Hivos Vacancy : Communications Officer

JOB VACANCY

Hivos is a Dutch non-governmental organization guided by

humanist values. It aims at structural poverty alleviation with

a strong focus on civil society building and sustainable

economic development. Hivos provides financial support for

local NGO’s, is active in networking, lobbying and exchanging

knowledge and expertise. For its Southeast Asia Regional Office

in Jakarta, Hivos seeks qualified Indonesian candidates for the

position of:

Title : Communications Officer

Duty Station : Jakarta, Indonesia

Duration : One year with possibility of extension

Report to : Regional Director

Functional context

The Communications Officer develops communication strategies,

organizes online and offline communication activities (e.g.

conferences, seminars), develops and disseminates communication

materials and enables the Hivos community and its partners to

communicate effectively. In a large and complex program where

communication is an important aspect of implementation, the

Communications Officer roles to steer a small communication

team.

The Communications Officer assists the Program Development

Managers and teams in the communication dimension of the

programme or project; provides the communication framework to

which the project performance adheres and positions according

to the corporate values, identity, standards and formats and

tools for internal and external profiling and positioning.

He/she may take specialized communication positions varying

from lobbying to designing social media activities relevant to

the project.

Roles and responsibilities:

1. To develop communications assessment at Hivos ROSEA and as
   
   a result develop communications objectives and plan.
   


2. To develop strategic outreach for the communications
   
   materials.
   


3. When necessary, stimulate Hivos domains (Open and Green) to
   
   publish articles on Hivos’ works.
   


4. To lead in developing creative ways to publish and or
   
   document Hivos’s works (e.g. through photos/art/pictures).
   


5. When necessary, to write reports and prepare documentation
   
   that is accessible (in English, support translation into Bahasa
   
   Indonesia and vice versa).
   


6. To share and explore best/good practices within ROSEA
   
   domains (Open and Green) and share it with other regional
   
   offices/Head Office.
   


7. To respond and maintain regular contact with the Hivos Head
   
   Office, especially the communication team.
   


8. To support communication program needs by ROSEA domains and
   
   projects.
   


9. To contribute towards developing an effective team and
   
   friendly environment.
   


10. To design, develop, implement and evaluate the overall
    
    communication and public relations strategy for selected
    
    projects, appropriate to target audiences and the message being
    
    conveyed.
    


11. To develop and deliver all public relations and
    
    communication materials, ensuring quality of content,
    
    production and delivery, including preparing and supervising
    
    the production of publicity brochures, handouts, promotional
    
    videos, photographs, films and multimedia programs as well as
    
    the management of ROSEA and Iconic Island websites (development
    
    and content management) and social media accounts.
    


12. To compile and organize news material (information and
    
    photographs) to be exposed in the web, newsletter, social media
    
    and other media.
    


13. To be responsible for knowledge management by writing,
    
    documenting and disseminating know-how, experience
    
    (highlighting success stories, good practices and lessons
    
    learned) and information through various communication
    
    channels.
    


14. To manage good relationship with the media for story
    
    coverage (print, radio, TV), writing press releases and news
    
    updates for the media, pitch for media partners in programs,
    
    develop media report on PR/media value on program as part of
    
    donor report and mobilization of journalists for site visit.
    

Knowledge, experiences and competencies

· Relevant higher professional education level of working and

thinking.

· Work experience in the implementation of communication

strategies and/or public relation: at least 3 years.

· Work experience in relevant institution i.e. international

donor agencies and international environment.

· Experience working in project management.

· Excellent writing skills in Business English and Bahasa.

What do we offer?

An inspiring and dynamic working environment, dedicated

colleagues and the possibility to work for an ambitious new

international initiative.