Communications Officer
WORLD VISION VIETNAM
We are looking for Vietnamese competent candidates to fill the following vacancy:
WVV Communications Officer: 01 position
- Work base: Hanoi
- Deadline for application: May 31st, 2022
For detailed Job advertisement, Job description please find on WV Vietnam's career page:
WVV Communications Officer - Head Quarter - World Vision Vietnam (wvi.org.vn)
Position Name: Communications Officer
Unit/Project: Communications Department
Reports To: Senior Executive Communications and Media Relations Officer
Working Time: 5 days/week
WORK CONTEXT / BACKGROUND
World Vision (WV) is a Christian relief and development organization working to create lasting change in the lives of children, families, and communities living in poverty. WV serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. As a child-focused organization, WV’s work focuses on children, ensuring they are protected, and their basic needs are met. WV Vietnam has an annual operating budget of more than USD 19M (FY20). WV Vietnam employs roughly 400 staff, of which 99% are Vietnamese nationals.
In FY22, WV Vietnam has 35 long-term Area Programs (APs) and at least nine active Special Projects to address poverty's macro and micro causes while strengthening community participation, ownership, and sustainability. Each Support Office (funding APs) and donor (funding Special Projects) has their own resource requirements for stories of children and communities, which are to be used for marketing, fundraising, and advocacy purposes. The Communications Officer will support the Communications team in tending to these requests and re-purposing content for appropriate targeted audience.
WV Vietnam also has a variety of external communication channels, including website, social media, and press engagement to publicize its contribution to Vietnamese children’s well-being and thus strengthen WV Vietnam’s image and credibility to Vietnamese audiences. The Communications Officer is expected to develop content in various formats (written, visual, audio-visual) as per the Senior Executive Communications and Media Relations Officer’s assignments.
WV Vietnam’s Communications team is highly regarded by Regional Communications for its heavy integration into core functions within the organization, co-leading on most initiatives of Child Protection, Advocacy, Grant Acquisition & Management (GAM), Sponsorship, and Operations. The Communications Officer will have the opportunity to learn about these functions to make strategic and meaningful contributions to the joint initiatives.
When needed, the Communications Officer provides support to other Communications team members in emergency communication; communication training for children, communities, and non-communications staff; internal communications; and donor visits as per the Senior Executive Communications and Media Relations Officer’s assignments.
PURPOSE OF POSITION
To raise internal and external awareness of World Vision’s work in Vietnam by supporting the Senior Executive Communications and Media Relations Officers in these core functions:
Creative Content
Assist Senior Executive Communications and Media Relations Officer in developing and, if necessary, designing materials that showcase WV Vietnam’s intervention, achievements, and impact, including Annual Review, Program Profiles, Policy Briefs, Fact Sheets along with other written, visual, and audio-visual resources that accommodate the work of GAM, Advocacy, Sponsorship, and Operations. Provide feedback and input on visual aspects for materials produced by other non-communications teams.
Write fact- and evidence-based human interest and child-focused stories from WV Vietnam’s working areas to share with Support Offices, donors, media partners, and relevant internal and external audiences. Uphold Safeguarding Policy when carrying out communications-related tasks, and advocate for consistent compliance by other functions and teams.
Public Engagement
Provide assistance in implementing Communications team’s own and joint initiatives to increase the engagement of targeted audiences. This includes, but is not limited to, following up with concerned functions and teams to keep up with the initiatives’ timelines.
Support Communications team in maintaining the operation of WV Vietnam’s owned channels (website and social media pages).
HEA (Humanitarian & Emergency Affairs) Communication:
Curate communication assets from disaster-stricken APs and Special Projects and use them in HEA-related content.
Corporate Communication:
Provide assistance in developing Internal Communication products, including consolidation of information from program teams, writing scripts, and other tasks assigned by the “Senior Executive Communications and Media Relations” and “Department Director”.
ROLE DIMENSION/DESCRIPTION
1. Creative Content
- Informative and decent-looking communication products are developed and fed into WV Vietnam’s engagement with Support Offices, donors, media partners, and other internal and external audiences.
- Compelling and inspiring human interest and child-focused stories are written as testimonies of WV Vietnam’s work and impact on the country.
2. Public Engagement
- Communication resources are produced and delivered, contributing to national public engagement initiatives and/or global movements.
- WV Vietnam’s owned channels are kept up-to-date with the organization’s updates, highlights, and impact evidence.
3. HEA Communication
- Communication assets are curated for usage at National Office and shared with the concerned Support Office.
- HEA-related content is created to support efforts in documentation, resource acquisition, and reporting.
4. Corporate Communication
- Internal communication is innovative, concise, equally represents WV Vietnam’s working areas, and delivered regularly.
5. Other
- As assigned by the Senior Executive Communications and Media Relations Officer.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
1. Education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Degree in public relations, journalism, communication, or equivalent
- Social and economic development studies.
2. Knowledge & Skills
- Fluent in oral communication and written skills in Vietnamese and English
- Working independently and as an active team player
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with a wide range of internal and external contacts.
- Familiarity with or knowledge about development in the rural context.
3. Experience
- At least 3 to 5 years of experience in communications or media-related field
- Experience working in the development context, a fast-paced, multi-cultural working environment.
Interested candidates are invited to submit your application by sending the CV and Cover Letter to [email protected].
Our contact details are:
World Vision International - Vietnam
Address: No. 444 Hoang Hoa Tham street, Tay Ho District, Hanoi.
Tel: 024. 39439920
We give equal opportunity to every candidate, regardless of religion, race and gender.
A competitive salary, benefits and career development opportunity will be offered and commensurate with the experience, qualifications and responsibilities.