Communications and Outreach Support

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1. Project Overview

The Cooperative Development Activity 4 (CD4) program aims to improve cooperatives in Lebanon to better meet the growing needs of their members. The CD4 program is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Venture37. Venture37 has designed the CD4 project to address system constraints and grow burgeoning opportunity areas, while leveraging the progress we and other private and public change agents have already made in Lebanon to drive continued cooperative development. Through CD4, Venture37 applies institutional learning and tools to advance cooperatives, so they are better able to meet the evolving needs of their members. The goal of CD4 is to advance cooperatives in Lebanon by 1) improving the cooperative enabling environment through capacity building; and 2) improving cooperative business performance by providing technical assistance (TA) to primary cooperatives directly and through implementing partners. Supporting both results, CD4 is working to 3) improve development community support for cooperatives by conducting research on locally defined learning agenda questions and disseminating learning through local and global channels to improve implementation of CD4 and other cooperative development programs. All CD4 activities have a focus on engaging women and youth in the cooperative development process.

2. Communications and Outreach department overview

The communications and outreach department is responsible for a board range of duties related to content and messaging. With the support of the technical team, communications materials are developed and delivered in many formats including, but not limited to: posts, reels, stories on all CD4 social media platforms, semi-annual and annual reports, videos, press releases, branding material. The department leads all outreach activities such as, but not limited to: fair, exhibitions, stakeholders meetings, CLP events, launching and closing events. The communications operations are handled by the Senior Communications and Outreach Specialist, who works closely with the technical team and under the supervision of the Senior Program Manager.

3. Objectives/Goals

The communications department is seeking the services of the consultant to assist the Senior Communications and Outreach Specialist with some of the department operations in following up with technical, procurement and MEL teams to complement procedures for ongoing communications material and outreach activities. A communications consultant is supposed to support in the below areas:

4. Key Activities

The administrator is supposed to provide support with the below tasks:

1. 1. Support in the implementation of the CD4 communications action plan, through the development of compelling content, and following up on the dissemination of this content through the proper channels
   2. Assist in daily operations of the communications department.
   3. Maintain CD4 social media platforms on daily basis, through creation and implementation of social media strategy
   4. Support in the preparations, planning of CD4 outreach activities such as stakeholders meetings, HORECA SHOW, close out event….

5. Consultant Background, Responsibilities and Tasks

The recruited expert is expected to have the following skills and qualifications:

1. 1. Excellent digital marketing skills 
   2. Excellent English, Arabic writing skills
   3. Proactive and problem-solving skills.

6. Period of performance

A total of maximum `15days per month during the period of March 1st, 2024, tillMay 31st, 2024 to be agreed upon with the CD4 management upon need.