The Department of Health, Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation (OMCCR) is seeking temporary staffing services to provide a Communications Specialist. The services will be for a period of 480 work hours, with the option for extension. The specialist will manage and coordinate all communications activities related to OMCCR's public health education initiatives, including social media campaigns, graphic design, video production, and web content. The work will be performed at **** Kilauea Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii 96816. The point of contact is Ariel Matsumoto at **** or ***@***. *. * temporary hire must have a minimum of two years of professional experience in public information, health communications, or social marketing, with strong project management and organizational skills. Vendors must provide the temporary hire's resume with their bid. The program will pay a fixed hourly price for completed work hours. Invoices are to be submitted monthly or bimonthly. The vendor must maintain records for three years after final payment. The service agreement can be terminated with one month's prior written notice, or immediately for systemic quality or completion issues.
The services are to be furnished for a period of 480 work hours, with the option for the program to award and/or extend the service for additional hours as necessary.
The program shall pay the vendor the submitted bid fixed price for each completed work hour. The vendor shall not charge other fees or request reimbursement of any costs in addition to the fixed hourly price. The program shall not pay the vendor for any incomplete, unsatisfactory, and/or additional services not stated in this scope of work. The vendor shall submit official invoices for payment in monthly or bimonthly increments for completed services.
The provided temporary hire must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to manage and coordinate OMCCR's multicomponent communications projects, including social media, video production, graphic design, and web content development. The temporary hire must have a minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible professional experience in public information, health communications, or social marketing. Experience must demonstrate digital media, or strategic communications, and public health communications is preferred.
Should quality and/or quantity of duties, performance, and/or work hours provided by the temporary hire be unsatisfactory and/or incomplete, the program shall immediately notify the vendor in writing. Program shall not provide payment for unsatisfactory and/or incomplete work hours until issues are rectified and completion met. Program may request the vendor provide another qualified temporary hire to replace any temporary hire whose performance is deemed unsatisfactory.
Any vendor who does not follow the bid requirements will be disqualified.
