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Field Communication Officer
Source: Medair - Switzerland
| Deadline: | 31 Dec 2008 |
| Organisation: | Medair - Switzerland |
| Location: | Afghanistan |
| Type: | permanent |
| Salary: | TBA (000's USD) |
| Description: | Overview of project
Multi-sector relief and rehabilitation programme including: provision of Primary Health Care; Water and Sanitation; Disaster Preparedness; and Food Security Projects in north-eastern and central Afghanistan.
Responsibilities
To provide quality support for the work involved in the management of Afghanistan. To support Medair Marketing at Headquarters by providing and facilitating relevant and timely information on Medair's communication and fund raising activities. Ensure good Medair visibility in the field.
Key Activity Areas
Marketing Communication
Encourage, train and provide guidance to the field staff willing to contribute to the communication activities of Medair Provide news and content to HQ for editing and publication, including updating the Country Programme's website section regularly. Regularly pitch articles, reports, or news stories to Marketing at Headquarters. Coordinate regular update of photo database in Marketing at Headquarters from the field programme activities Assist the Marketing department in preparing the "bird eye view" programme content for Medair Annual Report Brand Management (messaging, look (graphics), photography, visibility) Plan and initiate the design of field visibility items under the guidance of the Brand Manager. Liaise directly with the Logistics Officer to organise the production and distribution of field visibility items. Promote, review, and ensure the correct use of Medair and donor logos and identities donors in the field. Media Relations Liaise with local and international media in the field and beneficiaries. Act as media/PR spokesperson for Medair's interests in the field. Prepare, facilitate and accompany field visits of photographers and journalists or video accredited by Medair Marketing at Headquarters. Qualifications Communications or PR qualification in a media related field Experience Minimum 2 years professional experience in a similar position Keen to share information internally and provide training, Capable of working in a multi¬cultural environment. Representing and connecting abilities within the media-network Medair standard working requirements for the field Minimum 12 months professional experience in a relevant field Minimum 3 months overseas work experience Minimum time commitment of 1 year Committed Christians and strong adherence to Medair values Strong English communication skills (oral and written) Familiar with Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook For more information on this position, other similar positions and to submit your application, please follow this web link: http://site.medair.org/en_portal/hr/job/job_list.php |
