Social media and web development Specialist
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Total years of experience :24 years, 8 Months
• Cultivates and maintains an extensive network of contacts in Jordanian online media, social media and non-governmental organizations that deal with media-related matters, and Government of Jordan officials making decisions affecting online and social media.
• Lead the development of USAID’s use of social media and conceptualizing an over aching strategy for use of the social media platforms; Design and implement digital and social media strategies.
• Active member of the USAID’s outreach and communication team in addition to the U.S. Embassy inter departmental social media working group.
• Supervise the Social media staff and set the digital engagement strategies which includes social media, website and smart phone applications.
• Conduct market surveys and case studies related to digital media impact.
• Designing and implementing training sessions to USAID staff, implementing partners, projects and donors related to digital and social media.
• Supervise and oversee more than 80 social media platforms for USAID funded projects by setting strategies and regulations.
• Monitor and scan local and international media outlets to draft a daily news roundup and prepare for daily press briefings in addition to summarize and translate selected stories.
• Makes recommendations on and implements strategies to incorporate online media, including social media, in our outreach strategies to convey appropriately and effectively U.S. messages to key, targeted audiences.
• Manages U.S. Embassy’s social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels, in addition to any new social media platforms.
• Cultivates and maintains an extensive network of contacts in Jordanian online media, social media and non-governmental organizations that deal with media-related matters, and
Government of Jordan officials making decisions affecting online and social media.
• Organizes speaker programs & training workshops annually on electronic journalism and social media.
• Plans and implements social media outreach programs annually to local high schools, universities and NGOs to discuss current trends in social media and how social media can be used as an educational, advocacy and networking tool. Presentations will highlight Embassy’s social media sites as a means to receive up to date information on U.S. society and policies and activities of the Mission in Jordan.
• Serves as Embassy Amman Webmaster, developing, programming, editing, designing and posting material on the public website, in both Arabic and English.
• In coordination with representatives from the Political, economic, Commercial, Administrative, Consular sections, USAID Mission, etc., locates, formats or drafts appropriate materials and forms for posting on website and ensures that posted materials are accurate, clear, timely and in keeping with USG regulations governing the public presentation of such material.
• Keeps up with emerging technologies and applications, and their utilization in the context of USG public information and outreach programs. Conducts frequent searches of the World Wide Web for U.S. Government information of interest to the Jordanian public for presentation on the Embassy website.
• Applies user-friendly design, emphasizing ease of navigation, quick download times, and appealing graphics. Maintains dynamic website features including dialogues, search features and polling.
• Using broad range of electronic and print resources, responds to resource and information inquiries from government officials, academics, senior civil servants, the media, independent researcher, ARC patrons, Mission officers and staff. Utilizes full range of electronic resources to disseminate materials related to key U.S. policy goals in support of Mission Program Plan objectives.
Public relations and outreach with local and International media, Government officials,
academics and upper level contacts of the Public Affairs section contacts.
• Work with local and international media organizations in preparations of press
conferences, coverage of Embassy events, interviews with U.S. officials and follow-up with
media organizations to insure that the news in published correctly and on time.
• Undertake the organizations and preparations for select programs of the Information
Section, including outreach programs.
• Manage logistical arrangements for Press Section programs and events, which include
representational events, conferences, visitor's arrangements and workshops.
• Select databases and materials such as U.S. Government printing office publication,
Congressional and other USG documents, think tank reports, and databases for the
Information Section collection.
• Search the Internet for daily news feeds and items from different local and international
media outlets.
The Computer Information Systems major prepares individuals to analyze and re engineer business processes, to design and develop web‐based applications, and to manage these information systems as strategic resources. Sometimes referred to as Information Management and Systems, is the discipline covering the application of people, technologies, and procedures — collectively called information systems — to solving business problems.
