Communications Specialists (Jordan)

Banyan Global is seeking qualified Jordanian communications experts to join a roster of consultants to support ongoing and upcoming assignments under a U.S. State Department-funded activity.

Consultants will provide strategic communications and stakeholder engagement support to government counterparts and implementing partners.

This is a call for expressions of interest to build a pool of experts. Selected candidates will be engaged on a rolling basis as specific scopes of work are defined.

Consultants may support one or more of the following illustrative activities:

• Develop communication strategies and action plans including situation analyses stakeholder mapping key messaging and KPIs
• Implement strategic communication plans and campaigns
• Develop messaging frameworks and narratives in Arabic
• Draft and edit a range of communication products (e.g. social media content talking points reports brochures presentations)
• Provide on-the-job training and capacity strengthening in strategic communications
• Support monitoring and evaluation of communication efforts including tracking performance and adapting strategies
• Design visual communication materials (e.g. reports social media graphics guidelines banners presentations)
• Produce multimedia content including video (filming animation editing) and photography

Required Skills and Experience

Candidates may demonstrate experience in some or all of the following areas:

• Proven experience developing and executing strategic communications plans
• Strong digital communications expertise including social media strategy and content development
• Experience working with government entities and supporting public sector communications
• Ability to translate complex technical or policy information into clear compelling messaging for diverse audiences
• Experience developing messaging frameworks and tailoring content across formats (e.g. press releases presentations reports social media)
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills including experience working with senior leadership
• Experience in crisis communications media relations and press engagement (preferred)
• Familiarity with economic reform agendas or public policy communications (preferred)

• Bachelors degree in Communications Public Relations Journalism Marketing or a related field required; Masters degree preferred
• Minimum 7 years of relevant professional experience in strategic communications
• Demonstrated experience producing high-quality Arabic-language content; experience with formal Arabic for government communications strongly preferred
• Good working proficiency in English

Interested candidates are invited to submit:

• CV
• Relevant work samples (e.g. writing samples communication products campaign materials or portfolio)

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Banyan Global will match shortlisted candidates to specific assignments as opportunities arise.