Project Communications Specialist (Casual)

Responsibilities

• Global Awards Communications
• - Serve as the GECO communications contact for designated Global Awards and work closely with their project and country communicators.
• - Develop a good understanding of assigned programs, including their priorities, technical work, results, partnerships, milestones, and upcoming activities.
• - Participate in relevant project meetings and maintain awareness of developments that may require communications support.
• - Advise project teams on communications needs, audiences, messages, timing, channels, and coordination with GECO.
• - Coordinate with existing project and country communications staff to support their work and avoid duplication.
• - Help plan communications around major milestones, publications, events, results, and other significant activities, including maintaining a communications calendar.
• Organizational Communications
• - Identify project stories, results, data, experts, and other information that may be relevant to Jhpiego’s organizational communications.
• - Bring relevant information to GECO colleagues and help determine how it can be used across appropriate channels.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, global health, international development, or a related field.
• 7+ years of communications experience, including significant experience in global health or international development.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
• Experience communicating complex technical or program information to external audiences.
• Experience working with technical experts, program leadership, country teams, and communications professionals.
• Experience working on U.S. Government-funded programs and familiarity with related communications, branding, visibility, and approval requirements.
• Strong organizational and relationship-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a part-time role.
• Excellent written and spoken English

Preferred

• Experience supporting large, multi-country U.S. Government-funded Global Awards.
• Experience working directly with project or country communications teams.
• Experience with global health communications, technical communications, thought leadership, or evidence-based storytelling.
• Experience supporting communications for global health conferences, publications, events, or organizational campaigns.
• Experience working across digital, media, events, fundraising, or organizational communications.