Communication Officer

Job Description

Title: Communication Officer

Company Name: Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB)

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master degree in communication, journalism/English/public relations or other relevant subjects from any reputable university

Job Context:
∎ Background/purpose of the role
∎ Drowning is a leading cause of death worldwide. It`s a serious, neglected public health threat, claiming the lives of 320,000 people every year.
∎ More than 90% of drowning occurs in low- and middle-income countries, where people have higher exposure to the risks associated with open water as they go about their daily lives: collecting water, bathing, fishing and playing.
∎ In Bangladesh, drowning is the leading cause of death for children aged 1-17, with 18,000 young lives lost needlessly every year. Disasters and water-related risks affect all areas of Bangladesh, with the Barishal Division bearing the highest burden. Despite the death toll, action to reduce and prevent drowning in Barisal has been absent.
∎ In Bangladesh, drowning deaths mostly occur in rural areas, away from hospitals and out of the sight of policy makers. Evidence shows that a range of interventions are effective at preventing drowning, including the strategic use of barriers to control access to water, provision of safe places such as day care centres for pre-school children, and teaching school-age children basic swimming skills.
∎ Project Bhasa (which means `float` in Bengali) is a groundbreaking initiative to reduce drowning in the Barisal Division of Bangladesh. The project is developing a multi-sector and evidence-led strategy to target the most vulnerable people
∎ The outcome that this project is seeking to achieve is for other organisations to be in a position whereby they can deliver effective drowning prevention interventions for boys and girls under 12 in the Barishal division.
∎ The role
∎ CIPRB is seeking an experienced Communication Officer to support Intervention Manager delivering of the second phase of this project (January 2021 to December 2023). Communication Officer will be responsible for developing communication materials for various stakeholders and work with other team members to ensure that sufficient support to develop communication related materials and logistics for the project to engage community, upazila, district, division and national level stakeholders. Communication Officer will be reportable to the Intervention Manager.
∎ Job Location: Dhaka with frequent field visit in Patuakhali and Barguna District

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Timely develop and produce printing, social media documents and digital content products for the mentioned project.
∎ Produce advocacy and social media content materials (e.g. briefing notes, images, video, web pages etc.
∎ Assist in planning, drafting and editing social media posts, human interest stories and other advocacy/information materials for both online and social media, as appropriate
∎ To capture success stories from the field, ability to document project achievements
∎ To document the project activities using different communication tools [videos and clippings, photographs, audio-visual materials, web resources etc.
∎ Prepare newsletter, fact sheet and other related printing communication materials
∎ Recommend established contacts, networks, resources and processes to support communication activities
∎ Liaison with the implementing partners to strategically documentation of project activities
∎ Work closely with communication manager, policy-partnership manager and intervention manager of other drowning prevention projects
∎ Carry out any other responsibility/activity assigned by the intervention manager

Additional Requirements:
∎ Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Bangla and English
∎ Experiences in development of video documentary, script writing, publishing newsletter, brochures
∎ Knowledge on safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults
∎ Skills in professional photography
∎ Skills in development of social media content
∎ Competency in designing software like Adobe, Video editor etc.
∎ Experience in providing technical support to communication manager
∎ Experience in working in projects at rural Bangladesh
∎ Proficient in computer skills, including use of email, Internet, Microsoft Office programs: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and communication software

Salary:
∎ Ranges between Taka 40,800 and 44,064 based on educational qualifications and experiences

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per organizational policy

Application Deadline: 17 Dec 2020

Company Information:
∎ 6 Dec 2020
∎ Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB)
∎ Address : House-B-162, Road-23, New DOHS, Mohakahali, Dhaka -1206, Bangladesh.
∎ Web : www.ciprb.org
∎ Business : Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB) is one of the leading organizations dedicated to public health research in Bangladesh.

Category: Media/Advertisement/Event Mgt.

: CIPRB is an equal opportunity employer. All employees are required to comply with the child protection policy and safeguarding policy of the organization.

Source: bdjobs.com