Local Communication Officer

SAFEGRO’S RECRUITMENT

Local Communication Officer

The SAFEGRO project is funded by the Global Affairs Canada (GAC) as Technical Assistance Project for improvement of the food safety management system of Vietnam. Key partners on this project include The Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development (MARD), the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), the Ministry of Health (MOH), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), and otherVietnamese Academic Institutes. The objective of the project is to improve the performance of central and local governments in enforcing food safety regulations; increase the competitiveness of Vietnamese agricultural products domestically and internationally; and increasing consumer demand for safe agricultural products in Vietnam. The 5 year project (2020-2025) will work across the entire agro-food value chain by engaging and enhancing the capacities of three key target groups: the public sector (facilitation), the private sector (supply side) and consumers (demand side).

In partnership with the University of Guelph (Canada), Alinea International works with national and regional governments to improve food safety regulations, private sector suppliers to increase the competitiveness of Vietnamese food products domestically and internationally, and consumers to improve demand for safe food in Vietnam.

Alinea representative office in Hanoi is currently recruiting a Local Communication Officer for the Safe Food for Growth project (SAFEGRO).

Job Summary and responsibilities:

Local Communication Officer (LCO) will be based in Hanoi and reports to the Project Director also based in Hanoi. This is a full-time position. The LCO will be hired to manage and implement the communication activities of the SAFEGRO project and mainly focus on following specific responsibilities but not limited to:

• Providing technical input in the development of the Performance Measurement Frameworkn PMF, the risk register, Annual Work lans, and semi-annual and annual reports;
• Developing and working with project partners to implement a communication strategy for the project in general and providing detailed communications inputs in relation to specific project outputs as identified in the Logic Model (Appendix 1 of the Project Description) when required;
• Providing technical support to civil society organizations, particularly consumer and women's groups to develop social media tools for sharing information on food safety and availability of safe and affordable agri-food products;
• Developing gender sensitive educational material on key aspects of food safety that is specifically designed for various age groups and disseminated to educational institutions;
• Providing technical assistance to the media to communicate gender sensitive and environmentally responsive messaging on food safety and availability of affordable safe agri­ food products in a well-informed manner;
• Providing technical assistance to MOH to improve their public communications regarding food safety issues in an gender sensitive and environmentally responsive manner;
• Preparing newsletters, press releases and communication briefs for project visibility and information dissemination, as required;
• Documenting good practices, success stories and innovative methodologies implemented within the project;
• Administering and regularly proposing improvement on the project website and/or social media page; and
• Manage the overall communication strategy development and implementation;
• Provide guidance and facilitate SAFEGRO’s Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) activities;
• Work with the Alinea Communications team to develop communication materials and share content, including on social media platforms; 
• Assist Director in preparing project reports at the request; and
• Policy advocacy and information management.
• Performing other related duties as required by the PD.

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree (i.e. University bachelor's degree) in a relevant  discipline such as: communication, business communication, journalism,  speech communication, technical communication across digital, written, and visual platforms;
• Level 4 - Advanced Professional Proficiency in English and in Vietnamese (oral, reading and writing);
• 60 months of combined professional experience in:

1. Communicating scientific or technical information to a mass audience, with various education levels and age groups, such as; general public in both rural and urban areas or specific target groups such as government officials, academia, private industry;
2. Providing advice and making decisions regarding the most appropriate and effective means to communicate specific information to target audiences;
3. Developing communication plans and budgets.

Additional Qualifications: N/A

Compensation

Alinea offers competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

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For those who are interested in applying for the position, please send your application (letter of interest and CV template provided with details on qualifications and experiences) with at least 3 referees by email to [email protected] and copy to: [email protected], or send a hard copy to project office address at P. 301 B3, 298 Kim Ma, Ha Noi.

Application form: Prefer via email
Deadline: 17h00 on 26/05/2022
Interview announcement: Only qualified applicants will be notified of interviews.

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We welcome all applications, regardless of ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression; candidates that belong to underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. The recruitment process is based on fair standards.