• Application Deadline: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Public Engagement Assistant (American Spaces)


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Media / Advertising / Branding 
  

Announcement Number: Lagos-2022-104

Series/Grade: LE - 6510 8

Hiring Agency: Consulate General Lagos

Promotion Potential: LE-8

Work Schedule: Full-time - 40 hours per week

Telework Eligible: No

Summary

• The work schedule for this position is: Full Time (40 hours per week)


• Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (6 weeks) of receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.


• Supervisory Position: No


• Relocation Expenses Reimbursed: 50% or less


• Travel Required: Incumbent travels occasionally to assist with program development, resources, and equipment: and to monitor grants.

Duties

• Under the direct supervision of the American Center Director, the American Spaces (AS) Assistant assists in grants management and procurement processes, strategic planning, programmatic outreach, and administrative support for Consulate's American Spaces program.


• Incumbent works on special projects across the Consulate's Public Diplomacy efforts with American Spaces partners that support U.S. foreign policy goals, such as speaker programs and education initiatives.


• Working with the American Center Director, assists in managing the social media properties for the American Spaces, develop marketing materials, and grow the audience base at the Consulate's American Center and other American Spaces in the district.


• The AS Assistant assist in developing and executing innovative outreach and training materials in support of the Mission's Interagency Country Strategy (ICS) goals.

Qualifications and Evaluations

Education Requirements:

• University Degree in Communication, Library Science, Financial Management, International affairs, American Studies, Marketing or local equivalent is required.

Experience:

• Minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible experience delivering information resources, public education, public affairs, or public relations in a multilingual, multicultural, or multinational public services institution (such as a museum, think tank, American studies or cultural center, or library) is required, with communications, marketing or public relations duties as a significant part of the job is required.

Job Knowledge:

• Knowledge of Mission Integrated Country Strategic goals and Public Diplomacy Integrated Plan: basic awareness of contemporary U.S. affairs including political affairs, arts and culture, cultural movements, education, history, social issues: and key figures in these fields is required.


• Must have good working knowledge of Nigeria's political, social and educational structure and institutions and key personalities.

Evaluations:

• This may be tested. Please specify your level of proficiency in the language listed.

Language:

• Fluency in reading/writing/speaking of English is required.

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent service orientation and cross-cultural interpersonal skills is required. Ability to conceptualize plan and implement events and projects on deadline is required.


• Ability to speak well before large groups is required.


• Ability to operate multimedia equipment, as well as high level of computer literacy is required.


• Use of social media platforms and videoconferencing tools, e.g. Facebook Live, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Office Suite to develop and manage budgets, Internet; and other proprietary software such as Libib, Zoom, and G-Suite is required.


• Must have excellent use of online tools such as Canva, social media platforms etc.