Communications Officer, Uttoron

Job Description

Title: Communications Officer, Uttoron

Company Name: Swisscontact Bangladesh

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's in Journalism, communication, or relevant subject

Experience Requirements:
∎ 2 to 4 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Location: Dhaka with regular visits to field locations
∎ Duration: till 31 July 2022 (End of the current project phase)
∎ Reports to: Team Leader, Uttoron
∎ Working Conditions and Environment
∎
∎ This will be applicable in accordance with the Swisscontact Operations Manual.
∎ Swisscontact offers attractive working conditions in an international and multicultural context. We see our work as a joint effort in an agile organizational culture: mutual respect, trust, and teamwork.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Communications and public relations:
∎ Develop communication objectives, strategy, gu deline, goals, and action plan incorporating ex sting strategies and guidelines of Swisscontact Worldwide and donors of the project;
∎ Identify target audience and design communication tools to ensure effective and
∎ Boost visibility of the project on social media through coordination with commomunication person
∎ Provide direct support to the TL in developing monthly, quarterly and annual report for the donor, Review various project reports and provide inputs as necessary
∎ Identify research and knowledge development
∎ areas for the project and directly participate in
∎ research activities conducted by the project
∎ Manage regular correspondence with
∎ Swisscontact global office in consultation with team leader and portfolio team of Swisscontact, Bangladesh
∎ Map out communication channels and strategies to pursue the public and private sector stakeholders and have strong network with them;
∎ Establish and maintain effective relationships
∎ with journalists, and maintain a media database
∎ and ensure national and local media coverage ofthe project
∎ Identify news items from project activity and develop news on time and publish them on SC website, social media and communicate regularly with HO for sharing project news through organizational website; regularly update project information on website and work with portfolio team to upload project communication material.
∎ Develop audio, visual material using different tools
∎ Manage working relationship with industry associations, private sector stakeholders, international development partners, field offices and other project partners.
∎ Seek opportunities to enhance the reputation of the brand,'uttoron' and ' Swisscontact' and coordinate publicity events as required
∎ Provide necessary support in project operational activity
∎ Organize events, workshops
∎ Manage vendors and consultants

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 2 to 4 years working experience as a communication officer in the development sector.
∎ meaningful communication with internal and external stakeholders;
∎ Lead communication tasks and achieve project objectives through strategic use of
∎ communication tools and techniques;
∎ Monitor compliance with communication strategy and guideline throughout all project interventions; ensure that all communication
∎ material is prepared following donor and SC brand guideline
∎ Manage relationship with donors and provide regular update on the project by deliveringvarious communication materials (e.g. photographs, case studies, stories, aidememoire, reports, data etc.) in consultation with Team Leader;
∎ Track media footprints and promote projects in national and international media platforms
∎ Develop social media strategy, lead in social media content development tasks, ensure visibility on social media through coordination with Swisscoctact Bangladesh communication focal and HO communication focal and monitor regular positive social media presence;Strong network and working experience withprint and electronic media.
∎ Expertise in using video animation software such as toonly, doodly.
∎ Expertise in graphic designing will be a plus point.
∎ Excellent communication and people management skill
∎ Can work independently with little supervision.
∎ Experienced with managing social media platform.
∎ Superior English writing skill
∎ Good public speaking and presentation skill is a must.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 19 Apr 2021

Company Information:
∎ 13 Apr 2021
∎ Swisscontact Bangladesh

Category: NGO/Development