ОПИСАНИЕ ДОЛЖНОСТИ
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As the CEPA draft assessment report shows, there is a need for a better awareness of reforms for civil servants, civil society, media, and citizens.
Strategic communication of the GoA was raised as an important issue during the CEPA Retreat in January 2024 and confirmed by the support of the experts engaged through the CEPA facility. One of the main conclusions of this study is that the GoA needs unified strategic communication and messages. It has been highlighted that there is a pressing need for improved access to detailed and user-friendly information regarding reforms. This is crucial for effective awareness-building efforts to ensure that civil servants, civil society members, media professionals, and citizens alike can comprehend and engage also with CEPA reforms effectively. The strategic communication of the GoA must be therefore systematised through a new architecture, which will normalise internal and external flows of information, through standardised guidelines. This goes together with the need to enhance the competencies and staffing of ministerial communication departments.
The reform of strategic communication of the Government will lead to necessary new policies, legislative changes, and costs that will contribute to increasing the efficiency of the activities of the communication subdivisions of state agencies, with in main focus on, the establishment of the central coordination through public communication infrastructure. This mission will support its structure development based on the current situation and already drafted outline, together with developing job descriptions for all involved in the new structure.
ОБЯЗАННОСТИ
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Developing a structure for a public communication infrastructure involves defining roles, responsibilities, and hierarchies to ensure effective communication strategies and messaging dissemination. This structure provides a framework for a comprehensive infrastructure, covering key areas of strategic communication, including crisis communication, media relations, content creation, social media management, public relations, internal communications, data analysis etc., depending on the definition of the structure. In close cooperation with the GoA representative, the team of experts will:
- Develop the public communication body structure;
- Develop job descriptions for all involved in the new structure in agreement with the GoA representative.
ТРЕБУЕМАЯ КВАЛИФИКАЦИЯ
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Public Administration Expert
- Master’s degree in Public Administration (PA), Political Science, or another field related to the assignment;
- Fluency in English and Armenian languages;
- A minimum of 8 years of general professional experience in public administration;
- A minimum of 4 years of specific experience in the development and/or implementation of PA reform policy;
- Experience of work in the EU and/or other donor-funded actions.
Human Resources Management Expert
- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economy, or another field related to the assignment;
- Fluency in English and Armenian languages;
- A minimum of 8 years of general professional experience in public administration and human resource management;
- A minimum of 4 years of specific experience in the development and/or implementation of PA reform policy;
- Experience of work in the EU and/or other donor-funded actions.
Communication Expert
- A Master’s degree in Communication, Journalism, Media, or another field related to the assignment, or, in the absence of it, three years of experience in addition to the general professional experience requirements;
- Fluency in English and Armenian languages;
- A minimum of 8 years of general professional experience in communication and public relations;
- A minimum of 4 years of experience in strategic communications collaborating with governmental institutions;
- Experience of work in the EU and/or other donor-funded actions.
ПРОЦЕДУРА ПОДАЧИ ЗАЯВОК
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Please send your expressions of interest for this position by 05 March 2024, supplied with a CV in the English language. Please send your CV in the English language in the EuropeAid format:
https://wikis.ec.europa.eu/download/attachments/44168995/b8h_annexivexperts_en.xlsx together with a brief note outlining suitability for the applied position by email to:
bojana.lakovic@gopa-pace.com Only shortlisted and suitable candidates will be contacted for further potential cooperation within the span of the project implementation. The offered positions are not available for civil servants or other officials of the public administration in the Republic of Armenia.
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О ПРОГРАММЕ
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Based on the needs assessment, the indicative distribution of working days proposed for each expert is the following:
- Senior NKE Public Administration Expert - 40 WDs
- Senior NKE Human Resources Management expert - 40 WDs
- Senior NKE Communication Expert - 40 WDs
The precise number of working days will be agreed upon based on the real workload.
ВЛОЖЕНИЯ:
CV_Template_EC_excel.docx - CV template
ToR C - Development of Public Comm Body structure_280224.docx - Terms of reference
О КОМПАНИИ
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GOPA Partners in Action for Change and Engagement, is a global consulting firm that helps clients and beneficiaries achieve meaningful transformation and the betterment of societies by actively participating in international and bilateral projects financed by renowned bodies.
Since our founding in 1991, we have been working tirelessly in developing, transition, and partner countries, offering a wide range of technical assistance, consulting, and multi-sectoral services that incorporate a comprehensive understanding of local culture and the political context, and engagement in knowledge-transfer practices.
Our core business includes the acquisition, planning and implementation of projects contributing to SDGs in partner countries, in the context of public, public-private and private initiatives. We work with a variety of partners such as EU, UN, WB, MCC, ISDB, AFD, BID, GIZ, and other.
Currently, in Armenia, GOPA PACE is conducting the Project Support to CEPA monitoring, implementation, and communication - ENI/2023/442-873. The duration of the project is 48 months from April 2023 until April 2027.