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SOL 7200AA24R00055 - Press Advisor final.pdf

Posted: May 8, 2024 • Type: .pdf • Size: 0.52MB

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Solicitation for a U.S. Personal Service Contractor (USPSC) press advisor position with the Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The solicitation number is 7200AA24R00055, and the closing date for receipt of offers is October 21, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The position title is press advisor, and the market value ranges from $117,962 to $153,354 equivalent to GS-13 (includes locality pay). The period of performance is five years, and eligible offerors must be U.S. citizens. The document outlines the general information, minimum qualifications required for the position, evaluation and selection factors, submitting an offer, list of required forms prior to award, benefits and allowances, taxes, USAID regulations, policies and contract clauses pertaining to PSCs.

The press advisor will work closely with other teams in BHA’s Strategic Communications and Humanitarian Information Division (SCHI-D) and staff across BHA. The responsibilities include leading BHA’s communications efforts during disaster responses, generating talking points and press releases, coordinating with USAID’s Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs (LPA) to pitch BHA stories to the media, providing strategic messaging guidance to shape the narrative around BHA’s work, developing communications plans reflecting changing messaging priorities, forging partnerships with key stakeholders to obtain information on how BHA’s programs are making a difference on the ground, translating complex responses and issues into relatable messaging, providing editorial input for materials generated by the Strategic Communications and Humanitarian Information Division and BHA staff, mentoring other team members on media engagement and strategic messaging, fostering a non-hostile work environment free of discrimination and bias, participating in office-wide efforts to advance diversity and inclusion, and qualifying for routine service on disaster/humanitarian responses in Washington DC or in the disaster area for extended periods.

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