Summary:

The U.S. Mission in South Africa is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Established Opinion Leaders Specialist in the Public Diplomacy office.

Duties

The Established Opinion Leaders Specialist is the leading locally employed (LE) staff strategist/advisor responsible for Consulate General Cape Town’s Public Diplomacy (PD) engagement with established opinion leaders in South Africa, including influential individuals and institutions such as think tanks, labor unions, professional associations, civil society organizations, prominent academics, and professional training institutions.  Designs and recommends PD strategies to connect with EOL audiences to build and sustain productive dialogue and promote mutual understanding. Plans, develops, coordinates, oversees, and evaluates projects and initiatives to engage EOL subject matter experts.

professional and academic programs. Must be able to negotiate agreements with partner institutions and manage their fulfillment.

Qualifications and Evaluations

Requirements:

All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a: Public Trust security clearance.

All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.

Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time 12 weeks upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Education Requirements:

University degree in political science, economics, international relations, communications, American Studies, or local equivalent is required.

Evaluations:

You will be evaluated against the qualifications and requirements in this vacancy announcement.
You may be asked to complete a pre-employment language or skills test.
You must complete the application form and provide the required documents.  Your application must address all the position qualifications and requirements including education, experience, language, and any knowledge/skills/abilities listed.  If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position.

 

Skills And Abilities:

Analytic Skills: Must have strong analytic skills and the ability to conceptualize how best to use PD tools to move South African attitudes regarding engagement with Americans in positive ways. Must be able to advise senior Consulate leaders of opportunities to promote Mission objectives; identify, analyze, predict, and assess EOL audience attitudes; evaluate the impact of projects; and modify approaches for greatest outcomes. Must be able to perceive the emergence of new influencers and adjust operations and programming accordingly.

Communication Interpersonal Skills: Must have excellent customer relations, interpersonal, and cross-cultural communication skills, and be able to identify and engage key figures critical to shaping local public opinion. Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, including public speaking, interviewing for evaluation purposes, writing reports, and contributing materials for publication in English and local language. Must be able to tailor communications to fit formal and informal situations and different ethnic,
religious, and linguistic cultures. Must be able to brief on a variety of issues and interpret informally between English and local language for public programs.

Management Skills: Strong project management skills are required, including the ability to develop and oversee project budgets and to organize, run, and present projects such as seminars, video conferences, panel discussions, lectures, and professional and academic programs. Must be able to negotiate agreements with partner institutions and manage their fulfillment.

Technical Skills: Good keyboarding and data entry skills and excellent familiarity with electronic discovery tools, in particular the internet, and standard information retrieval practices and procedures are required. Thorough, detailed knowledge of various computer software programs, specifically Microsoft Word, Excel is required. Must have good numerical skills to develop and manage project and grant budgets; must be able to develop descriptive statistical analysis of target audience segments and to describe the outcomes of EOL activities and initiatives.

Availability: Must be available to travel throughout the Cape Town consular district and elsewhere in South Africa to support Mission PD activities.

Qualifications:

Experience:

This position requires at least four years of progressively responsible experience in a multilingual, multicultural, multinational, academic, or governmental work environment, with communications, project management, or education duties as a significant part of the job is required.

Language: 

Fluent Speaking/Reading/Writing English is required, and Limited Knowledge Speaking/Reading/Writing one additional South African official language is required.

Benefits

Agency Benefits:

The U.S. Mission offers a competitive compensation and benefits package for local employees.

For Eligible Family Member (EFM) applicants, benefits should be discussed with the HR Office. The pay plan is assigned by the HR Office and confirmed by Washington, D.C

How to Apply

For more information and apply to this vacancy you need to read more an apply via this link below:

https://erajobs.state.gov/dos-era/vacancy/viewVacancyDetail.hms?_ref=r1rftm1bpt0&returnToSearch=true&jnum=67913&orgId=29

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