Media and Public Relation Specialist

Terms of Reference

Introduction:

The National Skills Development Program (NSDP) is a National Priority Program (NPP) established after the April 2004 Berlin announcement made by H.E. President Karzai. The overall goal of the NSDP is to contribute to the socio-economic recovery of Afghanistan through building a national Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system which is responsive to labor market needs and which provides Afghans with the knowledge and skills for decent work.

The NSDP has a Steering Committee consists of 9 relevant Ministries with the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, (MOLSA) designated as a lead Ministry. The NSDP operates as a self-contained entity as a National Priority Program of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; mainly financed from the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) through the Ministry of Finance, and the World Bank and other funding agencies.

Scope of Duties:

The Media and Public Relation Specialist will be responsible for all the activities related to the Media and Public Relation services under the NSDP/MOLSA in general. Specifically, Media and Public Relation Specialist will be responsible for planning, writing and editing skills to create materials and organize events. For instance, and He/ She will be performing publishing newsletters, e-mails, fliers or memos; updating bulletin boards or calendars of events; and managing other tools to produce print and digital copies of communication. The Media and Public Specialist will work under the overall responsibility of Director of Board of advisor/Program Director the NSDP.

Since the post is funded from the discretionary budget of Government, therefore the initial duration of the assignment will be for 10 months which coincides with the end of fiscal year. Two months will serve as probationary period; the position is subject to approval of Ministry of Finance for the fiscal year 1400. And he/ she will be responsible for performing the following activities:

1. Prepare radio/ TV materials and publications for broadcasting.
2. Prepare progress update to media outlets.
3. Coordinate with national and independent media (newspapers, radios, TVs) to broadcast Skills development related news and achievements in this regard.
4. Support information collection & dissemination, documentation and capturing of lessons learned in coordination with the Provincial Joint Team of the organization.
5. Liaise with different social networks to disseminate information and awareness on NSDP/MoLSA’s objectives, strategy and activities.
6. Will be responsible for invitation of meetings, Seminars, Conferences and other events.
7. Providing assistance in public information service with media and directorate of public relation and communication of MoLSA.
8. Providing effective response to requires for public information materials
9. Draft innovation and creative solutions to sensitive or strategic public communication issues
10. Provide contribution in drafting press release to notify local and regional news outlets of key events
11. Drafting statements and talking points for NSDP /MoLSA staff when they engage with the Press.
12. Identifies and development storylines for publication, press releases, and articles contributing debates on key development issues
13. Promote and maintains public information campaigns on MoLSA activities
14. Carry out any other tasks assigned by the supervisors as per the requirement;

Qualifications and Experience:

1. Bachelor Degree in related field with 5 years’ relevant experience in Media, Public relation, Communication and etc. with National, Government and International Organization.  
2. Effective communication, IT and interpersonal skills including (i) a full working knowledge of English (ii) fluency in both national language (Pashto and Dari) reading, writing, listening and speaking skill (iii), the ability to interact and coordinate with NSDP staff, contractors, Government officials, and consultants.
3. Knowledge and ability to apply computer applications to include MS Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint; all related software’s related to media

Closing Date for Applications

The closing date for applications is 26,1, 2021

Submission Guideline:

Interested candidates should submit their applications, in writing, to the National Skills Development Program (NSDP), Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs located in first Macroryan, Kabul, or e-mail their application (indicating in the subject line the VA number and the title of the post applied for) to: nsdp.hr2@gmail.com

Special Note:

Please note that applications received after the closing date and without mentioning title of the post applied for in subject line of the Email will not be given consideration. Only short-listed candidates whose applications correspond to the above criteria will be contacted for written test or interview.