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eC2: Communication Strategy for the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP)

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Deadline: 27-Nov-2019 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) Renewable-energy

In order to strengthen the communications and public affairs work of the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), a mid-sized, international Communications/PR firm is being recruited to design a public affairs strategy based on a thorough understanding of ESMAPs priority audiences, business objectives, and vision for the next three years. The objectives of this assignment are to help tell ESMAPs story, to bring more visibility to ESMAPs work internationally, and to help ESMAP prioritize its audiences. This contract is expected to last approximately 8 months between January August 2020 and will require ongoing collaboration with various members of the ESMAP team throughout this period.

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eC2: Trade Facilitation West Africa Communications and Awareness

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Deadline: 11-Nov-2019 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) trade-lpi-2018-warehouse-shutterstock

Develop an informed, regionally effective communications strategy and tactical plan (in writing) by: Researching and mapping which tactics are the most suitable for the market/region/audience. Organizing and facilitating meetings and/or workshops between TFWA Program communications focal points and representatives of various institutions with an interest in the regions trade facilitation agenda to inform its approach. Ensuring the strategy and plan incorporate priorities of the various TFWA Program stakeholders while also ensuring consistency with TFWA Program objectives, targets, and communications guidelines and graphic standards. Seek approval for the above strategy and plan and rework the approach as needed.
Execute the approved tactics to Bank-level standards.
Provide ECOWAS/UEMOA with the tools required to take over and implement the communications plan in the long term.
Produce progress reports at agreed intervals (per each task order).

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eC2: Communication Consultant – Banjul Port PPP

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public-Private-PartnershipDeadline: 21-May-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The Government of the Gambia (GoTG) wishes to implement a public private partnership (PPP) to rehabilitate, operate and develop the Port of Banjul. Established in 1972, the Port is managed by the Gambia Port Authority (GPA) and is currently operating as service port. It accounts for almost 90% of the countrys trade and serves as a secondary regional hub, with volumes going to the hinterland (Southern Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Guinea and Western Mali). Throughput has grown substantially in the past decade, with a compounded annual growth rate of 7.3%. between 2007 and 2017 and 105,000 TEUs in 2017.

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eC2: Communicating Carbon Pricing

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Deadline: 18-Jul-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Developing and implementing carbon pricing is anything but easy. Very often, it can turnlight-bulb-297489_640 out to be not only technically challenging, but also politically risky. As the benefits of carbon pricing policies are not always self-evident, a strategic communication plan for awareness raising and risk management both within the government, among businesses and for the general public can be critical to ensure the successful adoption and implementation of such policies.

Such a communication plan can include how to best communicate the evidence in support of a specific policy and how to customize the case for carbon pricing to different target audiences. The way a government communicates its policy choice can influence if not determine its success. Several countries and sub-national jurisdictions have ample experience with this. These lessons are important to share, particularly as a growing number of jurisdictions look at carbon pricing as a tool to achieve their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The same is true for businesses which have expressed explicit support for carbon pricing in their jurisdiction.

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Youth Gain Information and Communication Skills to Improve Afghanistan’s Future

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  • Young men and women interested in information and communication technology (ICT) are being identified and trained to meet the coming needs of the ICT sector in Afghanistan.
  • The training is part of the plan under the Afghanistan ICT Sector Development Project to encourage start-ups, innovation, and use of technology.
  • The project, implemented by the Ministry of Communication, Information and Technology, supports the overall development of the ICT sector in Afghanistan.

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