As an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations, the federally owned Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its development-policy objectives. It provides viable, forwardlooking solutions for political, economic, ecological and social development in a globalised world. Working under difficult conditions, GTZ promotes complex reforms and change processes. Its corporate objective is to improve people’s living conditions on a sustainable basis. GTZ has operations in more than 120 countries worldwide. Since 1999 GTZ has maintained a representative office in Hanoi, which provides a full range of services to around 20 projects and programmes in the country.
German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) is looking for a highly motivated and qualified Vietnamese national to join its team at the representative Office in Hanoi for the position of
PRESS & PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
(five months Contract and can be prolonged)
The Press & PR Officer is expected to fulfil the following responsibilities:
- Implement a wide range of GTZ communications activities, including providing PR services to GTZ projects/programmes
- Review, edit and coordinate all key publications and digital media content, such as web pages, newsletters, etc.
- Develop and maintain contact with national mass media organisations and the press, including a contact database
- Monitor press activities and maintain a press archive
- Organize press conferences and produce press materials, such as press releases, press kits etc.
- Implement, coordinate and advise on GTZ Corporate Design standards across all publications and other promotional materials
- Develop new communicationsmaterials and manage production and distribution processes , e.g. brochures, exhibitions, web content etc.,
- Develop PR-activities in cooperation with project partners and other institutions
- Organize events and activities for GTZ and external target groups
- Assist with other administrative and PR-related activities as directed
Minimum qualifications:
- Excellent Vietnamese and German language skills (spoken and written); good English language skills highly desirable
- University degree and a minimum of 3 years of professional experience
- Knowledge of PR-Strategies and publication procedures
- Experience in organizing events and press conferences
- Coordination and management skills
- Motivated, team-oriented and a communicative personality
- General computer literacy
- Knowledge of interactive digital media production processes and software, such as desktop publishing (DTP), computer graphics (Photoshop) and web pages an advantage
Successful candidates will enjoy good working conditions with a friendly and creative working environment, an open corporate culture, a clear and promotive career path, competitive benefits and compensation, and good policies of training and development.
Interested qualified candidates are invited to send their application in English/ German to one of the following addresses before 7th June 2010
By email: [email protected] [1]
By Post: Attn HR Department ‘Application for Press & PR Officer’,GTZ Office Hanoi, 6th Floor Hanoi Towers, 49 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Note: Please state “Application for Press & Public Relations Officer” in the subject line
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted within 2 weeks after the deadline.
GTZ – YOUR PARTNER FOR A BETTER FUTURE
For further information please visit their website www.gtz.de/vietnam [2]