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.
Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (6 weeks) upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.
Education Requirements:
A University degree in International Relations, American Studies, Communications, Political Science, Economics, or local equivalent is required.
NYSC Certificate/Exclusion/Exemption document is required.
Evaluations:
You will be evaluated against the qualifications and requirements in this vacancy announcement.
You may be asked to complete a pre-employment language or skills test.
You must complete the application form and provide the required documents. Your application must address all the position qualifications and requirements including education, experience, language, and any knowledge/skills/abilities listed. If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position.
Qualifications:
Experience:
Three (3) years of experience in communications, public engagement management, or education duties as components of the work is required. Prior experience in an international, academic, or governmental work environment is required.
Language:
Fluent speaking, reading & writing of English Language is required.
Job Knowledge:
A thorough understanding of the attitudes and preferences of EOL audiences in Nigeria, including the regional, ethnic, social, cultural, linguistic, and other factors and institutions that shape those attitudes, is required.
Detailed knowledge of Nigerian higher education, business, and professional exchange programs is required.
Knowledge of typical customer service and marketing tools designed to engage specific audience segments, particularly the EOL sector, in Nigeria is required.
Knowledge of the latest trends in audience engagement in related public service institutions, such as think tanks, academic institutions, professional training institutes, and government, is required.
An understanding of the complex and changing nature of the information environment, including current trends in international and regional communications as they relate to the Nigerian communication landscape, is required.
Must be familiar with digital practices and procedures used by or influential with the Nigerian EOL sector.
Skills And Abilities:
Incumbent must have strong analytic skills.
Must be able to evaluate the influence of differing EOL individuals and institutions and adjust operations and programming accordingly.
Must have excellent customer relations, interpersonal skills, and cross-cultural communication skills and be able to identify and engage key figures critical to shaping local public opinion.
Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, including for public speaking, interviewing for evaluation purposes, writing reports, and contributing material for publication.
Must be able to tailor communications to fit different situations and ethnic, religious, and linguistic cultures. Must be able to brief on a variety of issues.
Strong management skills is required.
Ability to develop and oversee project budgets and to organize, run, and present professional and exchange projects, such as workshops, seminars, digital and in-person conferences, panel discussions, and lectures are required.
Ability to negotiate agreements with partner institutions and manage their fulfillment is required.
Good keyboarding and data entry skills and excellent familiarity with electronic discovery tools, in particular the internet, and standard information retrieval practices and procedures are required.
Knowledge of various computer software programs, specifically Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and graphic design and photo editing software, is required.
Must be able to use social media and mobile platforms, photo and video sharing sites, podcast creation tools, and basic photo and video tools.
Must have good numerical skills to be able to develop and manage projects and monitor grant budgets.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Nigeria Established Opinion Leaders Exchanges Coordinator Jobs
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