Production Lead, USAID Communications And Development Support

Management Systems International (MSI), a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area management consultancy with a 40-year history of delivering results for our clients. Our expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation; democracy and governance; peace and stability; rule of law and accountability; education; gender and inclusion; strategic communications; and leadership and organizational development. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria and Ukraine, and works domestically. We support clients ranging from the U.S. Government (e.g., the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Departments of State and Labor, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation) to large bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g., the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program). We also work with national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Project Summary: 

The anticipated five-year project will support the implementation of Outreach and Communication Strategies, as well as regional communications for USAID/Kenya and East Africa (USAID/KEA) and USAID/Somalia. The project will use strategic communications approaches to engage stakeholders within Kenya, East Africa, and Somalia on U.S. Government strategic objectives.

**Please note: Only Kenyan citizens are eligible for this position.**

Position Summary:

The Production Lead will be part of a communications team on the USAID/KEA Communication for Development Support project. This position will work full-time at MSI Nairobi field office. The Lead will also drive the creation, coordination, publication, and analysis of USAID/KEA’s visual storytelling assets, namely photo, video, and audio. This position will provide creative, strategic, and tactical support on campaigns and activities across the project.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate all photo and video coverage across staff, consultants, and project partners including in-person photography, videography, and coordination of consultant support.
• Design photography and video projects from concept to finished product using established workflows that include planning, capture field work and consent post-production and dissemination.
• Track incoming and anticipated content needs.
• Guide storyboarding sessions across the project and USAID teams.
• Lead or contribute to in-house training on photography/videography topics.
• Provide training and guidance to one intern supporting the photography and videography workstream.
• Coordinate with leadership clients as well as photography and videography vendors to create and maintain a cloud-based audio-visual library that can be easily transferred to USAID.
• Manage YouTube channel, including uploading and captioning all public videos and tracking performance.
• Develop social media content and toolkits with draft messages, corresponding links, and appropriate images on a regular basis.
• Work with the Social Media Specialist to create compelling and shareable visuals such as short videos that help the Mission’s handles “stand out” on social media.
• Schedule and post social media content.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required.
• Minimum five years of relevant professional experience in content production, including in digital technologies such as Meta Ads, Twitter Ads, Brandwatch, or others is required.
• Experience with non-governmental organizations, donors, and/or agency or mass media is preferred.
• Knowledge of websites, social networking, email, blogging, photography, and videography to seamlessly apply to multiple scenarios is required.
• Experience working and traveling in Kenya and in-depth understanding of Kenyan culture, geography, and development issues is required.
• Experience in building the capacity of others on how to develop and produce content is preferred.
• Experience with managing communications specialists, consultants and user-generated content is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal fluency in English and Kiswahili is required.

MSI is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We strive to develop and maintain a culture that honors the perspectives and identities of our employees, our communities and those impacted by our work.

We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

MSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities/Veterans Employer.

Reasonable Accommodations:

MSI is dedicated to hiring an inclusive workforce. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations during the application process, please visit Tetra Tech’s Disability Assistance Page. Our recruitment team looks forward to engaging in an interactive process to provide reasonable accommodations for candidates.

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