Officer - Marketing & Communications
Job Description
Title: Officer - Marketing & Communications
Company Name: Practical Action - Bangladesh.
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor degree in any discipline
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
Copy writing/ Script Writing
Job Context:
∎ The individual will also be known as a Copywriter and Content Developer and will be pivotal in ensuring that our current investment in repositioning our brand pays off and enables us to deliver our vision and ambition. Working collaboratively with stakeholders across the organisation the position will contribute to the Marketing and Communications Unit to implement the brand strategies and plans.
∎ The position will be responsible for ensuring that every digital and communication content is briefed, developed, edited and promoted effectively in targeting our audiences.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Research, write and commission excellent written content and appropriately repackaging it for target audiences
∎ Research and maintain a schedule of audience content (copy) and core brand collateral. Work with team members to ensure that collection and writing of content meets stakeholder needs and is carried out effectively and efficiently
∎ Work with the team, internal stakeholders and external agencies to pitch creative ideas, write and edit copies on brand contents (especially visuals) and ensure multi-channel usage of all the marketing and communications materials produced across the range of digital media and formats
∎ Work with all internal stakeholders to ensure the content is strategic, planned, analysed and purposive
∎ Work with all stakeholders to ensure our brand is always expressed in a consistent, compelling and audience appropriate way both internally and externally
∎ Keep up to date on sector development around creative writing and digital trends
∎ Maintain and increase our social media presence
∎ Be on call out of hours as part of a communications team roster. Evening and weekend work may be required on an ad hoc basis
∎ Any other activities assigned by the Marketing and Communications Coordinator
∎ Maintaining the sensitivity and privacy of all the documents/copies/ideas all through
Additional Requirements:
∎ Creating excellent written content in English and Bangla; and supporting others in writing, editing and delivery of publications, reports, etc.
∎ Copywriting for marketing purpose
∎ Writing in different styles and repurposing contents for different audiences (e.g. large report for the donor, policy brief for advocacy purpose and a tweet on the same topic/agenda)
∎ Sound skill at digital and visual communication
∎ Generation of innovative ideas that achieve great levels of engagement
∎ Being able to "spot a story" and see how it can be made relevant for audiences
∎ Working with internal stakeholders and incorporating their perspectives, needs and feedback
∎ Working to and meeting tight deadlines
∎ Ability to work as a team, with colleagues at varying levels and experience
∎ You approach your work with dynamism, creativity and collaboration
∎ Producing excellent audience appropriate branded content in different styles
∎ Experience of writing to a brand tone of voice
∎ Traveling to the remote areas for content gathering
∎ Preferably some understanding of the national/international charity sector
Salary: Tk. 32000 - 35000 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A, Mobile bill, Medical allowance, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
Application Deadline: October 26, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Practical Action - Bangladesh.
∎ Address : House # 28/A, Road # 5, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
∎ Web : www.practicalaction.org
∎ Business : Practical Action is an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.
We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.
We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.
Category: NGO/Development
