Communications Specialist, Communications Department

Job Description

Title: Communications Specialist, Communications Department

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's in Media Studies/ Mass Communication & Journalism/ Social Science/ Development Studies or any discipline from any reputed educational institute.

Experience Requirements:
∎ 3 to 6 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Prepare articles and press releases for the media.
∎ Cultivate and enhance collaborative working relationships within the press and publicity community.
∎ Manage the flow of news about the organization to the media.
∎ Gather and disseminate timely information to press and staff.
∎ Develop relationships with national and regional press contacts to ensure the company reputation is promoted and to deflect criticism and handle crisis.
∎ Plan and oversee press events.
∎ Research and write briefing materials and assemble press kits.
∎ Develop and execute media partnerships on key strategic issues of the organization.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Additional Requirements:
∎ 3-6 years required in development/ communications/ journalism

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus, Contributory Compulsory Provident Fund, Gratuity, Health & Life Insurance and others

Application Deadline: 17 Nov 2020

Company Information:
∎ 12 Nov 2020
∎ BRAC
∎ Business : BRAC’s vision is a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination where everyone has the opportunity to realise their potential. The organisation was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 and acts as a catalyst, creating opportunities for people to transform their lives. BRAC believes in integrity, inclusiveness, effectiveness, and innovation in all areas of work. BRAC uses an integrated model to change systems of inequity, through social development programmes, humanitarian response, social enterprises, socially responsible investments and a university. It operates in conflict-prone and post-disaster settings in 12 countries across Asia and Africa.

BRAC is a global leader in developing cost-effective, evidence-based programmes, and has been ranked the #1 NGO in the world for the last five years consecutively by NGO Advisor.

Category: NGO/Development

Source: bdjobs.com

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