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Iraq Outreach Coordinator (National Policy Management Team)

Project Description:

MSI was recently awarded a four year, $150 million USAID funded project that will support administrative reform in three key areas: civil service reform, national policy management and administrative decentralization reforms. MSI will work closely with the Government of Iraq at the national, regional and provincial levels.

Position Summary:

The NPM Outreach Coordinator will strengthen the communication and outreach capabilities of the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office and the Council Minister Secretariat. S/he will work closely with Iraqi counterparts to build staff capacity, and will report to the Team Leader, National Policy.

Responsibilities:

• Strengthen the communication and outreach capabilities of the Prime Minister’s Office and the Council of Ministers, and the Presidency Office in carrying out their responsibilities in developing national policies;

• Organize focus groups discussions with universities, businesses, media and NGOs regarding their role in national policy formulation;

• Organize roundtable discussions between official policy drafters from central and provincial governments and non-official actors regarding national policy formulation;

• Develop a network of domestic resources for policy analysis and research via universities, private sector, and MOP’s COSIT;

• Communicate IDSC’s standard operating procedures (SOP) to provinces in reviewing NDP projects being implemented, and assist organizing meetings between PM and governors as required by Article 45 of Law 21 of 2008;

• Other tasks as requested by the Team Leader for National Policy Management.

Qualifications:

• Substantial communications experience, preferably with experience developing communications strategies for government;

• Strong capacity building orientation and experience training local counterparts in communications strategies and methods;

• Degree in communications, public administration or other related field preferred;

• Knowledge of Arabic and/or previous work experience in Iraq desired.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

To apply, please visit our website: www.msiworldwide.com.