Resonance
Communications Specialist
Resonance, Washington, DC, United States
WHO WE ARE
Come grow with us! If you are a passionate change agent who thrives in a collaborative, entrepreneurial and inclusive, culture committed to operational excellence, we would like to meet you.
At Resonance, immediate hands-on experience alongside our clients as we work to build sustainable, positive impact. Our teams are autonomous and self-sufficient. You get to weigh in with founders and leaders on how to drive change and grow the movement while growing the company.
Resonance is an award-winning, Certified B Corporation consultancy that delivers market-based solutions to address the world's toughest challenges. We enable a variety of donor, commercial, and investor clients around the world to catalyze lasting impact. Resonance seeks to catalyze large-scale social, environmental, and economic change by fostering new and dynamic forms of collaboration. We do this by fostering public-private partnerships, facilitating sustainable investment, and providing deep analytical insights in frontier markets.
POSITION MANDATE
The U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID's) Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Hub works to transform and modernize how USAID does development by institutionalizing USAID's PSE policy of deploying market solutions that address development and humanitarian challenges more sustainably and at scale. The PSE Hub works to facilitate the collaboration of the public and private sectors to spur greater development impact by leveraging each actor's unique resources, assets, and skill sets. Across all sectors, the PSE Hub works in partnership with a range of private sector partners to create a more secure and prosperous future for all.
The Communications Specialist supports USAID's PSE Hub within the Bureau for Inclusive Growth, Partnerships, and Innovation (IPI). The Communications Specialist will work across a broad range of communications functions to support PSE Hub's mission of addressing development and humanitarian challenges through strategic engagement of the private sector. The Communications Specialist will primarily support internally focused communications on behalf of the PSE Hub particularly in developing and implementing a communications strategy for the roll-out of a new Agency-wide partnership tracking system. Tasks will include but are not limited to drafting talking points, creating and editing content for various promotional platforms, developing slide decks, assisting with the planning and promotion of events and outreach efforts, and collaborating as a strategic thought partner to effectively convey key messages to various audiences.
This is a full-time position with an expectation of in-office presence at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., three days per week. This expectation may change following any future changes to Agency requirements.
OUTCOMES / ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
TRAVEL EXPECTATIONS
The employee must be able to travel domestically and/or internationally for work assignments.
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This position operates in a professional office environment, and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
As a part of the responsibilities for this job, the employee is required to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself, and exchange information orally and in writing with others. The employee must be able to remain in a stationary position, sitting at a desk for prolonged periods, move or traverse inside the office and facilities; operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position computers and other office equipment, such as a calculator, copy machine, furniture, and computer printer. The employee must be able to make substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands and fingers. The employee must be able to lift and move up to 15lbs at times.
WORK AUTHORIZATION / SECURITY CLEARANCE
Active, or ability to obtain, a Facilities Access Clearance (FAC) or Secret-level Clearance.
SALARY RANGE
$75,000 - $80,000
AAP/EEO STATEMENT
The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy of Resonance is to provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation) parental status, genetic information (including family medical history) political affiliation, military service, age, veteran status, disability, or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring, appraisal systems, promotions, training, and career development programs. Consistent with these obligations, Resonance also provides reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, and practices.
Resonance believes that employees should be provided with a working environment which enables each associate to be productive and to work to the best of his or her ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment based on any of the above-mentioned characteristics.
We expect and require the cooperation of all employees in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free atmosphere.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. No phone calls or emails please.
Pay Range: $75,000 - $80,000 per year
Come grow with us! If you are a passionate change agent who thrives in a collaborative, entrepreneurial and inclusive, culture committed to operational excellence, we would like to meet you.
At Resonance, immediate hands-on experience alongside our clients as we work to build sustainable, positive impact. Our teams are autonomous and self-sufficient. You get to weigh in with founders and leaders on how to drive change and grow the movement while growing the company.
Resonance is an award-winning, Certified B Corporation consultancy that delivers market-based solutions to address the world's toughest challenges. We enable a variety of donor, commercial, and investor clients around the world to catalyze lasting impact. Resonance seeks to catalyze large-scale social, environmental, and economic change by fostering new and dynamic forms of collaboration. We do this by fostering public-private partnerships, facilitating sustainable investment, and providing deep analytical insights in frontier markets.
POSITION MANDATE
The U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID's) Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Hub works to transform and modernize how USAID does development by institutionalizing USAID's PSE policy of deploying market solutions that address development and humanitarian challenges more sustainably and at scale. The PSE Hub works to facilitate the collaboration of the public and private sectors to spur greater development impact by leveraging each actor's unique resources, assets, and skill sets. Across all sectors, the PSE Hub works in partnership with a range of private sector partners to create a more secure and prosperous future for all.
The Communications Specialist supports USAID's PSE Hub within the Bureau for Inclusive Growth, Partnerships, and Innovation (IPI). The Communications Specialist will work across a broad range of communications functions to support PSE Hub's mission of addressing development and humanitarian challenges through strategic engagement of the private sector. The Communications Specialist will primarily support internally focused communications on behalf of the PSE Hub particularly in developing and implementing a communications strategy for the roll-out of a new Agency-wide partnership tracking system. Tasks will include but are not limited to drafting talking points, creating and editing content for various promotional platforms, developing slide decks, assisting with the planning and promotion of events and outreach efforts, and collaborating as a strategic thought partner to effectively convey key messages to various audiences.
This is a full-time position with an expectation of in-office presence at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., three days per week. This expectation may change following any future changes to Agency requirements.
OUTCOMES / ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Provide broad and comprehensive communications support to the launch, rollout and uptake of a new enterprise-wide Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform.
- Develop internal communication messaging, campaigns and materials and ensure they are of high-quality, accurate, audience appropriate, and integrated with PSE Hub priorities and initiatives.
- Coordinate with PSE Hub staff members to plan, craft messaging, and communicate out PSE initiatives to Agency staff and partners, including USAID leadership and Mission-based staff.
- Develop communications content and products, such as one-pagers, talking points, and social media communications.
- Copyedit and finalize marketing pieces, including websites, articles, briefings, presentations, annual reports, and other applicable forms of communications.
- Provide internal event support for PSE Hub staff members.
- Other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor's degree from accredited university and a minimum of seven (7) years of relevant work experience.
- Demonstrated experience developing, coordinating, and executing integrated strategic communications strategies and campaigns that elevate engagement and awareness among target audiences online and around key announcements and events.
- Demonstrated experience developing and executing internal communications campaigns through a range of tools and tactics.
- Experience managing digital communications, from conceptualizing campaigns and daily content to coordinating, implementing, and evaluating their success.
- Exceptional communication skills, including written, visual, and verbal.
- Strong editing skills and experience translating technical language for lay audiences.
- Strong organizational, project management, and critical thinking skills, attention to detail, ability to multitask, and ability to work well under pressure.
- Active, or ability to obtain, a Facilities Access Clearance (FAC) or Secret-level Clearance.
TRAVEL EXPECTATIONS
The employee must be able to travel domestically and/or internationally for work assignments.
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This position operates in a professional office environment, and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
As a part of the responsibilities for this job, the employee is required to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself, and exchange information orally and in writing with others. The employee must be able to remain in a stationary position, sitting at a desk for prolonged periods, move or traverse inside the office and facilities; operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position computers and other office equipment, such as a calculator, copy machine, furniture, and computer printer. The employee must be able to make substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands and fingers. The employee must be able to lift and move up to 15lbs at times.
WORK AUTHORIZATION / SECURITY CLEARANCE
Active, or ability to obtain, a Facilities Access Clearance (FAC) or Secret-level Clearance.
SALARY RANGE
$75,000 - $80,000
AAP/EEO STATEMENT
The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy of Resonance is to provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation) parental status, genetic information (including family medical history) political affiliation, military service, age, veteran status, disability, or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring, appraisal systems, promotions, training, and career development programs. Consistent with these obligations, Resonance also provides reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, and practices.
Resonance believes that employees should be provided with a working environment which enables each associate to be productive and to work to the best of his or her ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment based on any of the above-mentioned characteristics.
We expect and require the cooperation of all employees in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free atmosphere.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. No phone calls or emails please.
Pay Range: $75,000 - $80,000 per year