ActionAid Bangladesh (AAB) is looking for suitable candidate for the following position:

Senior Officer – Communication (Rohingya Response Programme)

Project                            :     Humanitarian Response

Location of posting        :     Cox’s bazar

Types of contract            :     Fixed term contract

Duration of Contract       :     1 Year (with possibility of extension)

Number of Position        :     1

Job Summary

ActionAid Bangladesh (AAB) has been responding the Rohingya Crisis in Cox`s Bazar since the crisis started. The Senior Officer- Communications will work under Rohingya Response Programme (RRP) in ActionAid Bangladesh.

The core activities of the position will be story and image content collection and development, material development, media relation and emergency response activities. He/she will work under the direct supervision of Lead-Communications to identify relevant communication tools and techniques to raise the profile of Rohingya Response Programme in terms of audience engagement and content promotion.

Key responsibilities include (not limited to)

Communication Strategy and Stakeholder Engagement

• Support in developing and implementing communications strategies for Rohingya Response Programme.
• Liaise with the filed and national programme and communication team to deliver and disseminate communication content, materials, and information.
• Ensure effective internal and external communications for RRP according to the ActionAid Bangladesh brand and standards.
• Coordinate and regular communication with Communication Focal Persons (CFP)s of RRP.

Content development, promotion, and dissemination

• Develop a suite of content, written and audio-visual, illustrations that is of high-quality, relevant, and interesting to a variety of external and internal audiences, for multiple online and offline channels.
• Prepare/collect/edit emergency communication materials, i.e., case study, report, article, etc.
• Plan and review external and internal communications contents to promote on various platforms.
• Documentation of events, programme learning and impacts of emergency Rohingya Response Programme.
• Use a variety of tools, techniques to write, produce and disseminate communication materials.
• Play an active role to disseminate the contents/products through proper channels.

Media Management

• Develop media communication strategy for the Rohingya Response Programme.
• Maintain a good rapport/relationship with the media to mobilise them and Design content for proactive media campaign and reactive media communications and execute media campaigns of the organization.
• Establish professional contact with key local and foreign media working in Cox’s Bazar. And, pro-actively promote AAB content and facilitating media visits to projects.
• Producing reports on the local media landscape as well as achieved results and future priorities, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Organise media events for the organisation. Generate media contents (Press Kit, Press Invitation, Press Release & press related documents)
• Develop and maintain media database & communication in Cox’s Bazar.
• Organise training and orientation for media.
• Manage media crisis as and when required under the guidance of Lead-Communications.

Emergency/Humanitarian Response Communication, Capacity Building and Reporting

• Work with national EFAST communication focal person. Develop SitRep, and other communication report.
• Assess needs of Programmes, Projects and Functions about the capacity building related to communication, branding and other issues.
• Provide necessary support in donor communication.

Relationships

 The person holds this position will be reportable to Lead-Communications.

Required Educational Qualification and Experiences

 Education

•   Master's degree, preferably in Mass Communication & Journalism/ International Relation/ English/ Social Sciences/ Development Studies

Experience

•   At least 3/4 years or more of sound experience in communication and knowledge management.

Required Competencies                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

• Proven skill of photography, videography and illustrations.
• Must have professional writing capacity in English and Bangla,
• Proficient with MS office suite
• Able to take decision in a timely manner, prioritize and multi-task seamlessly.
• Orientation to gender sensitivity.
• Ability to work under extreme pressure and meeting deadlines.
• Team player with strong experience in multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment.

Application instructions

Only those who meet the above requirements are requested to apply following these instructions:

• Last date of application is Saturday, 05 June 2021. 
• Please click here to submit your application.                                                         

ActionAid Bangladesh aims to attract and select a diverse workforce ensuring equal opportunity to everyone, irrespective of race, age, gender, sexual orientation, HIV status, class, ethnicity, disability, location and religion. Any personal persuasion/phone-call will result in disqualification of candidature.

Any personal persuasion/phone-call will result in disqualification of candidature. ActionAid Bangladesh has a nonnegotiable policy of ZERO TOLERANCE towards Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse (SHEA) and other Safeguarding concerns (including child abuse and adults at-risk abuse) and expects all employees to abide by the Safeguarding Policies and Code of Conduct of ActionAid Bangladesh.

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