Communication and Visibility Officer

Job title: Communication and Visibility Officer (for EU Health Facility)

Key responsibilities:

• Developing a communications strategy and media plan for the overall project
• Identify, clarify and test key messages
• Produce focused standard narratives for the project objectives, results and achievements
• Organize, file and select the graphic documentation of events and activities
• Maintain a distribution list of government units, Development Partners, and media groups for updates on project activities
• Actively seek media coverage of relevant actions and events
• Contribute to the preparation of publications
• Preparing mass media information of the project (print, electronic, radio, tv)
• including press releases, in consultation with project officer
• Providing weekly updates
• Providing materials for the project website
• Ensuring mutual information flowing between journalists and the project is maintained, including with media in the provinces
• Coordinating the publicizing of project events, press conferences, round tables, etc in the pilot regions with the relevant media people and institutions in the regions
• Collecting all publications and records for project files, and contribute to the Project Progress Reports with all published materials, broadcasts and events
• Disseminate project information to stakeholders
• Assisting with the organization and media publicity for national project conferences, including the recording of such events on CD and DVD
• Providing regular monthly reports on the PR work carried out in the project
• Where appropriate, taking part in seminars or teaching sessions for future media coverage
• Other technical duties as may be required in consultation with the project manager

Qualifications required:

• A Master Degree in Journalism, Mass Media Management, Linguistics, Social Science or similar.
• At least 5 years’ experience  in all aspects of communication and visibility activities for donor supported projects and/or international company;
• Experience with at least one EU funded project in any area, experience in health sector will be an advantage
• Knowledge of the EU Communication and Visibility Guidelines is an advantage

Other skills:

• Full proficiency in English, including excellent writing and communication skills
• Experience in promoting the social campaigns using different media channels
• Experience and network within the professional journalist community
• Experience in working within an international team

Salary: based on agreement

Work location: Hanoi

Application: sent to the email address: [email protected]

Contact person: Ms. Van Anh- Tel: 04.6287.2666/ext: 429

Deadline: 30 April 2015