Public Engagement Assistant at US Consulate General Lagos
Salary:
NGN ₦10,908,677
USD $48,667
Duties
The Experiential Learning Coordinator works under the direct supervision of the Cultural Affairs Officer. The incumbent coordinates Mission Public Diplomacy outreach to Emerging Voices audiences through Experiential Learning (EXPL) projects and events, typically "learning through experience" activities such as tech or entrepreneurship camps, music and sports programs, journalism training, and other focused community engagement programs. Incumbent designs, develops, identifies co-sponsors and funding sources, plans and oversees a range of outreach activities in support of Mission goals.
Requirements:
EXPERIENCE:
Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in a multilingual, multicultural, multinational, government, or museum environment with marketing, public relations, communication, or education duties as a significant part of the job is required.
JOB KNOWLEDGE:
Detailed knowledge of U.S. foreign policy and American interests as they apply to the host country and especially to the EV sector is required.
General knowledge of USG and DOS structure, as well as of PD Bureaus within the Department, is required.
Detailed understanding of the full range of PD tactics and tools designed to engage EV audiences, and general knowledge of cross-cultural communications is required.
Must have knowledge of Department standards for project management, including defining project objectives, outcomes, and assessment methods.
Full understanding of PD-specific funding authorities and their planning and reporting tools is required.
A thorough understanding of the attitudes and preferences of the EV audience sector in host country, including the regional, ethnic, socio-economic, cultural, and linguistic factors and the religious and educational institutions that shape those attitudes, is required.
Knowledge of typical customer service and marketing tools designed to engage specific audience segments, particularly the EV sector, in the host country is required.
Knowledge of latest trends in EXPL engagement in related public service institutions such as schools, museums, and training institutes, as relevant for the EV sector, is required.
Knowledge of the types of technical and regulatory requirements associated with arts, sports, technical learning camps or other public engagement activities in the host country is required.
Must have knowledge of the primary influencers in popular culture, as well as host-country institutions, government structures and policies that shape local attitudes toward experiential teaming techniques and/or EV audiences, particularly youth.
Must be a practitioner of digital communication tools and practices trending with youth audiences, as well as those used by cultural or idea leaders influential with the host country's EV sector.
Understanding of the complex and changing nature of the information environment, including current trends in international and host-country communications landscape is required.
Evaluations:
LANGUAGE: Fluency in reading/writing/speaking of English is required.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Analytic skills: Must have strong analytic skills and the ability to conceptualize how best to use innovation and cutting edge experiential teaming opportunities to attract EV audiences and engage them in positive ways. Must be able to advise senior leaders of opportunities to promote Mission EXPL outreach objectives; identify, analyze, predict and assess EV audience attitudes; evaluate the impact of activities and projects and modify approaches for best outcomes. Must be able to perceive the emergence of new trends and new sources of influence on EV audiences and adjust operations and programming accordingly.
Communication/Interpersonal skills: Must have excellent customer relations, interpersonal cross-cultural communication skills, and be able to identify and engage key figures critical to developing EXPL priority initiatives. Must have the capacity to quickly tailor communications to fit formal and informal situations and different ethnic, religious and linguistic cultural groups; must also have excellent written and oral communication skills including public speaking, interviewing for evaluation purposes and writing reports and material for publication.
Management skills: Strong project management skills are required, including the ability to establish credibility and lead group participation in projects such as workshops, seminars, conferences, sports and cultural programs, and camps, including activities conducted virtually. Must be able to negotiate agreements with partner institutions and manage their fulfillment.
Technical skills: 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.
Application deadline: 1st April, 2022
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